Cuisine:

• Indian
• Pakistani
• Lounge, club, bar
• Diner
• Bar

Akbar's Own Dining Lounge Description:
This local West Side spot draws diners with its solid Indian cooking offered in stylish digs with banquette seating. From the kitchen, chef Kan Singh proves his mastery of Northern Indian cuisine by cooking authentic Kashmiri and Mughlai dishes enhanced with puffy breads and delicately balanced spices and flavours. Shrimp pakoras, zinging with ginger and green chilies, are crunchily wrapped in sesame-seed batter. Particularly good are the fiery prawn vindaloo or the more subtle prawn Kashmiri, cooked with butter, tomatoes, apples and cream. The biryanis, heady with saffron and shot through with your choice of chicken, lamb, prawns or vegetables, are standouts. Vegetarians will be pleased by dishes including the irresistible alu gobi---chopped cauliflower and potato.