About us

The Original Little India

Family-run, Since 1998

Founded by the Baidwan family in 1998, Little India Restaurant & Bar has been voted “Best Indian Restaurant” and “Best Lunch Buffet” for 16 consecutive years. Our story began with a love of cooking and a promise to bring the true taste of India to Denver—with warmth, consistency, and craft.

For more than two decades, Little India of Denver has welcomed our neighbors with warm service and authentic Indian cuisine from slow-simmered curries and fragrant biryani to char-kissed tandoori grills and crowd-favorite Indian street food. We roast our own Indian spice blends in-house and bake breads in a traditional tandoor (clay oven) for deep, smoky flavor you can’t duplicate in a standard kitchen. It’s a big reason local critics and guests have called us one of Denver’s best Indian restaurants for years.

We opened Little India with a simple idea: cook the food we grew up loving and share it with Denver, just the way our families taught us patiently, from scratch, and always with hospitality. Today, our kitchens still hand-grind spices, simmer sauces low and slow, and pull blistered naan straight from the oven to your table. We match classic techniques with modern convenience—dine-in, takeout, delivery, and catering—so you can enjoy a true taste of India any night of the week.

Others can only make claims, but we have actually brought a little piece of India to the heart of Denver! So, join us soon for an experience that mingles exotic and simple tastes to unforgettable effects.

What Sets Us Apart

Voted Best Indian Restaurant & Best Lunch Buffet – by Westword Readers for the past 16 years straight!
5280 Magazine Top of The Town Award – Every year since 2002!
Insite Denver – Best Indian & Best Lunch Buffet
Rocky Mountain News – Top Lunch Buffet – 2004, 2005, & 2006
City Search – Best Indian Restaurant – 2004
Top of the Rocky – Best Indian Food –2005 & 2006
Denver Post Dining Guide – Best Indian Food – 2004, 2005, & 2006
Denver’s Channel 7 A-List – Best Indian 2013 (Top 5), 2012, 2011, 2010 (Top 5), 2009, 2008, 2007 (Top 5)

4.7 rating based on 12,345 ratings

Overall rating: 4.7 out of 5 based on 37 reviews.

Authentic Indian Restaurant Near Downtown Denver

Located on 2390 S Downing and 330 E 6th Avenue in Denver, Little India Restaurant & Bar has something for everyone. The menu is full of exotic as well as traditional Indian dishes that are cooked to perfection. You can have the samosas or pappadams as appetizers, one of the various kebabs as sides, a delicious curry, vegetable preparation or daal as an entrée with your choice of bread in Indian naans or rice, and go for mouth-watering and overly satisfying desserts like kheer or gulab jamun. The restaurant being gluten free means that Vegan dishes like chana masala, vegetable curry, and mushroom mattar are also available and cooked with the same perfection as any other dish on the menu. The bar is stocked with the finest of spirits in white and red wines, apart from serving Indian beer.

The restaurant is operated by the Baidwan family. The Baidwan family have been living in Colorado for more than 20 years now, and their love and passion for cooking led them to open the Little India Bar & Restaurant in 1998. It has enjoyed stellar success throughout its existence in both 6th Avenue and Downing Street. The success is greatly due to the restaurant employing highly skilled chefs that began their careers in North India and cook authentic and finger-licking delicious Indian food. The herbs and spices are imported directly from India and the bread is made in the authentic style using a Tandoor oven. Everything, from the interior and ambiance of the place to the music played and hospitality and friendliness of the staff takes one on a journey through India. Where other restaurants bring a part of India with them, Little India Restaurant & Bar brings the entire nation to you.

Discovering the True Taste of India

Award-winning since 1998, Little India is Denver’s longtime favorite for classic Indian cuisine and value-packed lunch specials. We roast our own spice blends in-house—garam masala, marinades, chutneys—so every dish tastes bright and fresh, and we cook with a real clay tandoor for blistered naan, juicy tandoori chicken, and smoky kebabs you won’t get elsewhere. Because every guest is different, we tailor heat levels from mild to hot and offer vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-friendly options. And with convenient locations on Downing, 6th Avenue, W 32nd Avenue, and Central Park, it’s easy to enjoy dine-in hospitality, quick pickup, Indian food delivery, or full-service catering whenever you search for an Indian restaurant near me.

Join us soon—for an experience where exotic and simple tastes meet, and every meal feels like home.

Denver’s favorites on our menu

Chicken Tikka Masala / Tikka Masala – velvety tomato-cream with tandoor-roasted chicken
Butter Chicken – gentle, buttery comfort the whole family loves.
Saag Paneer & Chana Masala – vegetarian staples with real depth.
Biryani – layered, aromatic basmati (Chicken, Lamb, or Veg).
Tandoori Chicken & Kebabs – yogurt-marinated, clay-oven roasted.
Indian Street Food – samosas, samosa chaat, pani/sev puri, and other chaat-style snacks.

Craving dosa or South Indian specials? Check our menu and social—regional features rotate.

Dine in, take out, or order online

Many guests find us by searching for “Indian restaurants near me,” “Indian food restaurant near me,” or “restaurants near me open now Indian,” and we make enjoying your meal simple either way. Settle into our art-filled dining rooms for friendly, attentive service; order online for fast takeout and dependable delivery across much of Denver; or choose catering and family trays for office lunches, celebrations, game day, and festivals—so great Indian food fits your day, not the other way around.

A Little Piece Of India—In The Heart Of Denver

Indian cuisine is wonderfully diverse—shaped by region, climate, trade, and centuries of family recipes and we honor that heritage while cooking for today’s Denver. From west-Indian spices to classic north-Indian curries, from crunchy chaat to fragrant biryani, we bring a true taste of India to your neighborhood. So whether you searched “indian food near me,” “curry near me,” “biryani food near me,” or simply “best indian restaurant near me,” you’re in the right place. Join us soon—where exotic and simple tastes meet, and every meal feels like home.