Anika Balti Express

Anika Balti Express on Narborough Road won Best Takeaway at the 2022 Leicester Curry Awards — a significant recognition on a street thick with Indian and Pakistani competition. The kitchen stands out for a creamy chicken tikka made with Alfonso mango and a fiery naga lamb curry for heat-seekers. The broader menu covers tandoori grills, fish shashlik, biryani, and a full range of balti and karahi dishes. Narborough Road, named by a 2016 LSE study as Britain's most diverse high street, provides the right setting for a kitchen with this level of ambition. Open most evenings except Tuesdays.