DESI - Old India Cafe

You're walking down Elm Grove in Southsea and it's the kind of street that rewards curiosity—and Desi rewards it better than most. This is old-school Indian cooking done right, the sort of place where regulars have their usual order waiting before they sit down. The kitchen takes time over technique, which means your biryani actually tastes like something, not just rice with a splash of colour. It's unpretentious but proper, the kind of neighbourhood restaurant Portsmouth's always needed.