If you’re wandering around George Town’s Little India and suddenly develop the very reasonable urge to eat an irresponsible amount of curry, Sri Ananda Bahwan is the sort of place to have on your radar. Think crisp dosa, banana-leaf rice, chicken varuval, mutton curry, naan and enough chutney to make your table look like a small spice festival.
It’s not polished fine dining, and that’s precisely the point. Sri Ananda Bahwan is casual, busy and gloriously food-focused — the kind of Penang Indian restaurant where you come hungry, order for the table, eat until the banana leaf looks like abstract art, and leave wondering why you didn’t order one more dosa.
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