The Red Fort

The Red Fort along Soho’s Dean Street has been serving impeccable Mughal-Court-inspired Indian cuisine to London diners for over 30 years. Here, fresh British ingredients blend with Indian culinary traditions and sommelier-selected wines to create an unforgettable dining experience. With an expert kitchen team headed up by head chef Azadur Rahman, The Red Fort is an award-winning culinary institution. Note: The Red Fort sits atop another London hot spot, the spectacular Zenna cocktail bar.

Often topping the charts when it comes to London’s best Indian restaurants, The Red Fort in Soho is an unparalleled Indian restaurant in the heart of the city. Situated along Dean Street, The Red Fort Restaurant has been pushing the envelope when it comes to fine Indian cuisine for over 30 years. Head chef Azadur Rahman and his team, hand-picked from India’s finest kitchens, are known for their bold, fusion-oriented approach to British-Indian cuisine. Their use of British produce enables them to adhere to an ethos whereby only the freshest ingredients make the grade required by every carefully prepared dish. This locally-sourced, seasonal philosophy is married to Rahman and his expert team’s understanding of Indian culinary traditions when it comes to cooking technique and spice-blends, resulting in a deliciously fresh and delicately balanced dishes each and every time.

A great example of The Red Fort Indian Restaurant’s signature British-Indian fusion cuisine is their special Scottish lobster with saffron, garlic, cinnamon and nutmeg. Keeping it traditional, London’s The Red Fort uses their huge, onsite tandoor ovens to bake over twenty different kinds of bread and naan fresh every day. Pair these with homemade chutneys like their mango with curry leaves or their banana with orange and cinnamon and you’ve already got a simple Indian meal on your hands that can’t be beat when it comes to authenticity. London diners enjoy this inimitable taste of India in the elegant interior of The Red Fort’s Dean Street restaurant that again blends an iconic, modern style with flourishes quoted from the Indian Imperial Court. We should note that there’s more than meets the eye when it comes to what’s on offer at The Red Fort in Soho – downstairs is another unmissable venture, the Indian-flavoured Zenna Bar. Between these two famous dining and drinking establishments, you’ve got your night cut out and brightly spiced for you.