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    New Balaka Restaurant

    4.0 (7 reviews)
    PriceyIndian, Pakistani

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    Had a delightful curry dinner, though the entree was not as spicy as I'd hoped. The staff are friendly and the service was good.

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    Dishoom - Dishoom Chicken Tikka

    Dishoom

    4.8(379 reviews)
    30.7 miNew Town
    ££

    I am still dreaming about their rose and cardamom lassi. I…read morecan just write a review alone on the lassi, it was subtle, refreshing, and compliments the chicken tikka masala with was cooked perfectly. You can really taste the flavors. The plates are meant to be shared so it's more of a Tapa's style place with dishes packed with spices and flavors. The establishment has 3 floors, the bar at the bottom, the middle and then the top floor where we were seated but they have an elevator where we would take to get the bathroom on the bottom floor. The place was beautiful and packed with people even on a Monday night. The service was lovely and I even enjoyed how they have an allergy menu to pick dishes that wont have your allergy. :,) I even found myself googling the songs because the music was very lively and fit the atmosphere perfectly. I would go again next time I'm in town.

    I knew Dishoom had a loyal following before visiting, but I wasn't prepared for just how good it…read morewould be. We stopped in for breakfast and from the moment I looked at the menu, I knew this wasn't your typical brunch spot. As someone who's been sober for over a decade, I genuinely appreciated seeing a thoughtful nonalcoholic drink menu instead of the usual afterthought. Creative, intentional, and every bit as interesting as the cocktail list. Then the food showed up. The breakfast naan sandwich absolutely lived up to the hype. One of those meals where you immediately start thinking about when you can come back and order it again. Everything was packed with flavor, beautifully balanced, and somehow comforting while still feeling completely different from anything I'd had before. Dishoom's breakfast menu has become famous for those naan rolls, and after trying one, I completely understand why. What impressed me most was that nothing felt gimmicky. The concept, the atmosphere, the drinks, and the food all supported one another. Honestly, I'm not aware of anything quite like this in the States. It feels less like going out for breakfast and more like stepping into another city's café culture for a couple of hours. Dishoom was one of the culinary highlights of my trip to Edinburgh, and it'll be one of the first places I return to the next time I'm back in the UK

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    Marhaba Kitchen

    Marhaba Kitchen

    5.0(1 review)
    31.1 miNewington

    Well this has to be the best curry cafe I've yet found in Edinburgh / Scotland…read more As with all such establishments, the decor is functional - you come here for the authenticity of the food. It's always a good sign when a curry cafe has Nihari on the menu, as not everywhere offers this slow cooked dish. I try to be a traditionalist wherever possible though so, having arrived late afternoon, I wasn't going to have what is considered to be a Breakfast / Morning curry. I'll head over next time for the 11:30 opening to try the Nihari - gives me another excuse :-) Today I went for a dish that has become a staple in Pakistani food culture, Haleem. Adapted hundreds of years ago from the original Harisah recipes which were first documented in the Middle East sometime between the year 900 and 1000, Haleem is now prepared and enjoyed in Pakistani family homes and restaurants all over the world. At just a fiver (currently) for Haleem and a hot, buttered Naan, this medium spiced dish is not only very tasty, but is also superb value. Today I had Beef Haleem. It was delicious. The dish is prepared with Beef, Wheat, Barley and Lentils (plus spices) and it is slow cooked to such an extent that the beef completely blends into the other ingredients so the dish becomes a thick sauce "curry". Tearing off a corner of Naan and dipping it in, it tasted fantastic. The Marhaba Kitchen is a proper curry cafe and the owner / chef could not have made me any more welcome. Next visit - Nihari time! :-)

    From the owner: South indian Hyderabadi dishes Haleem, Nihari, Paye, Kababs And Biryani.read more

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