I’ve pretty much tried every Indian restaurant in Taipei and NTC, and here’s what I think:
- Saffron Fine Indian Cuisine is the best. Unfortunately, it is in Tianmu which might be hard to reach without a car. Saffron 46 in Taipei 101 has the same owner, but the menus and prices are quite different. The latter is super bougie.
- If you’re vegetarian, Flavors of India in Daan is a pretty good Indian vegetarian restaurant.
- Mayur Indian Kitchen (MIK) 2 in Songshan. The other MIKs aren’t nearly as good as this one. The chef in MIK 2 has worked in some of the most famous restaurants in India.
- Nataraj Indian Cuisine in Songshan. This place has a lot of seafood, and I hear the Taiwanese love it. I’ve tried their vegetarian curries and they’re pretty good.
- Looking for an economical lunch set? Moksha in Tianmu has a very nice lunch set with 7-8 different items for ~NTD 350. Only Monday-Thursday though.
No matter which Indian restaurant you choose, make sure to mention 印度人口味 while ordering, or you’ll likely get some watered down Taiwanese (sweet) version of every dish.
P.S: FYI, 印度人口味 doesn’t imply “spicy”. It just means that you’ll get an authentic version of the dish. I usually mention 小辣 explicitly as well since it really brings out the flavor in the curries. By default they will refrain from making it even remotely spicy.