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Masakali Indian Cuisine
Masakali Indian Cuisine keeps showing up in the right conversations in Kanata when people want a reliable indian plan.
Indian comfortdinnertakeout
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9.6
Based on 12974 reviews
Best Indian Restaurants in Ottawa: 11 Picks for 2026
The best Indian restaurants in Ottawa, sorted by rating and curated by TastyPals editors.
11 restaurantsAvg rating 9.0Updated July 2026
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Top Indian picks in Ottawa
Fast answers for diners comparing indian restaurants in Ottawa. These first picks are sorted from live restaurant data and editorial fit.
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Masakali Indian Resto Bar
On Clarence Street in the thick of the ByWard Market, Masakali makes a case for Indian food that isn't shy about its bar program.
Indian comfortdinnertakeout
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9.6
Based on 6058 reviews
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Sundari's Kitchen
Sundari's Kitchen in Nepean operates with the kind of focus that most restaurants are too nervous to commit to: it is a South Indian specialist, full stop, built around the dosa tradition of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka rather than the gener…
Indian comfortdinnertakeout
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9.6
Based on 3739 reviews
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Masakali Indian Cuisine
Masakali Indian Cuisine is a indian restaurant in Downtown in Ottawa that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room. If Unable to extract menu items is your kind of order, that is a good sign.
Indian comfortdinnertakeout
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9.6
Based on 2164 reviews
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Indian•Ottawa•value
Kalinga Indian Cuisine
Kalinga Indian Cuisine is not operating in the tikka masala comfort zone that passes for Indian food in most Ottawa strip malls.
Indian comfortdinnertakeout
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9.6
Based on 1729 reviews
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Dosa King South Indian Restaurant | Bar
Hintonburg has quietly developed into Ottawa's most compelling stretch for independent cooking, and Dosa King on Holland Ave is consistently cited as one of the anchors holding that reputation together.
Indian comfortdinnertakeout
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9.4
Based on 4063 reviews
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SONA THE INDIAN KITCHEN
Sona The Indian Kitchen is not trying to be the fanciest subcontinental room in Ottawa — and that restraint is precisely what the research keeps surfacing.
Indian comfortdinnertakeout
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9.4
Based on 1514 reviews
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Deccan Delights
Downtown Ottawa's South Indian representation has a new centre of gravity, and it is pointedly not trying to be everything to everyone.
Indian comfortdinnertakeout
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9.4
Based on 1049 reviews
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Second Wife the Indian restaurant( parking available)
Here is what Second Wife gets right that half of Ottawa's Indian restaurants fumble: it removes every excuse not to show up.
Indian comfortdinnertakeout
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9.2
Based on 592 reviews
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Masala Trail
Stittsville doesn't usually factor into the conversation when people are mapping out Ottawa's dining landscape, and Masala Trail seems fine with that.
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9.2
Based on 500 reviews
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Turmeric South Indian Restaurant | Bar
Turmeric South Indian Restaurant | Bar is an easy indian option in Centretown in Ottawa to suggest without needing a long explanation. Paneer Pakora and Chicken 65 also give you a decent sense of the menu.
Indian comfortdinnertakeout
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4.5
Based on 244 reviews
Common questions about Indian in Ottawa
What are the best Indian restaurants in Ottawa?
The top Indian restaurants in Ottawa include Masakali Indian Cuisine, Masakali Indian Resto Bar, Sundari's Kitchen. TastyPals curates these picks based on Google ratings, review volume, and editorial judgment.
What is the highest-rated Indian restaurant in Ottawa?
Masakali Indian Cuisine is among the highest-rated Indian restaurants in Ottawa, with a 9.6 Google rating across 12,974 reviews.
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