Cafe Saffron

From the street, it looks like just another busy curry parlour. But this long-player demonstrates the dizzying heights to which subcontinental food can rise. Lift off with aloo tikka - crisply crusted potato patties with dried fruit and chutneys, finished on a sizzling iron platter. Other highlights include paneer tawa masala - a compilation of golden crusted cubes of cheese and other fiery vegetarian treasures from the tandoor - and enchanting rada-e-gosht, which blends cubed and minced lamb in an opulent sauce that demands to be mopped up with impossibly light naan bread. But please leave room for carrot pudding.