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- 1Chennai Adda
Butter Chicken · $ · San Jose · Punjabi · open now
Order the butter chicken and nothing else. The rest is a rumor.
70Rising - 2Kerala Cafe
Thali · $ · Sunnyvale · Gujarati · open now · pure veg
Too early to rule. The thali is the tell, and the tell is good.
70Steady - 3Nizam Darbar
Pani Puri · $$ · Fremont · Punjabi · open now
Still the pani puri people drive across town for. Weekends are a wait, Tuesdays are a secret.
69Rising - 4Amma Garden
Hyderabadi Dum Biryani · $$ · San Jose · Hyderabadi · open now · halal
hyderabadi dum biryani carried this place all year. Service has not, since the summer.
66Cooling - 5Amma Mahal
Pav Bhaji · $ · Milpitas · Punjabi · open now
Loud, crowded, worth it. Get the pav bhaji before eight or get nothing.
66Cooling - 6Peshawari Junction
Hyderabadi Dum Biryani · $$ · Berkeley · Mughlai · open now · halal
hyderabadi dum biryani carried this place all year. Service has not, since the summer.
66Steady - 7Bombay Palace
Gobi Manchurian · $$ · Berkeley · Indo-Chinese · open now
A gobi manchurian that tastes like it was made angry. That is a compliment.
65Cooling - 8Chatpata Sweets
Thali · $ · Milpitas · Udupi · open now · pure veg
Too early to rule. The thali is the tell, and the tell is good.
65Rising - 9Masala Corner
Thali · $ · San Jose · Gujarati · open now · pure veg
Too early to rule. The thali is the tell, and the tell is good.
65Rising - 10Punjab Corner
Unlimited Gujarati Thali · $$ · Fremont · Rajasthani · open now · pure veg
The unlimited gujarati thali is the whole argument. Everything else on the menu is negotiable.
65Cooling - 11Saffron Bistro
Thali · $$ · Sunnyvale · Udupi · open now · pure veg
Still the thali people drive across town for. Weekends are a wait, Tuesdays are a secret.
65Steady - 12Sholay Adda
Chicken Biryani · $ · Milpitas · Mughlai · open now · halal
The chicken biryani is the whole argument. Everything else on the menu is negotiable.
65Cooling - 13Peshawari Street
Gobi Manchurian · $ · Sunnyvale · Indo-Chinese · open now
Loud, crowded, worth it. Get the gobi manchurian before eight or get nothing.
64Steady - 14Bombay Garden
Tasting Menu · $$$$ · Milpitas · Pan-Indian · open now
tasting menu carried this place all year. Service has not, since the summer.
63Steady - 15Chai Bistro
Pani Puri · $$ · Milpitas · Gujarati · open now
Still the pani puri people drive across town for. Weekends are a wait, Tuesdays are a secret.
63Cooling - 16Desi Street
Hyderabadi Dum Biryani · $$ · San Jose · Awadhi · open now · halal
Too early to rule. The hyderabadi dum biryani is the tell, and the tell is good.
63Rising - 17Punjab Tiffins
Butter Chicken · $$ · San Jose · Punjabi · open now
Still the butter chicken people drive across town for. Weekends are a wait, Tuesdays are a secret.
63Cooling - 18Biryani Adda
Chicken Biryani · $$ · Sunnyvale · Hyderabadi · open now · halal
A chicken biryani that tastes like it was made angry. That is a compliment.
62Steady - 19Chai Adda
Thali · $$ · Sunnyvale · Udupi · open now · pure veg
Still the thali people drive across town for. Weekends are a wait, Tuesdays are a secret.
62Rising - 20Chai Chowpatty
Seekh Kebab · $$ · Milpitas · Mughlai · open now
A seekh kebab that tastes like it was made angry. That is a compliment.
62Rising - 21Chatpata Cafe
Jalebi · $$ · Sunnyvale · Gujarati · open now
Order the jalebi and nothing else. The rest is a rumor.
62Cooling - 22Kerala Sweets
Gobi Manchurian · $ · Fremont · Indo-Chinese · open now
A gobi manchurian that tastes like it was made angry. That is a compliment.
62Rising - 23Lucknow Bhavan
Jalebi · $ · Berkeley · Bengali · open now
The jalebi is the whole argument. Everything else on the menu is negotiable.
62Cooling - 24Madras Tiffins
Pav Bhaji · $ · Berkeley · Punjabi · open now
pav bhaji carried this place all year. Service has not, since the summer.
62Cooling - 25Peshawari Palace
Seekh Kebab · $$ · Sunnyvale · Awadhi · open now
Order the seekh kebab and nothing else. The rest is a rumor.
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