Austin's Best Indian Restaurants in 2026

Austin's Indian food scene has exploded over the past decade. What was once a handful of curry houses has grown into over 45 restaurants spanning South Indian, North Indian, Chettinad, street food, and everything in between.

At Chaidosa, we track every Indian restaurant in the Austin area — 46 restaurants, over 6,000 menu items, and dish-level search. To put together this guide, we looked at Google ratings and total review counts across all of them and used a weighted composite score that balances rating quality with review volume. A 4.9-star place with 12 reviews ranks below a 4.7-star place with 18,000 — because the latter is far more proven.

Here are the standout picks.