Nishi-Kasai, in eastern Tokyo about 15 minutes from Otemachi on the Tozai subway line, is home to one of the largest Indian communities in Japan. Its curry restaurants and grocers cook and sell for the families who live here. Have naan or a dosa, a thin, crisp South Indian crepe, then buy spices to take home.
A long-running Indian restaurant a short walk from Nishi-Kasai Station, serving North Indian curries with naan, a soft, puffy flatbread. Its menu differs from the branch by the south exit, so come here for rich, buttery North Indian dishes.
The south exit branch of the same restaurant, focused on South Indian food. Try a dosa, a large, thin crepe made from rice and lentils and served with dips, or meals, a set of rice with several small curries on one plate.
A small Indian grocery near the station, its shelves stacked with spices, dried lentils, ready-to-heat curry pouches and Indian snacks. Spice packets are light to carry, so it is an easy place to pick up something to cook curry with at home.