Curry Paradise Brixton

£11 - £25 / Indian, Asian, Vegetarian options

87, 89 Brixton Hill, London

Awards

Excellent Naan 2024

Opening hours

5PM-11PM

Sunday 5PM-11PM
Monday Closed
Tuesday 5PM-11PM
Wednesday 5PM-11PM
Thursday 5PM-11PM
Friday 5PM-11PM
Saturday 5PM-11PM

Savor South London's Finest Curries

Curry Paradise in Brixton is a culinary gem wrapped snugly amidst the vibrancy of South London, and it ensures a mouthwatering foray into the realm of Indian cuisine. A simple perusal of the menu introduces you to boldly spiced offerings that have undoubtedly propelled this establishment into the hearts of locals for decades. The lamb biryani is a standout—a harmonious marriage of tender meat and fragrant spices that doesn’t overpower the milder notes within each grain of rice. Add their exquisite Naga curry into the mix, with its adept balance of heat and flavor infusing the meaty morsels, and you have an unparalleled ensemble cast of dishes. Zak, the owner, stands as not just a maître d’ but a custodian of comfort, offering warm hellos and ensuring that each patron feels less like a customer and more like a welcomed guest.

The aesthetic here might be humble, but the greeting is effusively warm, entwining the joys of substantial comfort food with service exceeding mere efficiency. Your table arrives neatly arranged accompanied often by the rhythmic backdrop of laid-back tunes, further augmented by delightful bonuses like chef-curated poppadom dips and After Eight mints post-meal. Despite the occasionally quite error—perhaps a cramped evening service or a unique staff interchange—Curry Paradise continually offers vivid journeys of taste rarely matched. For those willing to overlook minor service errors, this is a rewarding venue where the authenticity of every dish leaps from the pages of a battered recipe book to captivate the senses anew. For any fan of vivacious Indian spreads, it's truly hard to find a better destination south of the Thames. — Audrey Al Dente