Little India Seoul

Shalla and his restaurant

You like Indian food? You'll love this place! Any party goers to Hongdae on a Friday and Saturday night will definetely recognize the first and lovable kebab stand guy. His name? Shalla. The friendliest lovable guy who works long hours and never seems to be angry (must be the kebabs - which are made with love!)

A little less known fact about him, he owns an Indian restaurant just off Itaewon Street near the Seoul Masjid (directions below). If  Halal Muslim Indian food is your thing, look no further! Not only are his kebabs astounding when you stumble out of the club at 5am, but his restaurant is even better.

Explorations went ahead and visited him at his restaurant, and then several more times later! We pretty much order the same dish, mainly because it's A LOT of food for a modest price. The one set we usually order comes with 2 different curries, loaded with naan bread, rice, samosa and tandoori chicken.


Usually the tandoori chicken in other places are overcooked and dry. Here, it's juicy and succulent. Forget knives and forks! The "finger licking good" definetly lives up to its name! The naan bread is hot, chewy, and loaded with a good amount of garlic, for those garlic lovers. The curries come out in a small candle lit, self heating apparatus. A nice little gimmick.

Even Ian, a huge eater, can't finish these portions, and Shalla is more than happy to wrap it up and send it home with you on a very happy full stomach. You can order chai teas and lassi's among the usualy drinks, which are equally astounding.

We've tried a few Indian restaurants in Seoul, and this byfar trumps them all. Not only does he personally greet you with a warm welcome and make you feel right at home, his food is just incredibly flavourful and out of this world! Next time your looking for places to eat in Seoul, remember this Indian restaurant! Yumaste!

Here are some pictures of his place.

P.S - Don't confuse this place with Little India in Insa-dong by Tripadvisor. This is an entirely different place!

Get there:
Call ahead 02- 793-5416. 
From Itaewon Station, (line 6) Exit 3. Go straight to the first big road. You will pass UN Club and Mr. Kebab (You want Shalla's place) At the intersection, make a right. Go straight. You will pass "Foreign Restaurant" and the "Foreign Food Mart". Continue to the 3rd small road and make a left toward the mosque. It's along this road on the left handside. Check map below. 



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