Kamat
An unfussy Indian vegetarian restaurant in Muscat: a fully meat-free menu of boldly balanced curries, best explored as a generous sharing table.
Kamat has little time for fluff and frills. This Muscat restaurant is concerned with one thing above all (packing as much flavour as possible into every dish), and on that count it delivers in spades.
We will admit a soft spot for Indian vegetarian cooking, and Kamat indulges it: the menu is entirely vegetarian, and the curries are perfectly balanced, the sort of food that wins over sceptics by the second forkful. The experience starts before you have even sat down, as wafting aromas and the sizzle of the kitchen get to work on your senses.
One practical note for vegan travellers: many of the dishes feature paneer, a local-style cheese, so it is worth seeking out the plates made without it. There are plenty.
As for what to order, the Vegetable Kebab with a side of Masala Bhath rice is a reliable favourite, and the Veg Mumtaz is the one to reach for when something saucier is in order. But the best way to take in the full sweep of flavours is simply to go all out with a sharing table and let the dishes pile up.
For plant-forward travellers in Oman who want honest, flavour-first Indian cooking without ceremony, Kamat is a great-value, genuinely satisfying choice.
