Grand Cholan Canary Wharf

You're in Canary Wharf, which usually means chain restaurants and expense-account blandness, but Grand Cholan breaks that mould entirely. This is South Indian cooking done with precision: the dosas arrive with crispy, paper-thin edges that shatter when you touch them, the curries are complex rather than hot-for-hotness's sake, and the service feels genuinely knowledgeable rather than performative. The space itself is polished without being pretentious—the kind of place where bankers sit next to couples on dates, and nobody seems out of place. Come hungry for proper flavours: the Chettinad chicken is a revelation, the idlis are fluffy clouds, and their spice game respects your palate.