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    4.5 (11 reviews)

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    Anushka B.

    OK wow! Peya opened in March of 2025 and is an Indian French fusion restaurant!! It's located in East Van, not very transit friendly but definitely worth the drive. Their interiors are inspired by Pondicherry which is a city in the South of India where you have a lot of French influence. I absolutely LOVED the interiors! It was so tastefully done and you could tell there was a lot of thought put into each thing. I was so excited to see an Indian French fusion food would be like and I was mind blown! They had fig and goat cheese samosa, paneer ratatouille, Indian inspired cocktails, and so much more!! My favourite were definitely their cocktails, the best one being Across The Universe - it was milk washed and had glitter. It tasted as good as it looked. Their paneer ratatouille with the garlic naan was also really good. Would recommend. Their food is at a higher price point so it is perfect for special occasions. Congrats to this hot & new business in our city!!

    Fig & goat cheese samosa
    Min A.

    Went to try this interesting fusion of French & Indian cuisine. We started with cocktails Mumbai Mule and Saffron Sazarec and mine looked like a birthday cake in a cocktail form which was appropro as went to celebrate a birthday. We ordered their fig and goat cheese samosas which had phillo pastry and the green chutney on the side, very good w/ the right amount of crispiness to it. We also ordered lamb liver moose which I wasn't sure how it would taste and it was unique. It came with crackers with blueberry compote to balance the flavor of the liver. We also ordered the spiced duck kulcha as not a combo you come across at restaurants that have kulcha on the menu. We also ordered the chai crème brûlée which was a delicious take on kheerni (Indian dessert made with rice milk). We didn't try anything from the entrees as had leftovers from the appetizers. The aesthetics of the restaurant is gorgeous, sexy vibe so if you're looking for a great date night spot, this is a good option, on the pricey side but what isn't these days?

    Peya's Cornish Hen
    Judy J.

    What an amazing meal. Everything from the decor to the plating was well executed. Fusion Indian French. Their dishes come with the familiar Indian spice kick but not to the point where everything is burning your mouth off. I was also pleasantly surprised how not greasy everything was. Servers were pleasant and seemed knowledgeable about the menu and gave some great recommendations. Drinks were beautiful. For a mocktail, the My Pet Elephant was excellent. Filled with coconut water, it kept getting better and the Mumbai Mule was a nice choice. Was surprised to see pop rocks in there. Elk Tartare- reasonable serving of Tartare- not super gamey tasting. One thing I would change is the extremely thin phyllo that accompanied it. It just wasn't strong enough to offer any kind of secure vessel to hold the elk on. I'd opt for something stronger. Spiced Duck Kulcha was the surprise star for us. The bread was thin, moist & paired so well with the pineapple raita. The raita was delicious. I wish it came with more. Cornish Hen was cooked perfectly with crispy skin, juice meat inside & a creamy butter sauce. Very reminiscent of Indian butter chicken but elevated. Naan was ok but if I had a redo, I'd just get the Kulcha and skip on the naan. Not bad but for bread option, the kulcha definitely fared better. Great place to go for a drink and indulge in French inspired Indian fare.

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    Annie W.

    5/5 for Indian and 3/5 for French only because the Indian spices were so strong that they overpowered the French flavours. I would not consider this restaurant truly Indian-French fusion, however, the restaurant did an amazing job using French ingredients (rabbit, duck, etc.) in Indian cuisine. Overall I enjoyed my meal here and would recommend this place especially for date night as the restaurant is modern and sleek.

    This is one place I would definitely go back to. The food was really delicious! My favourite is the cornish hen. The cocktail recommended by the server called Across the Universe was also good! We had a very attentive and helpful server who guided us with the menu.

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    The service was good, the food was both interesting and good. The vibe was very chill. All in all, a very enjoyable dinner.

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    Hariyali Express Indian Cuisine & Bar

    Hariyali Express Indian Cuisine & Bar

    4.7
    (26 reviews)
    1.7 km

    Nice norther Indian style thali for lunch. Friendly staff, and decent food. I suspect that it's…read moremore of a hipster bar in the evenings, as they specialize in Cocktails. Not the most amazing Indian food I've tasted, but overall fairly tasty. I prefer South Indian offerings, but... Had a lamb thali and my wife had a veg thali. Only two dishes on the thali plate, where I would normally expect a couple more. The vegetable salad was a definite weak point, as it was just a few scraps of inexplicably blanched peppers and cucumber. Ample servings of the mains though. Price point was a little higher than I would have thought for a lunch special.

    Hariyali Express is definitely a hidden gem, it looked like a simple Indian restaurant from the…read moreoutside but their interiors were gorgeous with amazing wall art and paintings. It looked like a small place from the outside but they cater to bigger groups as well - we were a group of 10 that went there on a Sunday night. The restaurant wasn't too crowded. Their food was incredible! I only got one of their cocktails - the mithai wala which came with rose petals and a vodka base. It was delicious, I would recommend! For food, we got their achari chicken from their tandoor menu. It was really good, we went for a medium spice level for it but I think we could have done hot. The flavours were really good and chicken was cooked very well! We also got their kathal tikka (which is basically jackfruit), it's so hard to find that in Vancouver but Hariyali did an incredible job! Everyone on the table were a big fan of it! Their menu is pretty big and we didn't get a lot of their items but I will definitely come back to try more things. It is also pretty affordable! Would recommend a visit!

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    Aloo Tikki Chaat at Hariyali Express Indian Restaurant.
    Aloo Tikki Chaat at Hariyali Express Indian Restaurant.
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    Sula Indian Restaurant

    Sula Indian Restaurant

    4.1
    (340 reviews)
    0.9 km
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    We visited Sula Indian restaurant. We haven't had East indian food for a while, so, we were very…read moreexcited to visit this popular restaurant. Decor was very beautiful and ambience had exotic south Asian atomosphere. What we ordered: Dahi Puri- Stuffed crispy wheat puri shells, potato, roasted cumin, sweet cardamom yogurt Butter Chicken - Tandoor grilled chicken in tomato, cream, fenugreek, butter sauce Tandoori Naan Baingan Bharta - Tandoor roasted purple eggplant, mashed, finished with tomatoes & green peas North Indian Chicken Biryani (Gf) Tender pieces of chicken cooked with spiced basmati rice, infused with saffron, mint, and North Indian spices. Dahi Puri was great. As server's advised, it is better to have them immediately, otherwise shell texture would be soggy. It was perfectly crispy, yogurt filling was paired so well, one of the best item of the dinner. Butter chicken was very mild as requested. It had rich buttery flavor and delicious. Biryani was so delicious, too! Large chicken pieces were a nice surprise and flavor was very strong, it was very good to have rice with yogurt as server's advice. it balanced the spice. Naan was very decent, nicely chewy and soft texture. Baigan Bharta had very spicy and bold flavor. If you like spicy item, you will love this. Mashed eggplant and tomato combination was good. It was good to have it with Naan. Overall, It was a great experience. Very delicious food, and service was outstanding and attentive. our server was Ash(if I mispelled, apologies) His service was outstanding. Highly recommend this restaurant!

    Generous portions, tasty curries, friendly waitstaff…read more Restaurant is lively but mellow enough to have a lengthy catchup with a friend. Would come again, ideally with a larger group to share more dishes!

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    Malai kebabs
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    Desi Indian Lounge

    Desi Indian Lounge

    4.8
    (30 reviews)
    5.1 km

    My first time at Desi Indian Lounge and surely won't be my last! This is such an amazing spot for…read moregood Indian food and their interiors also give it a very elevated dinning experience. I want to start this review by giving a big shoutout to Pemba who was our server, he was so kind and took such good care of us and recommended really good items based on what we wanted. Everything I tried from here was 10/10! Some stand out items - :: Bombay pomfret fry - OH! The masala and coating on this was sooo good we were sucking on the bones till the very end. Such a great appetizer! :: Lasooni palak burrata - I was a little apprehensive about this at first because burrata and palak didn't seem like something I would want to try but I was wrong! This was one of my favourite dishes. It was such a delicious fusion item. For dessert, I would recommend getting their soan papdi malai khwaab and their malai ghewar. Not too sweet, just perfect. For drinks, aam pana with gin is the way to go. I really cannot wait to come back and order everything again!

    I started a "dinner club" with two good friends, and I got to choose the first place to dine at…read more Our aim is to explore new restaurants and/or new cuisines, and since I've heard great things about this Indian restaurant and I'm unfamiliar with this cuisine, I chose Desi Lounge as our inaugural place. I made reservations for us for 4pm, so as to take advantage of their Happy Hour. We went earlier today (a Wednesday) and the place was empty at 4pm. I think it fills up later, for dinner. (I still advise making reservations as you never really know if it's going to be busy). Right off the bat, we were blown away by the interior. It is gorgeous! Small, but gorgeous. The murals, the chandeliers, the bar....and omg, the bathrooms. If you visit, you MUST check out the bathrooms. They have the most fabulous sinks I have ever seen. They didn't have a large selection of HH offerings, unfortunately, but what they did have was amazingly good. My friends who were extremely knowledgeable on Indian cuisine ordered for us, and we shared 3 different small plates (tandoori vegetable momos, cochin cauliflower bites, and some sort of delicious fried onions), and 2 desserts (soan paid malai khwaab, and foxtail millet pudding). And just...wow, everything was SO SO good. The three appetizers were so flavorful and the desserts, unlike anything I've ever had before and simply delicious. We also had drinks (but, of course!). One friend had a mango lassi which she loved, one friend had a high ball which she loved, and I had a mango mojito which I loved. (See a pattern? lol). All was great. Our server, Leesa (not sure of spelling) was so incredibly personable and lovely, and a gentleman I gather is the owner came by twice to make sure everything was okay. We felt like VIPs, with all the care and attention we got. Seriously, the folks here could not be nicer. I'm already planning on bringing my two daughters here. I know they'll love this place. Heck, anyone would love this place. My friends and I all plan on returning. Great great place!

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    Bombay Kitchen and Bar

    Bombay Kitchen and Bar

    4.2
    (78 reviews)
    0.9 km

    Yes please! We had…read moretix to The Tina Modotti Story at The Gultch and decided to give Bombay Kitchen & Bar - on Commercial Dr - a try. In a word, Yum! We shared the Chicken 65 appetizer and the Saag Tofu. Both were generously portioned and delicious! Add the garlic naan and you've got a tasty treat. Service was friendly and attentive. It's a cozy place for an affordable pre-theater meal.

    What a great place for some East Indian eats when in downtown!! Recently made a visit to try them…read moreout for lunch and was pleasantly surprised how delicious this place is!! They have a combo menu I would highly recommend. If you don't see the menu I would suggest asking the server for the menu because it's such a great option in terms of variety and portion size. There are 5 different options available for combos. And we tried the Lamb Curry Combo $17.95 and Tandoori Platter combo $19.95. The lamb curry combo not only consist of the Lamb but also a tandoori chicken drumstick, rice, garlic Naan, roasted potatoes, chana salad, and chutney. The flavour of the curry and chicken tandoori was delicious! The tandoori platter combo includes fish Tikka skewer, chicken Tikka skewer, a tandoori chicken drumstick, rice, garlic Naan, roasted potatoes, chana salad, and chutney. The fish Tikka is amazing here! It was cooked perfectly and has sooo much flavour! Absolute flavour bomb with the chutney together too! Service was outstanding and very attentative. This place is worth the extra walk from central downtown to Denman. The portion size is very generous and we even had left overs to bring home that was enough for a lunch. I will no doubt be visiting Bombay Kitchen again and try out their other location in Commercial Drive too!

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    Chicken 65
    Chicken 65
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    Peya - french - Updated June 2026

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