Niiza, Saitama, Japan｜天竺食堂

Little homemade curry shop that can be reached from Kichijoji via the bus to Niiza-Sakae. Me and my wife were treated warmly by the couple that runs the place, and we enjoyed looking at the chef's drawings while we waited. Food was great, and the set meals come with pappad and your choice of chutney. The gekikara chili was genuinely spicy and had great flavor, but my fave was the garlic. Don't miss the coconut milk pudding, perhaps the highlight of the meal. No English menu, but you could probably get through it with the google translate app and a bit of ganbaru. It's worth it! We will be back.

First visit. It's on my way to work, so I watched it from the time it was under construction, but I never thought it would become a curry restaurant. A seemingly ordinary house. When you enter from the entrance, you will be surprised at the wall. It is made to hide the gathering of the living room from the street people. The inside of the store is calm with the feeling of wood. The menu is handwritten and warm. And it's all handwritten. I felt the spirit in the place where the copy was not used. I didn't know what "Tikka", "Papad", "Chutney", and "Sabzi" (because there are no pictures), but I gradually understood. Lassi was thick and good. It seems to be run by a married couple, and sometimes (?) an old lady comes to HELP. The warm atmosphere is good. I was surprised when my dog ​​suddenly barked, but I wish I could go there again when I have more time. *If you don't commute by car, you can drink Niiza craft beer. disappointing….

A curry shop that renovated the first floor of a private house. Anyway, both the husband and wife are skilled, and the husband is in charge of curry, and the wife is in charge of sweets. Every menu is a fine item, and in addition to rice, pickles, roux, and chicken tikka, chai and lassi are also delicious. In addition to the regular menu, there are limited servings of salmon curry and shrimp curry. It's another store, but the impression is that it's a creative curry like Kanamecho's Curry Punje. I think it's a spot that competes for 1st and 2nd place among restaurants in Niiza city. Recommended.