Nirmal's

4.7

189 Reviews

$31 to $50

Indian

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2 people

Mar 14, 2025

8:30 PM

Booked 16 times today

Good for business meals
Charming
Kid-friendly

Nirmal’s is the culmination of over 30 years of culinary experience of Chef Nirmal Monteiro, our five-star chef. His lifelong dream is realized in this restaurant, showcasing his talents and inspired by great traditions of Indian food, yet re-imagined with the influences of his global culinary journey.

Chef Nirmal combines fresh local ingredients from the Pacific Northwest with traditional ingredients and spices from across India. The tastes are at once familiar, yet new and exciting. Prepare for a dining experience with diversity and subtlety of flavors not available in any other Indian restaurant!

At Nirmal’s, we believe that dining is more than just great food; it is the whole experience! Great food, great ambiance, excellent service, and sense of community are our mission.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Indian
Hours of operation
Sat, Sun 12:00 pm–2:00 pm Lunch Mon–Fri 11:30 am–1:30 pm Dinner Daily 5:30 pm–10:00 pm
Phone number
(206) 683-9701
Website
http://www.nirmalsseattle.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Chef Sunit Sharma

Location
106 Occidental Ave S., Seattle, WA 98104
Neighborhood
Pioneer Square
Cross street
Yesler
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Tandoori Chicken$26.00
Grilled chicken leg meat marinated in yoghurt, mustard oil and tandoori spices
Chicken Tikka Angara$22.00
Tandoor grilled chicken thigh marinated with red chillies, spices and yoghurt
Bharwan Simla Mirch$31.00
Bell peppers stuffed with spicy stir fried vegetables, paneer, and topped with rich tomato sauce
Paneer Makhan Masala$29.00
Paneer tikka in rich tomato cashew sauce, and finished with cream and butter
Vegetable Kofta Curry$29.00
Minced vegetable dumplings simmered in creamy spinach and cashew curry
Sarson Ka Saag with Makki Roti$29.00
Authentic North Indian mustard greens cooked with spices and served with corn flour bread
Mix Vegetable Kolhapuri$24.00
Seasonal vegetables in a spicy gravy of chargrilled onions, dry coconut, chili, stone flower and poppy seeds
Dhingri Mutter$24.00
Button mushrooms and green peas in a rich cashew tomato sauce flavored with fennel
Yellow Dal$22.00
Mixed yellow lentils tempered with cumin, mustard, ginger, garlic, green chilies, turmeric and fenugreek

Entrees Non-Vegetarian

Dungeness Crab Curry$59.00
Alaskan wild-caught whole Dungeness crab cooked in a spiced tamarind coconut curry served in shell (limited availability)
Malwani Pompano Fry$35.00
Maharashtrian style whole Pompano fish marinated with spice paste and kokum coated with rice flour and pan fried
Goan Curry (Fish/ Shrimps)$30.00
A flavorful curry of coconut, kokum and spices
Lal Maas$32.00
Rajasthan style succulent goat cooked with red chilies, onion, yogurt, ghee and a host of other spices (CAUTION: dish may contain small bones)

Biryani

Beef Ularthiyathu$30.00
Kerala beef fry cooked with onion, fresh coconut, peppercorn, fennel seeds and curry leaves
Pork Vindaloo$30.00
Pork cubes marinated in malt vinegar, homemade ground spice, red chillis & garlic
Saoji Chicken Rassa$29.00
Maharashtrian spicy chicken curry made of chargrilled onion, coconut, chili, cardamom, cloves, nutmeg, star anise, and stone flower
Chicken Patiala$29.00
Punjabi dish of chicken tikka cooked in a rich tomato cashew and cream gravy
Vegetable Dum Biryani$24.00
Chicken Dum Biryani$24.00
Goat Dum Biryani$28.00

Mumbai Street Food

Vada Pav$17.00
Batter fried spiced potato patty stuffed inside soft pav with garlic chutney
Mumbai Pav Bhaji$17.00
Mashed vegetables cooked with chef’s spice mix and butter, served with pan fried buns
Misal Pav$17.00
Sprouted moth beans and white pea curry with savory crisp and soft pav

Indian Breads, Dosa and Rice

Plain / Butter Naan$5.00
Garlic Naan$6.00
Plain / Pudina / Methi Roti$5.00
Basmati Rice / Gobi Rice$5.00
Dosa$5.00

Desserts

Jalebi$13.00
Crisp spirals of fermented batter fried in ghee, soaked in warm sugar syrup
Kulfi$12.00
Traditional Indian ice cream
Rasmalai$12.00
Gulab Jamun$10.00
Traditional fried milk dumplings, soaked in sugar syrup. Yum!
Chikoo Ice Cream & Chocolate Cake$15.00
Our award-winning dessert
Tropical Ice Cream$10.00
Chikoo or Turmeric Ginger (vegan)
Chocolate Cake$10.00

What 189 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7

4.7 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.6Service
4.6Ambience
4.4Value

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189 Reviews

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megan
Chicago6 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 1, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Nirmal’s offered a great overall experience. The aesthetic is modern and warm. The waiters were very attentive. We ordered a Kolkata 75 which was delicious. We started with the lamb seekh kabob and tandoori chicken. Both were deliciously, so well flavored, and tender. We ordered some to go! We also ordered roti, crispy garlic naan. Paneer Makhan and chicken patiala and Rogan Josh. Everything was amazing. Will definitely visit again.
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karissa
Seattle1 review
4.0
Dined on January 7, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
excellent staff. we had the pleasure of witnessing how they handling the inescapable homeless population of seattle with great class; definitely puts them above other restaurants in terms of how the “visitors” can affect experience and ambiance.
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David
San Francisco1 review
5.0
Dined on December 7, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The bartender was great, friendly, attentive, and able to engage in a conversation
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Tim VIP
San Francisco30 reviews
5.0
Dined on November 30, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
One of our favorites, consistently good. Cool vibe, great food, nice people.
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Marco3
Washington DC29 reviews
4.0
Dined on July 26, 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Service was excellent. They bill themselves as reimagined Indian food but I got an average curry that you can find in any English\Irish pub across Europe. Overrated.
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OpenTable Diner
Seattle1 review
5.0
Dined on July 16, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Highly recommend Nirmal's for wonderful Indian food. It's one of the many new restaurants in the dramatically refreshed Pioneer Square. The only issue we encountered is that Nirmal's had no record of our Open Table reservation and said they did not use this service. None the l was, thge graciously accommodated out party if 6.
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OpenTable Diner
Seattle6 reviews
4.0
Dined on June 16, 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Overall I almost prefer the lunchtime tali to the dinners. The dinner dishes have no sides so you have to fill in for the table which is fine but I think the main dish sizes should probably be reduced a bit to leave room for more side dishes. Pork Vindaloo remains one of the best versions I've ever had though I do wish the service could fill me in on sourcing for the meats. Palak Paneer not the best I've had as the spinach was pureed to the point of no texture. We tried only the vegetable biryani which was very good. Since biryani's are so distinctive per region I will return to try the goat. Staff are pleasant. Drink choices quite good as well.
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OpenTable Diner
Seattle1 review
4.0
Dined on June 15, 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
The food was great and the service was spectacular. Cordial and professional but fun and not stuffy. Food had a nice variety of flavors and did not disappoint
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beezergirl VIP
Seattle14 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 6, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
WOW!!! We have found a new favorite - absolutely LOVED this place - we loved that Nirmal's didn't have the standard Indian restaurant menu - dialed in food - the menu is small and very special - and it changes in order to expose diners to a variety food of Indian cuisine from various regions - from beginning to end the tastes were fantastic - and I am a firm believer that when someone truly loves to cook, you can taste the love and the passion with each bite - have only experienced this a few times - and we experienced this at Nirmal's - the owner came to our table and actually sat and had a great conversation with us about this lovely find among other things - you will feel like you have been welcomed into one's home at this place, given a delicious home-cooked meal, and you will leave thinking "I can't wait to come back and try the next menu"
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Seve VIP
Seattle7 reviews
4.0
Dined on June 3, 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
We had a great dinner. Love the food and Mariah, our server, was fabulous. A bit distressed that the restaurant rating was just OK by the health department. Hope they can improve on that. Then I can give all 5's!
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FAQs

Nirmal's offers delivery in partnership with Chow Now, Postmates and Uber Eats. Nirmal's also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (206) 683-9701.

Nirmal's is rated 4.7 stars by 189 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

Mar 14, 2025

8:30 PM

Booked 16 times today

Order delivery or takeout

106 Occidental Ave S., Seattle, WA 98104

Additional information

Cross street
Yesler
Neighborhood
Pioneer Square
Hours of operation
Sat, Sun 12:00 pm–2:00 pm Lunch Mon–Fri 11:30 am–1:30 pm Dinner Daily 5:30 pm–10:00 pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Indian
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Chef Sunit Sharma
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.nirmalsseattle.com/
Phone number
(206) 683-9701

Nirmal's

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Additional information

Starters Vegetarian

Paneer Tikka Amritsari$22.00

Hara Bhara Tikki$20.00

Samosa$17.00

Starters Non-Vegetarian

Prawns Peri Peri$24.00

Lamb Seekh Kebab$24.00

Entrees Vegetarian

Tandoori Chicken$26.00

Chicken Tikka Angara$22.00

Bharwan Simla Mirch$31.00

Paneer Makhan Masala$29.00

Vegetable Kofta Curry$29.00

Sarson Ka Saag with Makki Roti$29.00

Mix Vegetable Kolhapuri$24.00

Dhingri Mutter$24.00

Yellow Dal$22.00

Entrees Non-Vegetarian

Dungeness Crab Curry$59.00

Malwani Pompano Fry$35.00

Goan Curry (Fish/ Shrimps)$30.00

Lal Maas$32.00

Biryani

Beef Ularthiyathu$30.00

Pork Vindaloo$30.00

Saoji Chicken Rassa$29.00

Chicken Patiala$29.00

Vegetable Dum Biryani$24.00

Chicken Dum Biryani$24.00

Goat Dum Biryani$28.00

Mumbai Street Food

Vada Pav$17.00

Mumbai Pav Bhaji$17.00

Misal Pav$17.00

Indian Breads, Dosa and Rice

Plain / Butter Naan$5.00

Garlic Naan$6.00

Plain / Pudina / Methi Roti$5.00

Basmati Rice / Gobi Rice$5.00

Dosa$5.00

Desserts

Jalebi$13.00

Kulfi$12.00

Rasmalai$12.00

Gulab Jamun$10.00

Chikoo Ice Cream & Chocolate Cake$15.00

Tropical Ice Cream$10.00

Chocolate Cake$10.00

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