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Bombay Plates & Cocktails at Bombay Kitchen + Bar
One of Vancouver's highest-rated Indian spots on The Drive, where street-food snacks flow into proper cocktails and a room that hums.
Foodie Experiences
One of Vancouver's highest-rated Indian spots on The Drive, where street-food snacks flow into proper cocktails and a room that hums.
Bombay Kitchen + Bar is the Commercial Drive spot that actually earned its position as one of the city's highest-rated Indian rooms, which at 4.4 across more than two thousand reviews takes some doing. The kitchen runs from street-food snacks all the way through to deep, layered curries, the bar builds cocktails around Indian spice rather than ignoring the connection, and the room hums with the sort of genuine busy-ness that makes a date feel like an occasion without anyone working too hard to create that feeling. Portions are generous, the staff genuinely know what's on the menu, and the drinks list is a real one. Order broadly, start with a cocktail, eat your way through small plates and whatever curry calls to you, and let The Drive handle the rest of the evening. It's a confident choice that delivers.
