NIRMAL'S
Indian restaurant · Pioneer Square ·
Sophisticated Indian dishes & curated wines; rotating regional specials
Sophisticated Indian dishes & curated wines; rotating regional specials
"Nirmal’s is a great spot for an upscale Indian meal with friends, a date, or, yes, your parents. Pass around excellent small plates like chicken tikka pakoras and spicy vegetable samosas, and/or get some curry and tandoori grilled paneer. Your parents will like the bench seating lined with decorative pillows, and you will like the Moscow mules. A lot." - aimee rizzo
"Nirmal’s is an upscale Indian restaurant that works for many situations—dinner with the parents, Happy Hour, a date, an awkward networking meetup with your cousin's coworker’s dog-walker, etc. We like the tandoori grilled paneer and spicy chicken pakoras, not to mention the delicious cocktails ranging from curry margaritas to coffee martinis. And if you were wondering where to find all the exposed brick we were talking about earlier, some of it is in here." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"Nirmal’s has been one of Seattle’s most celebrated Indian restaurants since it opened a decade ago. Its ever-shifting menu takes inspiration from India’s many regional cooking styles, and there’s always a great roster of vegetarian and vegan dishes on the menu. If you’re overwhelmed by choice here, don’t be afraid to fall back on the classics — on a recent visit the chicken korma was beautifully creamy and warming." - Joey Carreon
"Located inside one of those brick Pioneer Square buildings that survived the Great Seattle Fire, Nirmal’s is a Seattle institution. With ambient lighting that casts a pleasant glow and sleek wood tables, it’s one of just a few great Indian restaurants in Seattle proper that makes you feel like changing out of Crocs, and it has a menu that rotates frequently. The owner usually walks around making sure that your extra-sweet paneer makhan masala and chunky yellow dal are cooked just right (and they are). Order the tandoori chicken—it’s served with such a thick layer of yogurt and spices, you won’t need any chutney. This place is perfect for a date night, a corporate card-funded lunch, or a big group dinner involving lots of buttery roti." - kayla sager riley, aimee rizzo, gabe guarente
"Pioneer Square’s Indian food destination restaurant serves soups, biryani, and curries from a variety of regions, and happily caters to pescatarians and vegetarians with items like paneer-stuffed bell pepper with spicy tomato sauce, and Dungeness crab cooked in a rich, tamarind coconut curry. Owners Oliver and Gita Bangera have always made sure the takeout service is as robust as the dine-in experience — although seeing the gregarious Oliver in person usually adds a spark to the meal." - Alicia Erickson