Eats and Drinks
Best Indian Restaurant
Banjara
1017 S. Charles St., 962-1554
With all due respect to the venerable Indian triumvirate in Mount Vernon, to find Baltimore’s best subcontinental cuisine this year we turn to the south. Federal Hill’s Banjara takes the prize not just for its delicious, fresh food—the kitchen here never lapses into the creaky coasting we occasionally find farther up Charles Street—but for the soothing peacefulness of the dining room, a quiet, dimly candle-lit space appointed with gorgeous rugs. And when we don’t feel like going out to enjoy the lovely food in this lovely setting, we can call Banjara’s adjunct Singh Express (see “Best Carry-out Indian Food”) to bring it to our somewhat less poetic digs.
Other Awards for Best Indian Restaurant:
Indigma, 9/16/2009
Akbar, 9/17/2008
Akbar Restaurant, 9/19/2007
India Rasoi, 9/20/2006
Ambassador Dining Room, 9/21/2005
India Rasoi, 9/22/2004
Banjara, 9/17/2003
Ambassador Dining Room, 9/18/2002
India Rasoi, 9/19/2001
Ambassador Dining Room, 9/13/2000
India Tandoor, 9/15/1999
Banjara, 9/17/1997
All Awards for Banjara:
Best Indian Restaurant, 9/17/2003
Best Indian Restaurant, 9/17/1997