Indian cuisine: the best places to taste it in Santa Cruz

6 restaurant menus in Santa Cruz, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated)
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Mumbai Delights
Mumbai Delights
91/100 (918 ratings)
Restaurants
Indian
Indian
Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
chicken fried rice
chicken curry
Vegetable Samosa
Chicken biryani
Lemon Tea
Korma
Daal Makhani
Beer
Vegetarian Biryani
Thali
Tandoori Chicken
Naan
Mango Sauce
Lamb Vindaloo
Pindi Chole
prosecco
Veg Biryani Vegan
Avocado Chat
Sit down
Indian
Seating
Table Service
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"We went for dinner and overall food was good but prices seemed high, and service was okay. We had Malabar Prawn for appetizer which we liked but..."
Kayoko
"Ordered to go for our family yesterday, Wednesday August 8th. Nicely wrapped and packed to go. Food is very good and tasty. Their Avacado Chat looks..."
Sri B.
"Nice place to have Indian food. Been here for lunch and had the buffet. Good options are there and you will get a drinks..."
Umesh M.V
"A typical indian restaurant in santa cruz city! If you are an Indian tourist and looking for indian meal, you must visit this place! But you have to..."
Piyush Parajiya
"Nice tasty food. Liked vegetarian coconut curry and Malai kofta. Avocado chaat was interesting..."
Sanil Salvi
"Great service and great food. I had the buffet. I got chicken tikka masala 🍗, naan, rice 🍚 and veggie samosas 🥠. They were all really..."
Aadi Pendse
Roxa Hammock Cafe
Roxa Hammock Cafe
90/100 (116 ratings)
Restaurants
Indian
African
Healthy
Indian
Mediterranean
South American
African
Brazilian
Brazilian
Egyptian
South American
Egyptian
Healthy
Mediterranean
Dinner
Lunch
Café
Indian
Healthy
Mediterranean
South American
African
Brazilian
Egyptian
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
India Joze
India Joze
89/100 (516 ratings)
Restaurants
Vegan Options
Indian
Vegetarian Friendly
Indian
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Dinner
Lunch
Salad
Lamb
Fish
Sit down
Indian
Seating
Table Service
Serves Alcohol
Takeout
Dinner
Lunch
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"Joe prepared a wonderful meal for me and my girlfriend when I passed through Santa Cruz a couple of weeks ago. The fish baked on banana leaf melted..."
David Cohen
"Chef Joseph Shultz is the most creative chef in Santa Cruz! He's fused amazingly tasty dishes from around the world for years. Hands down my favorite..."
Max Montgomery
"On top of being delicious and healthy, India Joze food is prepared with love and gratitude, the most nourishing ingredients of all. I was so touched..."
Alison Gee
"the food at India Joze is consistently fresh and flavorful and offers fish, poultry, lamb, beef and vegan options at very reasonable..."
Angela Marie
"One of my favorite places to eat in Santa Cruz. Small, cozy, casual and always delicious. Chef is inspired, talented and so generous! For a true..."
Karen Kefauver
"The world is big I feel like I've seen enough of it to say without a doubt that Joze is the best dining establishment on the face of the..."
RĂłbalo Cam Redford
"Hands down, the best food I've had in Santa..."
Antony Page
"The Gado-Gado is phenomenal, and would be excellent even without the egg (thus rendering it vegan?). Joze and his restaurant are one of a kind and I..."
Bill Rockenbeck
"I've never met a person who loved preparing food more. Every single thing he makes (and he makes every single thing) is sooo..."
Kris Strutz
"Thanks for a great meal! Good food and good..."
Marcia McFee
"Best dining in Santa Cruz. Sometimes the most entertaining if Jo's in a singing..."
Colt Peterson
"LOVE this Urban Casbah ~ It's like a cozy, eclectic, colorful, exotic happenin' place with changing art every month, daily themed specials, of the..."
Alexandra Childs
"BEST FOOD IN SANTA..."
Rachel Kolyer
"If what you want is "traditional" go somewhere else. If what you want is an explosion of flavor, creativity, and the best food you've ever had, come..."
Jessica Myers
"Delicious food, gado gado and sumac spuds, interesting sauces, great cozy atmosphere. This is the real Santa Cruz, great people with great hearts own..."
Shawn Orgel-Olson
"A remarkable variety of Asian flavors. I had the gado gado and it was excellent. The staff is engaging. The restaurant was very busy but the order..."
Thomas Thompson
"This travel guy said it better than I: “Best food I have had in the US!” AMAZING You’re dipping into some culinary history by going..."
David Post
"I really love this place! Great flavor, and all everyone is very kind and helpful. Amazing veg options. Their chai is among the best I've ever had;..."
Adam Kapp
"This restaurant embodies santa cruz in a food form. Weird and experimental but you're going to come back as much as you can because there's nowhere..."
Riah Green
"Super tasty food! We got the tofu wings, Pad Thai, and hash browns. All amazing flavors and the sauces are so good. The staff and cook(Joe) are very..."
Ari Marz
Malabar Restaurant
Malabar Restaurant
83/100 (677 ratings)
Restaurants
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Indian
Sri Lankan
Indian
Sri Lankan
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Dinner
Lunch
Garlic Noodles
Dumplings
Arancini
Eggplant
Eggplant
Salad
Egg Roti
Curry
Coconut Roti
Fresh Mango Salad
Peanut Boda
Kofta Colombo
Irish Coffee and Chocolate
Rice
Parotta
Kerala Fish Fry
Samosa
Chickpea and Roti Canai
Nasi Goreng
Pakoras
Salad rolls
Vegetable Pakora
veg curry
Tofu Curry
Sit down
Indian
Sri Lankan
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Takeout
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"The food was amazing. They had so many vegan options. We got the nassi Gorin and peanut boda. Both were incredible! Such an underrated..."
Amy Vincent
"Excellent food in a beautiful tranquil space. The menu has unique and perfectly prepared dishes that are well thought out and cooked with experience...."
Lothar Reeves
"We absolutely love Malabar! It's rich and exciting in flavor and so surprised to find it not at the top of every food list in Santa Cruz. This is..."
Taylor Peissner
"This is one of our absolute favorite food places in Santa Cruz. My husband and I go there often and we love the owners as well! It's a husband and..."
Andrea Sherwood
"Amazing experience! The food was above and beyond what I remembered and I’ve been coming back to Santa Cruz with the craving for this food since I..."
joanna sellers
"Great Sri Lankan food in Santa Cruz! I wanted to show my friends what Sri Lankan food was like so we drove down to Santa Cruz to try Malabar..."
Nipun Gunawardena
"The fusion of sri lankan food. The devil shrimp was good not spicy though, and the msian fried rice was awesome. The masala chai can be improved as..."
Mahalingam Rajasutha
Maharaja
Maharaja
77/100 (270 ratings)
Restaurants
Vegan Options
Indian
Vegetarian Friendly
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Dinner
Lunch
"They are open for dine in from tomorrow, so had to takeout today. The Togo packing was not perfect so the food had spilled all over by the time we..."
Sandhya Prashant
"We all had an excellent meal! I recommend you give them a try. We had paneer tikka masala, butter paneer masala, and chicken chili and every entree..."
Intactisin
"A quality restaurant who care about taste of India. In Santa Cruz we found it, and ordered Butter Naan, Rogan Josh, Boti Tikka Masala and the taste..."
shuvo chakrabarty
"I ordered lamb vindaloo. Overall I am happy with the dish. Would give it 5 stars if the lamb is not over cooked. It’s pretty tough and dry and..."
Ellie L.
"Food GREAT. Costumer Service FANTASTIC. Always trust the waiter, he’s the GOAT (greatest of all..."
Dena McMillan
"Good food, great service, and best value for money. We were..."
karan chhibber
"I went there 30 minutes before closing time. Food was okay and service was..."
Anu Chitrangana
Opulence
Opulence
70/100 (45 ratings)
Restaurants
Indian
Indian
Sit down
Indian
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