Maruti Indian Restaurant

"This chic-meets-rustic Indian restaurant offers vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free dishes like tikka masala with mushrooms, paneer fritters, and aloo palak, served with a variety of naan (including vegan butter, garlic, onion, spicy cheese, and even gluten-free). Enjoy it all alongside a vegan mango lassi or coconut rose mocktail, and finish with gulab jamun — warm fried doughnuts with rose water. The restaurant accepts online reservations, offers takeout, and partners with third-party app Uber Eats for delivery. Maruti will even ship you its tikka sauce in the mail." - Katherine Chew Hamilton

"This completely vegetarian Southeast Hawthorne Indian restaurant offers an assortment of naturally meat-free dishes, like the eggplant-and-tomato-laden baingan bharta and the gently spiced chana masala, as well as various vegetarian biryani, vegan-cheese-topped naan, and tikka masala with potatoes or mushrooms. No visit is complete without the samosa chole, a cut samosa sitting on a bed of chana masala, finished with a bright cilantro chutney." - Rebecca Roland, Ron Scott, Eater Staff

"This inviting, family-run vegetarian Indian restaurant with mandala wallpaper, ceramic tiles, and warm glowing lights is a Hawthorne neighborhood gem. Best enjoyed family-style, Maruti offers plenty of vegan dishes, such as samosa chole, onion-potato pakoras, daal tadka, chana masala, and vegetable biryani. Chef Rudra Parmar also serves vegan versions of Indian dishes that traditionally rely on dairy products (yogurt, paneer, ghee), including coconut cream-based tikka masala and buttery garlic naan — plus hard-to-find gluten-free naan too. Find vegan mango lassi, a coconut rose water mocktail, and classic cocktails like Manhattans and Old Fashioneds with an Indian twist, on the drink menu." - Waz Wu

"With slow-cooked dishes unlocking layers of subtle flavor and texture — not to mention an unrivaled arsenal of spices — Indian cooking is among the most organically suited to vegetarian dining. Just across Hawthorne from Ladd’s Addition, Maruti has been offering inner Southeast locals lovingly prepared north Indian dishes for more than six years. Roughly half the dishes use dairy-based ghee or paneer, while the rest are entirely vegan. A creative cocktail menu is highlighted by the Maruti Old Fashioned, mixed with Amrut, India’s first single-malt whiskey." - Nathan Williams

"This sweet Hawthorne Indian restaurant, with its red curtains and patterned walls, is one of the city’s finest, with dishes like khichdi, mushroom biryani, and paneer masala. Visits should include a few orders of naan, which come in a variety of flavors and are also available vegan. Maruti is also gluten-free friendly, though not Celiac safe." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden