This Encinitas eatery offers an extensive and delicious menu, with options ranging from vegetarian to meat-loving to biryani.

As the name implies, Punjabi Tandoor focuses on the rich cuisine of one of India’s northernmost provinces and specializes in lunch service. Outside of the Indian diaspora, a lesser-known fact of Indian cuisine is that much of what’s found on menus in the United States originated in Punjab. This means chicken makhani, naan, vindaloos, butter chicken and other classic dishes.

With another location in Artesia, Los Angeles’ center of Indian food, Surati Farsan Mart focuses on South Indian and Sri Lankan food like dosas, idlis and samosas served with a variety of chutneys. The counter service-only spot is also known for its variety of desserts and chaat dishes.

This popular Indian restaurant more or less says it all in its name: it specializes in curry and kebabs. Lunch is the move here, with a special that includes soup, two mains, rice and a basket of naan.

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.

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.

Fish, shrimp, vegan or vegetarian, chicken, lamb, biryani — you name it, Bombay Coast has it on their menu. This Indian spot is conveniently open until 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, making it an easy late-night dinner choice.

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.

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.

Curryosity, which brought a welcome Indian food infusion into South Park, serves a range of traditional curries but there are some surprising twists on the menu like curry waffle fries.