Benares

The Spis take

Benares is a modern Indian restaurant and bar in the centre (Tordenskiolds gate), cooking with a proper charcoal tandoor and running a midday lunch buffet before switching to à la carte in the afternoon. It's one of Oslo's better-loved Indian kitchens, with chicken tikka, biryani, naan and paneer among the crowd-pleasers and consistently high ratings. Prices sit around the norm for a sit-down Indian in the city, and it's a dependable pick for a satisfying curry with a drink.