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Best Indian restaurant around Charlotte? Vote now for your favorite

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A delicious-looking spread of Indian cuisine is photographed from above. A rich chicken curry serves as the centerpiece, surrounded by fluffy basmati rice, yellow dal, naan bread, and a variety of colorful side dishes and condiments, creating an inviting and abundant family-style meal.

Send in your nominations for the best Indian restaurant around Charlotte.

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Charlotte, it’s time for another spicy showdown to spotlight one of the city’s top restaurants.

The local food scene has been heating up with dozens of delicious Indian restaurants. Now, we want to settle the debate on which one is the best of the best.

From fast casual spots to fine dining destinations with flavorful foods south of Charlotte all the way to the Lake Norman area, we got nearly 50 nominations.

So, let’s put it to a vote. Here are the details:

  • Round 2 will determine the Top 12. It is now live until noon Monday, Oct. 20.
  • Round 3 will determine the Top 8. It will be live from around noon Monday, Oct. 20 until noon Wednesday, Oct. 22.
  • Round 4 will determine the Top 4. It will be live from around noon Wednesday, Oct. 22 until noon Friday, Oct. 24.
  • Round 5 will determine the Top 2. It will be live from around noon Friday, Oct. 24 until noon Monday, Oct. 27.
  • Round 6 will determine the winner. It will be live from around noon Monday, Oct. 27 until noon Thursday, Oct. 30.

Note: Chain restaurants with more than 30 locations worldwide are excluded, along with past CharlotteFive Readers’ Choice winners.

Top 27 (due to a tie)

1. AROMA

2. Sri Balaji Caffe

3. Biryani Pot

4. SOMA Bistro & Cafe 5. Sri Balaji Kitchen 6. Copper 7. Desi District

8. Curry Gate 9. The Blue Taj 10. Triveni Express 11. Exotica 12. Maharani

13. Tabla 14. Dakshin Indian Grill

15. Mystic Spice 16. Botiwalla by Chai Pani 17. Krazy Curry

18. Passage To India

19. Sangam Indian Cuisine​ 20. Curry Place 21. Masala Mastee 22. Cholanadu Indian Bistro 23. Curry Junction 24. Everest Bistro

25. Red Chillez Indian Cuisine 26. Royal Biryani 27. Saffron Indian Cuisine

Top 40

AROMA

Location: 9648 Red Stone Dr, Indian Land, SC 29707

Biryani Bliss

Location: The Alley at Latta Arcade, 320 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202

Biryani Pot

Location: 8455 Pit Stop Ct NW #150, Concord, NC 28027

The Blue Taj

Location: 14815 Ballantyne Village Way Suite 170, Charlotte, NC 28277

Botiwalla by Chai Pani

Location: Optimist Hall, 1115 N Brevard St UNIT 203, Charlotte, NC 28206

Chaat’N’ Dosa

Location: 8624 Camfield St C, Charlotte, NC 28277

Cholanadu Indian Bistro

Location: 737 Stockbridge Dr, Fort Mill, SC 29708

Copper

Location: 311 East Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203

Curry Gate

Location: Multiple

Curry Junction

Location: 8200 Providence Rd suite 800, Charlotte, NC 28277

Curry Place

Location: 5922 Weddington Rd #13A, Wesley Chapel, NC 28104

Dakshin Indian Grill

Location: 16640 Hawfield Way Dr #103, Charlotte, NC 28277

Desi District

Location: 8524 Pit Stop Ct NW, Concord, NC 28027

Location: 11812 Carolina Pl Pkwy A, Pineville, NC 28134

Dosa N’ More

Location: 709 Crossroads Plaza, Fort Mill, SC 29708

Everest Bistro

Location: 2910 Mt Holly-Huntersville Rd, Charlotte, NC 28214

Exotica

Location: 500 S College St #150, Charlotte, NC 28202

Godavari

Location: 2130 E Arbors Dr, Charlotte, NC 28262

Joy’s Biryani N Kababs

Location: 212 N Polk St #101, Pineville, NC 28134

Kasthamandap Kitchen

Location: 9335 Center Lake Dr #230, Charlotte, NC 28216

Krazy Curry

Location: 9101 Pineville-Matthews Rd H, Pineville, NC 28134

Location: 101 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28280

Maharani

Location: 901 S Kings Dr, Charlotte, NC 28204

Masala Mastee

Location: 107 N Main St #101, Davidson, NC 28036

Masti Indian Restaurant and Bar

Location: 128 Brevard Court, Charlotte, NC 28202

Mystic Spice

Location: 8706 Pineville-Matthews Rd suite 170, Charlotte, NC 28226

Passage To India

Location: 9510 University City Blvd #101, Charlotte, NC 28213

Persis Indian Grill

Location: 1504 Carolina Pl #101, Fort Mill, SC 29708

Raahi Art of India

Location: 100 W Worthington Ave Ste 104, Charlotte, NC 28203

Red Chillez Indian Cuisine

Location: 3775 Concord Pkwy S #132, Concord, NC 28027

Royal Biryani

Location: 9624 Monroe Rd, Charlotte, NC 28270

Saffron Indian Cuisine

Location: 2135 Ayrsley Town Blvd B, Charlotte, NC 28273

Sangam Indian Cuisine​

Location: 20910 Torrence Chapel Rd, Cornelius, NC 28031

Sarangi

Location: 9211 N Tryon St #13, Charlotte, NC 28262

SOMA Bistro & Cafe

Location: 2015 E. Arbors Drive, Suite 270, Charlotte NC 28262

Sri Balaji Caffe

Location: 716 Main St, Pineville, NC 28134

Sri Balaji Kitchen

Location: 11183 Davinci Dr, Davidson, NC 28036

Tabla

Location: 15025 Lancaster Hwy D8, Charlotte, NC 28277

Tandoor Indian Cuisine

Location: 991 N Anderson Rd, Rock Hill, SC 29732

Tikka Shack

Location: 400 S Tryon St Unit R1, Charlotte, NC 28285

Location: 2427 Cross Pointe Dr Suite 105, Rock Hill, SC 29730

Triveni Express

Location: 9539 Pinnacle Dr Suite100, Charlotte, NC 28262

Zafran Kabab Palace

Location: 230 E W.T. Harris Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28262

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This story was originally published October 13, 2025 at 6:10 AM.

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