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Food & Drink Te Dining Guide


Promotional Content • Saturday 25th April 2026


Discover the real taste of India


Masala Zone Soho is the first restaurant in the pioneering Masala Zone group, combining classic Indian cuisine with contemporary flourishes


Masala Zone Soho is located on Marshall Street, parallel to Carnaby Street, and opened in 2001 to wide acclaim. Legendary restaurant critic Fay Maschler MBE praised it with the headline ‘Food made with exuberance, pitch and profundity’. Masala Zone has been a trailblazer


of Indian street food in Britain, bringing an array of original local delights from India’s roadside eateries into a contempo- rary, stylish setting long before the trend took hold. Camellia and Namita Panjabi are


the food supremos at the restaurants, and have spent over 40 years combing their way through the true sources of the best Indian food: street stalls, maharajas’ palaces and the kitch- ens of regional gourmets. Te dishes served at Masala Zone are the prod- uct of a depth and understanding of Indian cuisine across the country’s many regions. With their passion to do the best,


the sisters select key ingredients from the best spice farms in India after the harvest, which are then shipped to the UK. Dishes are then prepared as they should be, using a complex combina- tion of these spices in a carefully or- chestrated sequence. Te menu features a panoram-


ic range of Indian food — pio- neering


street food, thalis (bal-


anced family-size platters), daily changing vegetable dishes, flavourful grills, regional curries and biryanis. Te variety of street food and graz-


ing items is very special — there are 18 delectable small plates to choose from. Favourites from street stalls across India’s regions include many reinvented dishes such as Ma- dras chicken 65, Delhi jalebi chaat and Goan spiced crab cakes, as well as the famous Lucknow dahi puri, Jaipur gol guppa pops and Bombay pao bhaji with fresh, home-baked pao bread.


Another cornerstone of Masa-


la Zone is the thali — comforting Indian home cooking. Beautifully served on a stainless-steel platter, each irresistible little dish is an ex- plosion of flavour and adds its own magic to a perfectly balanced, nutritious meal. Curries journey across India’s di-


verse regional cuisines. Each is craft- ed with local knowledge and love for individual traditions, to preserve its deliciously distinct character. Examples are chicken Mangalore, Bihari fish curry and Awadhi vege- table kofta, as well as the traditional Delhi butter chicken and Kashmiri rogan josh. Delicious drinks to pair with the ex-


otic dining experience include tempt- ing cocktails such as the Bollywood Star Martini, as well as a wine list featuring bottles that are selected to go with spice. Diners can also savour seductive Indian desserts, including homemade kulfi (Indian ice cream) and gajar halwa, all made by special- ist Indian dessert chefs. Children are welcome at all times, and those who are seven and under enjoy kids’ men- us with mini thalis, unspiced food and other familiar favourites. Te restaurant offers a sophisticat-


ed, vibrant and glamorous ambience, with a stunning collection of fine carvings, traditional tribal art murals and rich tapestries combined with contemporary design. Carefully orchestrated furniture


and sophisticated lighting highlight the vibe, while the welcoming Ban- gle Bar, with its front crafted out of broken glass bangles, adds to the visual feast.


Enjoy a special weekday lunch offer at Masala Zone Soho for £16. Choose any chicken or vegetable thali, curry or biryani. Until 12 June 2026. Terms apply. Book now at booking.favouritetable.com/?SiteCode=1294&offer=5482


Masala Zone Soho, 9 Marshall Street, London W1F 7ER T: 020 7287 9966 E: soho@masalazone.com masalazone.com/locations/soho


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