HOUSTON
INDIAN
Musaafer
Indian · Warm · Westside
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A Galleria restaurant that traveled across India for its research — chefs visited every region of the country before opening, and the menu reflects that with regional Indian dishes that most American Indian restaurants don't attempt. The room is dramatic and design-forward (with serious investment in the interior); the cooking treats Indian regional cuisine with chef-driven specificity. For modern Indian dining that pushes past tikka-masala expectations into the deeper traditions of the subcontinent.