The Best Indian Food in Portland, Beaverton, and Hillsboro

Locals know that the heart of the Indian food scene in Portland is actually located west of the city, in Beaverton and Hillsboro, where many South Asian restaurants and carts reside. But Portland’s Indian food scene is starting to catch up, with the arrival of places like Daawat a Ishq and Shera Indian Food. At deli counters and markets, employees scoop balls of gulab jamun in containers for regulars, while lunch buffet hounds load up plates with saag paneer and tikka masala. Carts pair curries and braises with house-made yogurt, and restaurants get ritzy charring Chinook salmon in the tandoor. This map highlights some of the best of the west, along with the noteworthy places in Portland proper stirring pots of earthy dal, spreading dosa batter into super-thin discs, charring naan into fluffy pillows of dough, and scooping bowls of steamy, saffron-scented rice.

— Additional reporting by Ron Scott

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