Best Indian Food in Richmond
Richmond, Virginia — updated August 22, 2026
Five Richmond Indian restaurants, ranked by how convincingly the reviews back them up, from a 1,681-review anchor in Carytown to a chef-driven room on West Broad.
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Richmond's Indian dining clusters in two places: a short stretch of West Cary Street in Carytown, where two of the city's best-reviewed kitchens sit a couple of blocks apart, and the arterial roads out west, along Broad Street and Midlothian Turnpike. Ratings here are unusually settled, with several restaurants carrying four figures of reviews rather than a few dozen. The list below is ordered by how much evidence stands behind each score.
1. Tulsi Indian Cuisine
The most thoroughly tested Indian restaurant in Richmond: 4.7 across 1,681 reviews, a figure that leaves little room for doubt. It sits at 3131 W Cary St in Carytown, open for dine-in and takeout. Weekdays it runs dinner only, from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm Monday through Thursday, with an earlier noon start on Saturday, so lunch-hour visits during the week are out. The menu is built around tandoor plates and breads, including chicken tikka, paneer tikka and garlic naan, plus soups, salads and a kids' menu for groups that need one.
2. Carytown Indian Cuisine
A 4.9 rating is rare at any volume, and this one is backed by 484 reviews, enough to treat as reliable rather than merely promising. Two blocks east of Tulsi at 2907 W Cary St, it is the better bet if you want an Indian lunch on a weekday: service runs 11:30 am to 2:30 pm, then breaks and returns 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Weekends are continuous, noon to 10:00 pm. Reservations are taken online, with seating slots listed as late as 11:30 pm.
3. Taste of India
The South Side entry, at 9930 Midlothian Tpke, holding 4.5 across 962 reviews. That combination of a solid score and a large sample makes it the most dependable option outside the Carytown pair. The kitchen covers the familiar range well: chicken biryani, lamb curry with garlic naan, paneer makhani, butter chicken wings, and gulab jamun to close. Note the schedule before driving out. It is closed Mondays, and Tuesday through Sunday it splits the day into 11:30 am to 3:00 pm and 4:30 pm to 9:30 pm, with a dead hour and a half in between.
4. Kismet Modern Indian RVA
The most ambitious kitchen on this list, showcasing the work of Chef Ajay Kumar and mixing traditional and newer flavors. Its 4.4 rating comes from 300 reviews, a smaller sample than the leaders, so treat it as well-liked rather than fully settled. It is at 2918 W Broad St and closed Mondays; Tuesday and Wednesday run to 9:00 pm, Friday and Saturday to 10:00 pm, and Sunday stretches late. Happy hour runs daily from 5:00 to 6:00 pm at the bar, with $4 off appetizers, a chutney flight with naan, and tandoori paneer tikka among the discounted bites.
5. India K'Raja Restaurant
The volume is real, 1,156 reviews, but the 4.2 average is the lowest here, which is worth knowing in advance: this is a long-running West End standby rather than a consensus favorite. It sits at 9051 W Broad St and keeps straightforward hours, 11:00 am to 9:00 pm, with Tuesday the closed day. Happy hour specials are offered daily, and the format covers lunch, dinner, brunch and drinks, which makes it the most flexible option on the list for an off-peak meal without a mid-afternoon shutdown.