Kahani

You're walking up the High Road past the usual suspects when Kahani pulls you in with something different. It's got that contemporary Indian restaurant energy—stripped-back but done right, the kind of place where they're not mucking about with gimmicks. The sort of spot where locals have already worked out it's worth a visit, which explains why it's rammed most nights. You get the feeling they care about what's coming out of the kitchen, and that actually matters when you're paying for dinner.