Le Raj Mahal, gourmet Indian and Pakistani restaurant in Lyon's Vieux Lyon district since 1997.

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The menu

10 Rue Saint-Jean, 69005 Lyon

Monday, Thursday, Friday: 6pm - 11pm

Saturday, Sunday: 12pm - 11pm

04 72 41 01 90

Discover traditional Indian and Pakistani flavors at our restaurant in Lyon.

Since 1997, our chef, passionate about India and Pakistan and in love with the art of French gastronomy, has created a delicate menu where each dish is an invitation to travel.

The Raj Mahal offers a warm, elegant atmosphere in which to enjoy authentic, carefully prepared dishes.

We're happy to share the best of these flavors with you.

The menu
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The menu

Our dishes are based on Indian and Pakistani gastronomy, and are prepared fresh to bring out all the flavors (photos below). All our meats are halal.

Poultry curry

Dishes simmered in spices (cumin, coriander, turmeric, garam masala), with a creamy tomato and onion sauce. Served with basmati rice.

  • A New Delhi specialty.

    Boneless chicken, marinated, grilled, cooked in a cashew nut, crème fraiche and saffron sauce. Served with basmati rice.

  • Boneless chicken, marinated, grilled, cooked with ginger, garlic, nutmeg and peppers. Served with basmati rice.

  • Native to southern Pakistan.

    Boneless chicken, marinated, grilled, cooked and lightly spiced. With basmati rice.

  • Native to southern Pakistan.

    Boneless chicken, marinated, grilled, cooked and lightly spiced. With basmati rice.

Butter Chicken

Chicken Tikka Masala

Beef and lamb curry

Dishes simmered in spices (cumin, coriander, turmeric, garam masala), with a creamy tomato and onion sauce. Served with basmati rice.

  • Beef cooked with ginger, garlic, yogurt and fresh peppers. Served with basmati rice.

  • Cooked beef with spicy sauce. Served with basmati rice.

  • Speciality from Pakistan

    Cooked beef, slightly spicy. Served with basmati rice.

  • Lamb curry, chef's specialty. Served with basmati rice.

  • Speciality from Pakistan

    Lamb cooked with ginger, garlic and mild spices. Served with basmati rice.

  • Lamb cooked in a sweet saffron and cashew nut sauce. Served with basmati rice.

Karai Beef

Chicken Handi Masala

Lamb Handi Masala

Beef Madras

Prawn and gambas curry

  • Peeled shrimp with crème fraiche, almonds and cashews.

    Served with basmati rice.

  • Chef's specialty, slightly spicy.

    Served with basmati rice.

Dishes simmered in spices (cumin, coriander, turmeric, garam masala), with a creamy tomato and onion sauce. Served with basmati rice.

Makhani shrimps

Naans

A sheet of bread made from wheat flour and baked on the hot wall of a tandoor oven.

  • Leavened bread filled with cheese and sesame seeds.

  • Bread garnished with garlic and coriander.

  • Buttered naan

Biryani

Boneless pieces of meat mixed with basmati rice and spices.

  • Boneless chicken pieces mixed with basmati rice and spices.

  • Boneless beef pieces, mixed with basmati rice and spices.

  • Chunks of lamb mixed with basmati rice, cashews and spices.

  • Peeled shrimp mixed with basmati rice and spices.

Chicken Biryani

Biryani shrimps

Lamb Biryani

Vegetarian dishes

  • Eggplant caviar, sprinkled with fresh herbs.

    Served with basmati rice.

  • Indian lentil curry with spices.

    Served with basmati rice.

  • South Indian specialty

  • Chef's specialty

Bharta Begun

Mixed Vegetables Balti

Tasting Menu - $32.90

  • Choice of bread accompaniment (cheese naan, garlic naan or plain naan)

    Dall Soup Indian lentil soup with fresh coriander

    Podina Kebab Skewer of minced beef with mint, mixed with spices, grilled in a tandoor oven

    Mixed Pakora Mixed vegetable fritters with chickpea flour and spices

  • Dishes served with basmati rice

    Beef Masala : Beef cooked with ginger, garlic, yogurt and fresh peppers

    Chicken Shahi Corma Sweet sauce flavoured with saffron and cashew nuts

    Palake Paneer Spinach curry

  • Halwa Semolina, almond and pistachio cake

    Sorbets Mango, blackcurrant

Raj Menu - €37.90

  • Choice of bread accompaniment (cheese naan, garlic naan or plain naan)

    Lobster soup the chef's South Indian specialty

    Chicken Mughlai Tikka Chicken breast marinated in spices and browned in the tandoor oven

    Samossa Friand stuffed with ground beef and spices

  • Dishes served with basmati rice

    Karai Beef Beef cooked with ginger, garlic and mild spices. Slightly spicy.

    Lamb Shahi Corma Sweet sauce flavoured with saffron and cashew nuts

    Makhani Shrimps Peeled shrimp with crème fraîche, almonds and cashew nuts

    Chicken Handi Masala Chef's specialty

  • Indian pastry tasting

    Kulfi Indian ice cream

    Sorbets Mango, blackcurrant

Desserts

  • Indian semolina cake with almonds and cardamom

  • Cardamom-scented rose soufflé cake with rum syrup

  • 3 scoops with your choice of composition: mango, blackcurrant, vanilla

  • Traditional home-made Indian ice cream with fresh milk, pistachio and cashew.

  • Coconut ice cream served with mango coulis

  • Rose ice cream served with candied red rose petals

  • Tasting of 3 Indian desserts

  • Gourmet tasting of 5 Indian pastries.

    Served with coffee

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The very best in tasty, refined Indian and Pakistani cuisine in Lyon 5, in the Vieux Lyon district.

Customer words ❤️

  • Denis

    "Without a doubt the best Indian Pakistani restaurant. Thank you for your always impeccable service and for the very tasty and hearty food! The quality is always there! We'll be back!".

  • Léna

    "Super Indian restaurant we had a great evening! The service was top notch, the dishes were very well seasoned, with lots of taste and flavor that took us on a journey to India/Pakistan!".

  • Aurélie

    "An evening of the Festival of Lights without a reservation. A very pleasant welcome and delicious food. A very pleasant moment with the family. Thank you🙏".

  • Clara

    "We come very often to this magnificent restaurant when we want a good and genuine Indian meal!
    The waiter is just incredible, patient, he explains all the dishes if you ask him! The dishes are really succulent, with a choice of more or less spicy dishes! Chicken, beef and vegetarian dishes too".

  • Astrid

    "A great address. A trip to the land of flavors, delicious. Thanks for the top-notch service. We recommend it, you won't regret it.

  • Sofia

    "We have been frequenting this restaurant for over 6 years with my family. The food is really delicious, especially the butter chicken and lamb korma :)
    PS: The naans are the best I've ever eaten."

  • Juliette

    "An exceptional experience! The food is delicious, and the service impeccable. The waiter was very welcoming and kind. We were served quickly, in a magnificent setting. We had a great time and will gladly return!".

  • Younes

    "For us, this is the best Pakistani Indian restaurant in Lyon. We go back regularly for samoussas, chicken handy massala or chicken Biryani. The quality is always there. The flavors of the dishes are composed with finesse and subtlety. Thank you for delighting us every time".