Best Indian Restaurants in Dubai

Updated 6 October 2026

‘Indian restaurant’ can mean a twelve-course vegetarian menu, a family thali, a Mumbai-style group spread or a Kerala fish curry. This guide sorts seven Dubai choices by what the meal actually looks like and what the published price buys. Tasting menus, group packages and delivery prices are labelled separately so the numbers can help you choose without pretending the experiences are directly comparable.

At a glance

The prices above buy different things: a full tasting menu, a group package, a thali or a delivery meal. Trèsind Studio and Indego do not state tax treatment on the cited pages; Jamavar lists additional fees while including service; avatāra’s tax-inclusive 12-course menu is dated April 2026, while its 17-course PDF is older. Reconfirm the menu and final bill before booking.

Trèsind Studio: Progressive Indian tasting menu in a small, reservation-led dining room

Trèsind Studio is the choice for an evening built around a single, progressive tasting rather than ordering a spread of familiar favourites. The operator lists its menu at AED1,350, with seatings at 6pm and 9:15pm from Monday to Saturday. The price page does not state tax treatment, so confirm the final bill at booking. A MICHELIN Guide inspector feature describes the compact open-kitchen room and a menu moving among India’s regions; that regional progression is the point here. Reserve around the seating time and check the live menu before you go.

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avatāra: A fully vegetarian fine-dining menu, with two published course counts

At avatāra, the decision is whether you want a 12- or 17-course vegetarian progression. The operator’s April 2026 menu prices the 12-course meal at AED540 including taxes; the 17-course menu is AED750 including taxes, but its linked PDF is dated November 2025, so reconfirm it is still served. The restaurant’s all-vegetarian format is more specific than simply choosing a meat-free dish at a conventional Indian restaurant. It is in Dubai Hills Estate, with dinner Tuesday–Sunday and weekend lunch listed by the operator. Check which menu and seating are available for your date.

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Jamavar Dubai: A polished Indian tasting menu with separate vegetarian and non-vegetarian versions

Jamavar makes the tasting-menu choice unusually clear: its September 2026 menu offers a vegetarian progression for AED575 or a non-vegetarian one for AED595. Add 5% VAT and 7% municipality fee; 10% service is already included. A wine pairing is AED450, and the menu specifies 90ml pours with each course plus 50ml for dessert. That level of billing detail helps set the real spend before you reserve. The room is inside Address Residences Dubai Opera, and the operator lists daily service from noon to midnight.

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Indego by Vineet: A contemporary Indian meal with distinct dinner tasting and weekend lunch prices

Indego by Vineet gives you two different ways to try its contemporary Indian cooking. Dinner has a seven-course tasting menu at AED260 for the vegetarian version or AED350 for non-vegetarian, served 7–10pm. At weekends, lunch is AED125 for two courses or AED145 for three, Saturday and Sunday from 1–4pm. The operator does not state tax treatment on the page, so ask whether anything is added. Dinner runs Wednesday–Monday; the venue is closed Tuesday. It welcomes walk-ins but encourages reservations, and children aged eight and under are admitted until 8pm.

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Khadak: Mumbai Bhendi Bazaar-inspired sharing, with group menus priced by day

Khadak’s menu takes its cues from Mumbai’s food streets and legacy recipes, so the appeal is a table sharing small plates and fuller dishes rather than a formal tasting sequence. Its Nandu’s group menu is AED145 per person Monday–Thursday; add AED18 for a soft drink or juice, or AED25 for a non-alcoholic cocktail. Friday–Sunday is AED160 per person and includes one drink. The offer page does not state tax or service treatment, so confirm the final bill; these group-menu prices are not a guide to the à la carte spend. The current menu ranges from Karari Kale Chaat and Sardar Pav Bhaji to Idrees Bhai’s Laccha Biryani and Guntur Butter Chicken. Khadak is on Al Wasl Road and opens earlier on weekends, from 9am.

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Calicut Paragon: A Kerala/Kozhikode meal with fish curry, vegetables, rice and Malabar biryani

For a regional Kerala meal rather than a north Indian tasting menu, Calicut Paragon’s operator menu describes Paragon Meals with fish curries, vegetables, thorans, rice, rasam and accompaniments; it also lists Malabar biryani. Current Karama dine-in prices are not published on the restaurant’s own menu. Deliveroo lists fish-curry and vegetarian meals at AED22, but that is a delivery price and should not be used to estimate the restaurant bill. The Karama branch’s operator page gives its address and phone; call ahead for hours and dine-in pricing.

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Kamat: A practical pure-vegetarian thali with a clearly itemised spread

Kamat is the straightforward vegetarian stop when you want a full meal with a published price, not a long tasting. Its current thali page lists AED35 for dry and curry vegetables, jeera aloo, chana masala, sambar, rasam, dal, rice, poori or tandoori roti, papad, yoghurt and a limited sweet. The page does not state tax or service treatment, so confirm the final bill. That is a specific meal spread at a useful price point, not an estimate for the whole menu. Dubai Festival City Mall currently lists a Kamat branch; the operator’s dynamic locator does not expose branch hours, so check the mall directory before making the trip.

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Choose by the kind of meal you want

For a progressive dinner, Trèsind Studio and Jamavar publish current tasting-menu prices, but Jamavar is clearer about the added fees. For a fully vegetarian fine-dining meal, avatāra gives you a course-count choice; verify the older 17-course PDF. Indego works for a weekend lunch with a set two- or three-course price. Khadak’s weekday and weekend group menus suit a shared table; ask about tax and service. For a regional Kerala meal, Calicut Paragon is the specialist pick, but its AED22 anchor is delivery-only. Among the in-restaurant prices published here, Kamat is the lowest: its named vegetarian thali costs AED35, with tax/service treatment to confirm.

Before you reserve

Check the date and menu version, the exact course or group-menu inclusions, and whether tax or service is added. At Calicut Paragon, ask for the dine-in price; AED22 is a delivery listing. For Khadak, confirm party-size rules and fee treatment for the group menu. For Kamat, confirm fee treatment and verify the Festival City branch hours before travelling.

FAQs

Which Indian restaurant in Dubai has a fully vegetarian tasting menu?

avatāra is the dedicated vegetarian fine-dining option in this guide. Its April 2026 menu lists 12 courses at AED540 including taxes; confirm current availability and ask whether the 17-course AED750 menu from a November 2025 PDF is still offered.

Where can I get an Indian meal for AED35?

Kamat’s operator thali page lists AED35 for a vegetarian spread with vegetables, pulses, rice, bread, yoghurt and a limited sweet. Tax/service treatment is not stated; confirm branch availability and hours.

Is Calicut Paragon’s AED22 meal a dine-in price?

No. AED22 appears on the Karama delivery listing. The operator does not publish a current dine-in price on its public menu, so call the restaurant for the table price.