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Like Japanese restaurants in Paris, which are divided into those for locals or tourists (generally run by non-Japanese people and serving mostly sushi) and the ones frequented by Japanese, with better quality and range of food, there are plenty of Indian restaurants in Paris, but not all can boast real Indians in their clientele.

Located in the heart of the Indian and Sri Lankan area in Paris near metro station La Chapelle, Krishna Bhavan is a vegetarian Indian restaurant, with still one of the greatest quality/price ratio in Paris (even if they recently raised their prices).

Unlike most Indian restaurants in Paris, where you’ll eat dishes from Northern India or Pakistan, the specialities of Krishna Bhavan are from South India and Sri Lanka, and are of Tamil tradition. For example, the dosa, a kind of long “crêpe” filled with different vegetables, or the thali, a full meal with several dishes and sauces. As in the Krishna spirituality, alcohol is not served, which makes the bill cheaper, wine or beer is substituted by lassi or milk-shakes (or simply tap water). The starters are not the best dishes, and a reader mentioned that the food was microwaved (see comments below). But after going there several times recently, I still highly recommend the main full dishes.

The restaurant being small, the atmosphere is convivial, and it’s not rare to chat with neighbouring tables. It’s also possible to buy food to take away in the Krishna Bhavan tearoom, on the other side of the street.

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Krishna Bhavan | Restaurants (Indian) | Full thali € 10.00
24 rue Cail | La Villette | +33142057843
11:00 – 23:00 daily