Ashoka

Head down to Sharrow and you'll find Ashoka tucked into Ecclesall Road, a neighbourhood institution that's been doing this longer than most restaurants have been open. The place has the comfortable, lived-in feel of somewhere that's earned its regulars rather than chased them — dark wood, warm lighting, the kind of spot where people come back every other week because the food's reliable and the staff know your order. You're looking at proper North Indian here: tandoori dishes that actually get the char right, biryanis with actual layering and spice balance, and curries that taste like they've been building flavour rather than just throwing spices at a pan.