About 70 minutes by car from Naha Airport. This Indian restaurant is located in the American Village in Chatan Town. Don’t be fooled into thinking that you don’t have to come to Okinawa to eat curry! It is a cool restaurant with a chic interior where Indian music videos are played, breaking the mold of Indian restaurants. What kind of Indian restaurant is this?
Point 1: The interior of Curry’s “Bollywood Dreams” in Okinawa is amazing!
When it comes to Indian restaurants, the market is usually set everywhere. The entrance is decorated with Indian flags, Ganesha ornaments, and pictures of glittering Maharajas, and the owner is either Indian or Nepalese.
Bollywood Dreams” is a wonderful restaurant that breaks the stereotype of such Indian restaurants.
First of all, the entrance looks like it could be mistaken for a café/bar or a club. If it weren’t for the pictures of curry, you might enter by mistake.
The interior of the restaurant has cool studio-style lighting. There are lots of windows, so light pours in during the day.
The tables and chairs are black. On the wall are pictures of people who look like Indian stars. And there is a monitor that plays Indian music videos endlessly! With the lively sound of tabla music, the restaurant is in full-blown “Bollywood” mode, not Hollywood mode.
The plates on which the curry is served are also well-designed triangles. The naan is also served in a beautiful basket.
As you would expect from a restaurant located in Depot Island in the American Village! I thought, “This is just what I was looking for.
The owner is Indian, but speaks fluent Japanese.
Point 2: What is the specialty menu of Curry “Bollywood Dreams” in Okinawa?
So what are some of the specialties on the menu at Bollywood Dreams?
This restaurant has won first place in the “Chattan Gourmet Battle,” in which many restaurants participate, and has a reputation for its taste. Some even say it is the best Indian restaurant in Okinawa.
The first place winner in the “Chattan Gourmet Battle” was the “Creamy Butter Chicken Curry & Butter Naan” (1,620 yen), a rich butter chicken curry with a buttered naan that is as irresistible as the curry itself!
This curry is a tandoori chicken tikka, rich with tomato-based gravy. The fluffy, moist, buttery naan is also irresistible. The naan is so big, you can’t even imagine how big it is.
For lunch, the restaurant offers a wide variety of reasonably priced dishes such as the Tandoori Chicken Wrap (1,199 yen), Dreams Deluxe (set of two curries, tandoori chicken and emperor chicken, 1,419 yen), and Choley Batouleh (set of chickpea curry and fried naan, 1,177 yen)!
Since the portions are large, women may want to try Dreams Classic (half-size curry and naan, 1,067 yen)!
Point 3: Curry “Bollywood Dreams” drinks are also amazing in Okinawa!
Bollywood Dreams’ drink menu is also very extensive.
Lassi” is the standard when it comes to Indian restaurants, but lassi is also available in mango, sweet, strawberry, coconut, and other unusual varieties. (¥539-561)
Soft drinks range from cola to ginger ale, mango juice, and orange juice, (319-539 yen)
In addition, beers include Asahi, Kirin, Orion, Heineken, Corona (550 yen), plus Kingfisher and Taj Mahal Indian beer. (770 yen)
Furthermore, cocktails based on vodka, gin, whiskey, brandy, etc. (660-880 yen). Among them, the “Bollywood Remix” (770 yen), a lassi and rum cocktail, is unique!
