Piquancy

Best Known For

Chicken Saag: clay oven-cooked chicken with spinach and mustard leaf gravy.

Piquancy on Auburn Road in Hawthorn is an Indian haven with a twist. The sister restaurant to St Kilda hot spot Babu Ji, Piquancy lives up to its name, serving vibrant dishes inspired by the team's grandparents in Punjab, creating a space that is an Indian home away from home in the heart of Melbourne. Take a seat under the watchful eye of the gentleman twirling his moustache on the wall, to peruse a menu of classic curries and rice dishes, alongside street food bites, beautiful local wines, craft beer and traditional lassi beverages. Delve into paneer saslik to start – grilled cottage cheese, roasted capsicum, spiced yoghurt and mixed berry relish – before fiery pork vindaloo, sprinkled with crispy pork chicarron, or everyone's favourite butter chicken, with saffron rice and papadums.