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Nirmal's, Seattle, WA

Nirmal's

4.1 (192)
$31 to $50
Indian
106 Occidental Ave S., Seattle, WA 98104

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 11 times today

About this restaurant

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.

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
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Chef Sunit Sharma
  • Delivery & takeout
  • 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

What 192 people are saying

Nirmal's reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

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

4.1
4.1 based on recent ratings
  • 4.1Food
  • 4.3Service
  • 4.1Ambience
  • 3.6Value

NoiseModerate

192 Reviews
  1. James VIP

    Seattle / Eastern Washington2 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on June 6, 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Average food and bad plating at a high price. Would not return.

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  2. Matt

    Seattle / Eastern Washington2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 18, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Such good food and the owner/manager is incredible nice and chatty. Would absolutely come back to try everything on the menu.

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  3. Selena VIP

    Seattle / Eastern Washington34 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on May 9, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 2
    I think the food has gone down hill. The quality of food is still ok but the choice is limited. It used to be more special for us, but this tine, it is like we barely could find something we want to order.

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  4. Joleen

    Los Angeles3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 26, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Wonderful experience! Food was great! Service was excellent! Oliver the owner went around and made suggestions. Will definitely recommend this place and come back to visit when we are in Seattle again! Thank you.

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  5. megan

    Chicago / Illinois6 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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  6. karissa

    Seattle / Eastern Washington1 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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  7. David

    San Francisco Bay Area1 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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  8. Tim VIP

    San Francisco Bay Area32 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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  9. Marco3

    Washington, D.C. Area29 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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  10. OpenTable Diner

    Seattle / Eastern Washington1 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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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 4.1 stars by 192 OpenTable diners.

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

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  5. Pioneer Square

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 11 times today
Google Map for Nirmal's

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
  • Delivery & takeout
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