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    🍛Top 10 Indian Restaurants in Wellington

    Last updated: August 2026

    From regional thalis to modern Indian — Wellington's best curry, ranked.

    // The short answer

    Baar Baar in Hannahs Laneway is the most interesting Indian cooking in the city right now — a modern gastro bar in the Eva Street site that was Shepherd until 2023. For the traditional version, Great India on Manners Street and Masala on Allen Street are the long-running CBD standards, and Masala's weekday lunch specials start at $13.99. If you want a region rather than a menu of greatest hits, Flavours of Rajasthan on Herd Street and Kitchen Manthra in Avalon are the two worth travelling for.

    1. #1
      Editor's Pick
      Baar Baar — Indian Restaurants in Wellington

      Baar Baar

      Modern Indian gastro bar in Hannahs Laneway — regional dishes paired with handcrafted cocktails, in the Eva Street site that was Shepherd until 2023.

      Local tip: The cocktail list is built to go with the food rather than sit beside it — order them together.

      1/5 Eva Street, Te Aro· See website
      Modern IndianCocktailsEditor's pick
      Maps ReviewsWebsite
    2. #2
      Great India Restaurant — Indian Restaurants in Wellington

      Great India Restaurant

      $$

      Manners Street veteran — north Indian classics, generous portions and one of the more consistent kitchens in the CBD.

      Local tip: Order the lamb vindaloo with garlic naan.

      141 Manners Street, CBD· Doors open 11:45am
      North IndianCBDClassic
      Maps ReviewsWebsite
    3. #3
      Masala Indian Restaurant — Indian Restaurants in Wellington

      Masala Indian Restaurant

      $

      Long-running Te Aro curry house with a proper tandoor and a lunch trade that fills the room on weekdays.

      Local tip: Weekday lunch specials start at $13.99 — one of the better value plates in the CBD.

      12 Allen Street, Te Aro· Lunch Mon–Fri 11:30am–2:30pm
      TandoorLunch specialsTe Aro
      Maps ReviewsWebsite
    4. #4
      Chaat Street — Indian Restaurants in Wellington

      Chaat Street

      North Indian street food on Willis Street — chaat, snacks and the sort of small plates the CBD was missing.

      Local tip: Lunch service is only Wednesday to Sunday, 12–2pm — a narrow window worth planning around.

      171 Willis Street, Te Aro· Lunch Wed–Sun 12–2pm
      Street foodChaatWillis St
      Maps ReviewsWebsite
    5. #5
      Tulsi — Indian Restaurants in Wellington

      Tulsi

      Cuba Street Indian restaurant with a long menu and a loyal following — the reliable Cuba Street curry option.

      Local tip: The butter chicken and the Tulsi Balti are the two dishes people order on repeat.

      135 Cuba Street, Te Aro· Lunch from 11:30am
      Cuba StButter chickenBalti
      Maps Reviews
    6. #6
      Spice Valley — Indian Restaurants in Wellington

      Spice Valley

      $$

      Jackson Street curry house in Petone — biryani, korma and a menu that rewards ordering beyond the obvious.

      Local tip: Order the biryani or the fish korma. It opens later on Tuesdays — 5pm rather than 11:30am.

      205 Jackson Street, Petone, Lower Hutt· From 11:30am (Tuesdays from 5pm)
      PetoneBiryaniHutt Valley
      Maps ReviewsWebsite
    7. #7
      Indian Alley — Indian Restaurants in Wellington

      Indian Alley

      Wakefield Street restaurant running a casual buffet alongside the à la carte menu — whole-spice meat curries are the strength.

      Local tip: The buffet is the cheap way in, but the whole-spice curries off the main menu are the better food.

      3/290 Wakefield Street, Te Aro· See website
      BuffetTe AroCurries
      Maps ReviewsWebsite
    8. #8
      Kitchen Manthra — Indian Restaurants in Wellington

      Kitchen Manthra

      South Indian kitchen in Avalon — the Hyderabadi end of the menu is what sets it apart from the city's north-Indian default.

      Local tip: Order the Hyderabadi dum chicken curry or the sheekh kebabs.

      1/935 High Street, Avalon, Lower Hutt· See website
      South IndianHyderabadiHutt Valley
      Maps ReviewsWebsite
    9. #9
      Flavours of Rajasthan — Indian Restaurants in Wellington

      Flavours of Rajasthan

      Herd Street restaurant cooking from Rajasthani royal-kitchen recipes — a regional menu you will not find elsewhere in the city.

      Local tip: Closed Tuesdays. The regional dishes are the point — the standard curries are beside it.

      3/22 Herd Street, Te Aro· Closed Tuesdays
      RajasthaniRegionalTe Aro
      Maps ReviewsWebsite
    10. #10
      Riti Roti — Indian Restaurants in Wellington

      Riti Roti

      Karori Road Indian kitchen doing lunch and dinner for the western suburbs — roti, curries and a short, well-run menu.

      Local tip: Lunch only runs Wednesday to Friday; dinner starts at 4:30pm, earlier than most.

      92 Karori Road, Karori· Lunch Wed–Fri 11am–2pm; dinner from 4:30pm
      KaroriRotiLocal
      Maps ReviewsWebsite
    11. #11
      Fiji Walla Khana — Indian Restaurants in Wellington

      Fiji Walla Khana

      Family-run halal kitchen on Adelaide Road — roti, puri and meat curries made fresh each day.

      Local tip: The roti and puri are made fresh daily — go at a meal time rather than the tail of the day.

      75 Adelaide Road, Mount Cook· See socials
      HalalFamily-runMount Cook
      Maps Reviews

    More indian restaurants in Wellington — open data

    These 4 listings are not ranked and not reviewed by us. Each one is reproduced verbatim from OpenStreetMap on 2026-08-07, with a link to the exact map entry so you can check it or correct it yourself. Opening hours are shown in OpenStreetMap's own notation.

    Business details from OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0 — licence. Something wrong or out of date? Edit it at the source and it flows back here on the next refresh. Prefer our hand-checked picks? Read the Wellington guide.

    ~/guide/indianLive · 2026

    From regional thalis to modern Indian — Wellington's best curry, ranked.

    Wellington has a vibrant Indian dining scene, from authentic South Indian dosa houses in Newtown to upscale modern Indian restaurants on the waterfront. Our independent ranking surfaces the city's most loved curry houses, biryani specialists and tandoor masters using real Google reviews and local recommendations.

    This Wellington shortlist starts with Baar Baar, Great India Restaurant, Masala Indian Restaurant. The leading picks cover Te Aro, CBD, with strengths including modern indian, cocktails, editor's pick, north indian; compare the addresses, hours and local tips below before choosing.

    Rankings are editorial; read our ranking method and corrections policy.

    • best Indian restaurant Wellington
    • Wellington curry
    • biryani Wellington
    • South Indian Wellington
    • Indian food Wellington

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    Indian Restaurants in Wellington — FAQ

    Our current #1 pick is Baar Baar (1/5 Eva Street, Te Aro). Modern Indian gastro bar in Hannahs Laneway — regional dishes paired with handcrafted cocktails, in the Eva Street site that was Shepherd until 2023. The cocktail list is built to go with the food rather than sit beside it — order them together.

    Baar Baar at 1/5 Eva Street, off Hannahs Laneway, for modern regional Indian with a cocktail list built to match the food. For a classic north Indian curry house, Great India at 141 Manners Street has been doing it consistently for years and opens at 11:45am.

    Masala Indian Restaurant at 12 Allen Street runs weekday lunch specials from $13.99, Monday to Friday 11:30am–2:30pm. Chaat Street at 171 Willis Street does north Indian street food, but its lunch window is narrow — Wednesday to Sunday, 12–2pm only.

    Kitchen Manthra at 1/935 High Street in Avalon is the pick, and the Hyderabadi dishes are what set it apart from the city's mostly north-Indian default. Flavours of Rajasthan on Herd Street covers a different region again, cooking from Rajasthani royal-kitchen recipes, and is closed Tuesdays.

    Editorially — a ranking position is never sold, and no business can pay to move up this list. (BestWellington does sell advertising: sponsor banners and partner cards are labelled "Sponsored", and any advertiser appearing in a list is labelled too — see our Advertise page.) We shortlist from each venue's public standing (its Google reviews and local press at the time we check it), then order the list on local knowledge and confirm every entry is still trading. We do not hold our own review scores, so we publish no star ratings; each entry links straight out to its real Google reviews so you can judge for yourself.

    This guide ranks 11 indian restaurants in Wellington, with the top 10 featured first. Every entry was last checked in August 2026. You can search and shortlist any of them, then open Google Maps, reviews or the business website directly.