This newer Indian entry serves an entirely vegetarian menu, offering a variety of dosas as well as an all-you-can-eat Thali night on Fridays between 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. that features curry, daal, and other main dishes as well as bountiful sides.

The spacious restaurant has plenty of room for events and private parties like Diwali dinner, offering lunch specials and a dinner menu highlighted by its most famous dish, Hyderabadi biriyani, available with a variety of halal meats.

Head to this South Indian vegetarian restaurant for its breakfast menu, which features its signature fluffy idli served along with dosas, poori, uthapam, and vada, which are savory fritters paired with chutneys and lentil stew.

A departure from much of the Indian food found in San Diego, Chennai Tiffins focuses on South Indian cuisine, which packs a stronger spice punch and leans heavily upon vegetarian options. First-timers should spring for the dosa, which come loaded with different fillings.

This award-winning Indian restaurant has multiple locations throughout San Diego — including Gaslamp, Del Mar, and Miramar. The lunch and Sunday night buffets were popular pre-pandemic, but their generous menu still offers ample share-friendly options for delivery.

This family-owned Indian restaurant offers a menu featuring dishes such as rogan josh, butter chicken, chana masala, and a variety of biryanis to choose from.

As the name of this restaurant suggests, there are plenty of kebabs to choose from on this extensive menu. Other popular dishes include chicken biryani and mutton karahi.

Like many of San Diego’s popular Indian restaurants, Village Indian is well-loved for dishes like chicken tikka masala, various saag dishes, and tandoor dishes.

With a menu featuring Indian, Nepalese, and Tibetan cuisine, this La Mesa restaurant is a great choice for people who want to switch things up a little bit.

Popular items at this Indian restaurant include veggie samosas, chicken momo, aloo kobi, and, of course — naan.

Hot on the delivery circuit and equally popular during lunch and dinner hours. Hillcrest’s India Palace serves quality versions of dishes found on many Indian menus like tikka masala, biryanis, channa masala, aloo gobi and more.