Bombay Spice

Walk up Goodramgate towards the city walls and you'll find Bombay Spice tucked among the independent shops and galleries that make this stretch feel properly lived-in. Inside, it's warm and unpretentious—the kind of place where families tuck into oversized plates of biryani on Friday nights and groups of mates book tables for a proper blow-out. The kitchen handles its spices with confidence rather than caution, so don't expect everything to be dialled down for the sake of it. Expect fragrant curries, competent tandoors, and the sort of neighbourhood loyalty that only builds when a restaurant gets the fundamentals right over years.