🍛Best Indian Restaurants in Te Aro 2026

Last updated: August 2026

6 of Wellington's best indian restaurants, all in Te Aro — hand-picked and ranked by locals, led by Baar Baar. Part of our independent Wellington indian restaurants guide.

This Te Aro shortlist includes Baar Baar, Masala Indian Restaurant, Chaat Street. It is drawn from the full city guide using each venue's published address, practical details and category fit, so you can compare genuinely local options without losing the wider Wellington context.

Rankings are editorial; see how lists are compiled and corrected.

1. #1

   Editor's Pick
   

   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

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2. #2
   

   Masala Indian Restaurant

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   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

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3. #3
   

   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

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4. #4
   

   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

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5. #5
   

   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

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6. #6
   

   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

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