When you think of food to eat in Birmingham, a curry might be at the top of your list. From neighbourhood locals to city centre favourites, 29 restaurants were recently listed as one of the best places in Britain to try the flavourful dish.
Since 2005, the British Curry Guide has compiled a list of the best curry houses across the nation. Public nominations are a key factor each year with atmosphere, service, and food quality taken into account.
Once nominated, the guide sends a team of inspectors to assess the dining experience, covering areas such as value for money and menu variety. If successful, the restaurant is added to a guide which celebrates the history and cultural impact of curry in British cuisine.
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Opheem, Lasan and Asha’s are perhaps three of the most popular Birmingham restaurants featured in this year’s guide. And there might be a few you will discover for the first time.
Notable exceptions from this year’s list include city-centre restaurant Dishoom and Balti Triangle favourite Shababs. Not exclusive to Indian and Pakistani curry houses, one Thai restaurant, Sabai Sabai has made this year’s list.
Two Birmingham restaurants featured in this year’s guide, Kafe Lahore and Zen Metro, have closed down.
Below is the full list of all Birmingham restaurants in the 2025 British Curry Guide:
Alams Restaurant – 356 Coventry Rd, Small Heath, Birmingham B10 0XE
Asha’s – Edmund House, 12-22 Newhall St, Birmingham B3 3AS
Basmati Restaurant – 230 Birmingham Rd, Birmingham B43 7AG
Chaska & Chaii – 142-144 Ladypool Rd., Sparkbrook, Birmingham B12 8JA
Chutney Express – 8 Hurst Ln, Birmingham B34 7HR
The Covered Wagon – 298 Yardley Wood Rd, Birmingham B13 9JW
Imani’s Restaurant – 35 Kings Rd, The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham B73 5AB
The Indian Streatery – 21a Bennetts Hill, Birmingham B2 5QP
Itihaas – 18 Fleet St, Birmingham B3 1JL
Kafe Lahore – 141 Ladypool Rd., Sparkbrook, Birmingham B12 8LH – PermanentlyClosed
Karahi King – 346 Coventry Rd, Small Heath, Birmingham B10 0XE
Lasan – 3-4 Dakota Buildings, James Street, St Paul’s Square, Birmingham B3 1SD
An external shot of Lasan
(Image: Google Maps)
Lime n Chilli – 72 Soho Rd, Handsworth, Birmingham B21 9BH
Millennium Balti – 796 Alcester Rd S, Birmingham B14 5EZ
Monsoon – 75 May Ln, Hollywood, Birmingham B47 5PA
Mowgli Street Food Birmingham – Unit 30, Grand Central, Stephenson Pl, Birmingham B2 4BF
Opheem on Summer Row
(Image: Kirsty Bosley)
Opheem – 65 Summer Row, Birmingham B3 1JJ
Patiala – 1260 Pershore Rd, Stirchley, Birmingham B30 2XU
Praza by Pushkar – 94-96 Hagley Rd, Birmingham B16 8LU
Pushkar Cocktail Bar & Dining – 245 Broad St, Birmingham B1 2HQ
Raja Monkey – 1355 Stratford Rd, Hall Green, Birmingham B28 9HW
Ramadan – Kingsbury Rd, The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, Curdworth, Sutton Coldfield B76 9EE
Sabai Sabai – 25 Woodbridge Rd, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8EH
Shahi Qila – 256-258 Ladypool Rd., Sparkbrook, Birmingham B12 8JU
Streetly Balti – 188b Chester Rd, Streetly, Sutton Coldfield B74 3NA
Tipu Sultan Majestic Dining – 43 Alcester Rd, Birmingham B13 8AA
Umami – 25 Lordswood Rd, Harborne, Birmingham B17 1RP
Varanasi – 184 Broad St, Birmingham B15 1DA
Zen Metro – 73 Cornwall St, Birmingham B3 2DF – Permanently closed