Dhaba India

As an Indian food connoisseur, I would rate this place 4/5 for food. We ordered the party menu - 3500¥/person and they gave us a 4 course meal. Let me do this the old fashioned way: Pros: the food was really good, dosa was nice and crispy, the panipuri and dahi wada was on point, chicken curry & keema was spicy and tasty, the prawn in white curry was great. The naan and rice was decent too. Drinks were fine, a bit overpriced for how watered down they were. Cons: the service was super slow, the waiting staff wasn’t super friendly, one of the older Japanese waiter was rude to my friends (xenophobia 101). They took forever to get us our drinks, literally we got two rounds and they called it their last order. The kitchen wasn’t as clean and the staff were wearing white uniforms covered in curry. Also they had this weird rule of not letting us choose our curry (even though it was mentioned in the menu), cos we were a group of 8 (anything more than 6 in this case), which made absolutely no sense TBH. Therefore, I would rate them a 4 star. I understand they are a Michelin starred restaurant, but in all honesty, I’ve seen and experienced better Indian restaurants in Tokyo. P.s - always make a reservation on weekends, the queues are mad! Cheers,

There was wait of 30 minutes on Sunday afternoon. The lunch thali is good and has lot of spices. Very similar to the ones we have in India. You can pay by card on weekends but for some reason card is not accepted on weekdays. It is very popular restaurant. The filter coffee is amazing. You must visit this restaurant atleast once I think.

Location: Far from Tokyo station, Nearest metro: Kyobashi Interior : Good Very crowded always, Need to be in queue. food is tasty, Like Paneer butter Masala, dosa etc. The one bad thing of the restaurant is that they are not really considering Indian emotions though they are running Indian restaurant. Charged 250Yen just for a cube of small paneer which I requested for 1 yr old baby. Also, Not super friendly staff. For Food I would still go to this place and recommend you.

➕This was one of the best Indian Restaurant I ever had in Tokyo. ➕Decent vegetarian options. ➕Ambience is old fashioned and very nice. ➕Curry quantities are a bit on smaller side as compared to similar restaurants. ➕ Hyderabadi Lamb Biriyani was amazing with succulent mutton pieces and the flavours were appealing. ➕Waiting times can be substantial since the place is usually crowded. ➕ Service is good and polite as you would expect from Japanese restaurants. ⛔️Little expensive. But definitely worth it.

We went to this restaurant based on reviews and because it seemed authentic Indian. And it exceeded our expectations. We weren't able to book a table in advance (went on a Saturday evening) so just queued up outside and found a table within 20 minutes. The decor is funky (very colourful and reminded me of villages in India), food delicious (I ordered a Thai), portion size generous and decent choice of drinks and desserts. The location is also great a short walk from Tokyo station and the staff was very courteous even though they were incredibly busy. It also offered vegetarian options for my friend so was a great choice overall.

Excellent Indian food. Prawns for appetizer were nice and spicy. Ended up ordering a second plate of them. Curries and other plates were fresh and yummy. I would highly recommend visiting here if you get the chance. There can be a lengthy line outside as the restaurant seems to be very popular.

Excellent indian restaurant This place deserves all it's praise and excellent reviews; it's really just that good. Curries are very flavourfu, spicy curries are legit spicy, nann is crisp yet soft, chicken juicy and well marinated.. I really can't find anything to criticize about their menu. To top it off, the value is also very good; there are set meals, and also good a la carte options. I highly recommend this place for superb Indian dining!

It was decent Japanese Indo-curry, but was a little underwhelming after how much it was hyped up by reviews. I was honestly a little disappointed when the food came out, since I had ordered the set that cost more than ¥2000 and it came out on a single plate like one dish, not a meal with actual sides. And I've had better Indo-curry that cost a third of what this place charges. It took us a while to get seated because it was so packed even on a weeknight, and the service wasn't friendly. There was a hair in my curry and very little was done about it, with barely an apology.

Did you expect to be able to find an inexpensive Michelin-starred Indian restaurant right in Tokyo? Me neither. Highly recommend the masala dosa and the dhaba meals as well as the lemon prawn curry. Calling ahead to see if they can reserve a spot for you can cut down on your wait.

I had a fantastic dosa lunch here. It takes me back to those days I stayed at an Indian family from South India. Taste: Fantastic. Dosa, any curry, etc... Customer service: Great. Price: A little bit higher. Tip: There is a long line during lunch time. If you go there close to 14:00, you don't need to wait for a long time.

Delicious and different Indian food flavor! We were in Japan for close to 2 weeks and decided to take a night off from Japanese food and tried something different. We heard the Indian food in Japan was excellent and we decided to give Dhaba a try. Located about 15 minutes walk from the Tokyo Station, this restaurant is near the financial district of Tokyo. Inside the restaurant, there is an open kitchen and around 10-12 tables. The decor of the restaurant looked vibrant and lively. The menu is fairly straightforward. We ordered the mango laisee as beverage, coconut naan, shrimp tandoori, chicken masala and lemon curry prawn. Overall, we felt the Indian food in Japan tasted distinctly different from the ones in the US. The curry was creamier but less spicey. When we received our chicken masala, we were surprised that it was yellow instead of red. It appeared turmeric or paprika might not have been used in the curry. The highlight of the meal is the coconut naan and I have never had that in any of the Indian food in the US. I love the combination of coconut in naan, as the coconut shred really enhances the texture and the flavor of the naan. The shrimp tandoori tasted a bit plain and the lemon prawn curry tasted creamy but I would prefer more spices. As for the prices, our meal came to about 5,500 yen. It was a steal considering the beverages, appetizer and entrees. The staff was friendly and fluent in English. Overall, it was a wonderful experience to enjoy Indian food influenced with Japanese flair!

This is one of those places where they know how to cook the food but they don't know how to treat the customers, we came here and decided to go for Thali and ordered non veg one As I am allergic to seafood so I requested to swap it to any other dish and they offer to swap it with a mix veg which isn't even on menu: I requested to consider any on menu option to which server got offended and walk off I was with a company otherwise I would have walk out but the orderal didn't end here and it took them 47 mins to serve our food, we finished the dinner and gave the feedback to the lady at front. Hopefully they will fix the situation

Seems to be a very popular restaurant as there was a long queue outside it. The menu looks very tempting but I did not get a chance to visit again. I would have loved to go there and try more dishes. I enjoyed the chicken biryani they served. I like hot and spicy, so they gave me a cup of chopped green chillies on the side. Other people were having fun too. Visit here for food, not ambience.

Omg this is one of the best places I've been lucky to eat at in Tokyo. Thanks to the Yelp reservations the meal was outstanding. For a course meal they brought several appetizers and entrees. Everything was fresh and delicious. The service was prompt and helpful. Thankfully the reservations were made ahead of time. I heard that this restaurant has a tendency to have a long line for tables due to the popularity of this restaurant. It's conveniently located near Tokyo station. Next visit I'm bringing friends and going for some more items on the menu!! The freshness and authentic taste is so so good!!

Super tiny seats ... I guess one need to get used to it in Tokyo. Small plates...Again, I guess one need to get used to it in Tokyo. Spicy food...that's very much Indian and that is the best part. South or North?...I guess both as they have south Indian specials as well as Punjabi varieties. Service...a bit fast paced as they tend to service lot of customers as it is a busy area. Any other good Indian restaurant near this place nearby...not that I know off in Ginza.

What a wonderful surprise in Tokyo. I never thought I would have some of the best Indian food here. But yes, it was outstanding! I went with a group of 4 others, so we just went crazy ordering for us all to share. I HIGHLY recommend doing it this way. We started with a few dosa's and they were fantastic. The coconut chutney is probably the best I've ever tried. I could just eat bowls of it alone. We then had 5 or 6 curry dishes. My favorites were the Chettinad Chicken Curry and the Paneer Butter Masala. The server swore by the lemon prawn dish, but I found it as the only dish that lacked depth in flavour. The garlic naan was also some of the best I've ever had. Oh and for vegetarians, there are a ton of options. The cauliflower grill dish and the eggplant and ladyfinger dish was also super delicious. We loved this place and I'd highly recommend for a taste of South India in Japan. Super impressed!!!

Wow, was this place a real gem of a find. It is the best Indian food that I have had in a very long time. Everything was on point, at the right spice level and with really high quality ingredients.

Found this place on Yelp after realizing we were going to be passing through Tokyo Station during lunch time. So glad we did. Oh my goodness, the food was amazing, the staff was very accommodating (we had two big suitcases during a busy lunch hour and they did not flinch at all), and the atmosphere was beautiful. I got the tali with 4 different curries and a naan and my husband got the tali with the fried bread. We ordered the tea also. Actually, the only complaint I would have is that the tea was small and expensive for that size BUT this is a nit picky complaint because this place is wonderful. Would gladly go back every time I was nearby.

Quite possibly one of the best Indian food in all my travels. Tucked away behind the main Ginza track, this place has great food and vibe. The dishes are very authentic and not the run of the mill menu items. The chef has his own twist on the traditional flavors and the staff is great. Sit back and swig the cold beers with your favorite curry dish.

Had the chicken masala and mutton curry, coconut naan and cheese kulcha. All were excellent. Highly recommend a visit and the coconut naan and chicken nasal were the highlights. The restaurant has a lovely atmosphere and lots of space. When we showed up the line was about 6 people deep outside but it moved very quickly.

First time eating here, second time trying to get in. Place is busy, make a reservation. I love Indian food but don't really know the different regions of the food origin. Service was fantastic, food came out hot, and fresh. Another place I will go back to many times while in Japan.

A prime example of Indian culture and cooking. This is as good as it gets. 10 Stars. Don't walk there run. You might not get in. Can't wait to go back when I'm hungry. I ate their after feeling disappointed in a previous meal so my appetite was not quite there. That said it was so damn good I ate everything and waddled home like a dog that ate his second diner under the table. Just great F-bomb good.

Too good. Went there 2 days in a row. No shame whatsoever. They even recognized us and laughed as we walked in, and sat us in the same seats. I eat Indian food 2-3 times a week, and have since I was young. I think I have a good idea of what good Indian food is. Maybe I'm wrong, but this place is legit. So good. Go. Don't not get the tandoori cauliflower. You'll regret it for the rest of your life.

Remember that if yelps shows closing time of 10 pm, they won't let you in 30 minutes before the closing time, which is 9:30 pm. It is a standard in Japan, which we didn't know about and hence were turned away the first day we went here. Next time we made sure we were her in time. We ordered a masala dosa and a paneer dish with naan. Quantities are a little less, but food is excellent! If you are looking for good inidna food, this is the place to go!

This was the best tasting indian food ever. Lots of varieties. I enjoyed the masala dosa very much! If you love Indian food, I highly suggest this place.

I believe this is the BEST Indian restaurant in Tokyo. I recommend you to visit for dinner to enjoy this restaurant.

The atmosphere service and food was out of this world! This was probably my best overall restaurant experience in Tokyo and the standards in this city are HIGH!!! Please please please go n check it out! OMG! The food is so authentic n flavourful! I loved it!

Highly recommended Indian food in Tokyo!! I came on a one week visit to Tokyo and Osaka with my husband and had a hard time finding good vegetarian food. This place was a God-send! The lunch thali for vegetarians has a vegetarian curry (dhal), sambhar, poriyal and rasam with Japanese rice and bhattura. The food was very authentic and was made fresh. We loved it. The place was full with local Japanese crowd (which is always a good sign) and a few Indian visitors. They have both North Indian and South Indian chefs who will step out of the kitchen to take orders from Indian customers. Update: we had their dinner thali which is more expensive than the lunch thali and absolutely loved it. If you want to have Indian food in Tokyo, go here - don't look further.

I rarely ever write reviews but I'm hoping the owner sees this because my Japanese is awful. I ordered the signature chicken curry and coconut naan. Great naan bread, nice chew. The curry had excellent flavor. I've ordered chicken curry at least 50 times, no lie. But this chicken curry had little tiny pieces of bone shards throughout the entire dish. As a trained chef myself this happened for one of two reasons. Dull knife or bad butchering. I spent the entire meal putting my fingers up to my mouth to remove bone on every other bite, not a good experience. This cannot happen as it could cause choking or a cracked tooth like I almost had. I really wanted to like this place because the flavors are really on point but the execution was terrible. Don't avoid this place but chew carefully, seriously.

I had the Madura lamb korma, with garlic naan. Stopped in for lunch before catching the train back to Narita. The place opens at noon, and when I walked in at five after, every table was taken, with only a few open seats along the bar. When I walked out at 1230, there was a line out the door. Back to the food... The garlic naan was fantastic - Just the right amount of toasty/char, but still soft enough to soak up the curry juice. The lamb was a little chewy/gristly, but had nice flavor. The sauce itself was very mild and delicate. It had whole chilis, that actually I thought was a green bean-pleasant surprise! If you're near Tokyo station or Kyobashi and want some indian, I definitely recommend.

Amazing Indian food in Tokyo. Impressive Naan, and their Shrimp are phenomenal. I highly recommend

As someone who was born in India, I've had my share of Indian Food. I live in California, one of the biggest Indian hubs, and again, I get to eat at a lot of Indian Restaurants, so it was the biggest surprise that one of the BEST Indian food I've ever had was at Dhaba in Japan! I don't use best very lightly. Dhaba is a small restaurant close to Tokyo Station and the taste is out of this world. Started with the Chicken Tikka, which was flavorful, moist and bursting with flavor. Also got the fresh lime soda which was on point, right from the streets of India. They have coconut naan here, which is stellar. The prawn curry was great and so was the chicken. This place was so good that we ended up coming back even though our stay in Japan was short. If I'm ever in Japan, this will be on my list to visit!

I was in Tokyo for a week and had a random craving for Indian. I wondered across this place one day and decided to give it a try. To be honest, I didn't have high expectations but I was blown away! Coconut naan! Chicken Masala! Tandori Chicken! All amazing! While the prices are not as cheap as ramen places closeby, the quality here is top notch. Until next time!

My favorite lunch spot when in Kyobashi. Love this place. Great flavors, nice heat, fantastic aromas. The bhatura is a divine bit of chewy goodness. The curries offered with the lunch sets change regularly so I don't feel bad eating here two days in a row at all! Great find. If you're in the area and are craving Indian, this is the place to go.

No matter where you are from (other than India itself, perhaps), this will be some of the best Indian food you've ever had. I've had Indian food from coast-to-coast in the United States, I've had it in Germany, Tobago, and Japan previously, and Dhaba India is near, if not at, the top of the heap. We came in for lunch on a Sunday, and there was about a 15-minute wait out the door; usually an indication of something special. Upon entering the smell hit us, the proper "Indian Cuisine" smell that lets you know there's some Garam Masala ready to knock your socks off. Stomachs rumbling just that much more than before, we were seated at a rustic-looking table. No corners were cut with the decor here, everything just fit right in with the ambiance. While navigating the menu with a basic understanding of Katakana is not hard, they do have an English menu to make things easier. We both ordered lunch sets and some masala chai. The tea came out first, and the waiter poured it between cups, vertically spaced a good foot and a half apart to properly froth and mix it. It showed; the tea was both perfectly spiced and nice and aerated to give a light and mellow flavor. My girlfriend's came out first; a dish with a banana leaf and several small steel dishes with various curries, vegetables, and the like. I didn't have long to drool though (ok, I may have stolen a bite), as my chicken tikka came out soon after. Now, I've had some bad tikka in my time; bone dry all the way through so you need 2 liters of water to choke it down, or downright soggy so you're pretty sure they didn't cook it in a tandoor. This was absolutely none of that; it was perfect. Dry on the outside so you can get the proper texture and spice, but tender and moist throughout. It was complemented with a lovely chutney and a squeeze of lemon which brought the spice out exactly as it should. As soon as I was finished with this portion, the other part of my lunch set, chef's special chicken curry, came out. While this didn't quite rock my world in the same way as the tikka, it was still definitely worth having. The naan, however, is the naan by which I shall now set my naan standards. Not soggy, not burnt, the right level of moist flakiness that naan requires was precisely achieved here. The waitstaff was helpful, the food was superb, and the atmosphere was both pleasant and fitting. My only regret is that I didn't save room for some gulab jamun.

I had dosas here for brunch. Be prepared; there will be a line. The dosa was crisp, the masala filling was tasty. The Sambhar was a little on the sweet side and the flavors were off; a drop of their hot sauce made it better, but not quite right. Still, a good place to find semi-authentic south South Indian in Tokyo. The atmosphere was nice as well.

I chose the most spicy one, but it's too spicy for me. What I am disappointed a little is not getting another nun for free.

Wonderful food, I highly recommend this restaurant. I read Bevi K's review and she is right, we had the lamb kebab, chicken Tikka kebab, coconut naan, shrimp & baby scallop curry and chicken Masada with the lime soda. We found ourselves giddy from how great everything tasted. We ended up ordering another coconut naan just to mop up the wonderful sauces. I was going to give only 4 stars because the place is small and we ended up eating on a side table but can't. My total bill was just under $70 canadian and for two of us to eat ourselves into near exploding with awesome food in Tokyo, it is very reasonable. Will try and go back again before I leave tokyo.

Showed up during the dinner rush on a Thursday night after failing to find any other viable vegan options in the area surrounding our hostel (Wise Owl Tokyo). There was a line out the door and the wait was over an hour so we out our names on the list and walked around before returning to be seated. I ordered an okra and eggplant curry with a masala dosa and bhattura and honestly it was the best Indian food I've ever had, and I eat it quite frequently. I'm writing this Friday morning as I stand second in line for lunch time and there are already 8 others here as well and Dhaba hasn't even opened yet. Don't miss out on this gem.

This place has very high reviews for some reason. Its a decent Indian place but not better than MOTI. The curries were sometimes bland, and quite "watery". The nan however was very tasty and the soups were ok. The best curry on the lunch special (3 curries) was muttom keema which was the most spicy compared to the others..

Place should be given a negative star. We showed up at the door 1minute after closing. Was ask to sit and then they said sorry kitchen is closed. What sort of a treatment is this? This is Japan not Europe. Rudeness is not an option. Food is good but Japanese waiters are programmed to rude???? Place should go out of business.

Great service and great food. Found the place by just walking around and decided to give it a try. Taste is very authentic.

Wanted to have indian food in tokyo. It was 10 min walk from metropolitan marunouchi hotel.we had to wait about 10 min. Had chicken tandori, mutton biryani, muung daal fry, harloc naan and chief's chicken curry. Every item was well made and delicious, we really enjoyed the meal.

Excellent food! Excellent staff! There was a line outside the restaurant which was a great sign that it was popular and after having lunch there - I exactly know why :-)

I'm simply here to cooperate what other posters have said. I have traveled to every major city in the US (and a few very small ones) and several countries. Dhaba India is hands down the best Indian food I have had excluding the home cooked meal I had by a lovely Indian couple during my stay in the middle east. I tried the Chicken Tikka and it is melt in your mouth moist. I would even go so far as to say that it was one of the best chicken dishes I have ever had. I was in Tokyo on business for a week and while I love trying a selection of food when going to a new city I had to fight the urge to go back even though it goes against my rule. The staff was friendly and quite attentive.