Tonka

Down Duckboard Place in the CBD, Tonka rewrites the playbook on modern Indian. Authentic techniques colliding with hyper-local ingredients and undeniable creative swagger. City office workers make a daily beeline here for the ridiculously good $19 express lunch, while evening crowds obsess over the flawless, hyper-attentive service—think bartenders inspecting wine glasses against the light and staff preempting your every need. The dining room? Pure date-night ambiance—dimly lit, spacious, buzzing. But the plates are the real flex. Kick things off with a punchy pani puri before tackling the ghee confit mushrooms with stracciatella. The goat salli botti is mandatory—tender, packing serious heat, crowned with crispy potatoes. Mop every drop with a pillowy, umami-rich black garlic or blue cheese naan, then cool off with a copper goblet of restrained coconut lassi. Serious culinary alchemy. Trust the hype.