Zeen

A bright spark on Drummond Street, Zeen offers a smart, flashy alternative to Little India’s cafés & curry houses. Bold, retro touches, dramatic lampshades & a pop soundtrack lend colour & edge to the basement dining room, & the stylish surrounds are matched by thoughtfully presented dishes full of careful, cheffy touches & regional undertones. Try a chicken kebab cooked in the tandoor, followed by richly flavoured Kashmiri rogan josh, Konkan-style whole curried crab, or one of the Goan specialities – perhaps prawn balchao (cooked in vinegar & chillis). Veggies, meanwhile, might opt for a Keralan vegetable stew served with uthappam (a lentil & rice ‘pizza’). Good value, especially if you take advantage of the frequent special offers.