Songdo Indian restaurant dinner with three curries: Bombay Broy

This post was written after receiving ₩35,000 toward a ₩74,800 meal bill and personally paying the remaining ₩39,800.

Ordering three curries across from Songdo Central Park

At 6 p.m. on a weekday, our group of four—three adults and one child—visited Bombay Broy Songdo right across from Songdo Central Park. We ordered three curries to compare: butter chicken, chicken tikka masala, and chana masala, along with vegetable fried rice and lassi for the child.

The restaurant is in Units 254 and 255 of Building C, 160 Central-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon. It is on the second floor of the shopping building, directly above Ahn’s Bakery. It is about an 18-minute walk from Central Park Station and about 13 minutes from Incheon National University Station. Reservations are available through Naver Booking.

We entered the underground parking garage for the Central Park Prugio apartment complex and parked near Building C of the retail section. Register your vehicle at the restaurant for two hours of parking validation.

Outdoor tables line the passageway in front of the restaurant. All three outdoor tables were occupied when we visited, so we ate inside. If you want terrace seating, you can request it in advance when reserving.

From the terrace, there was a view toward Central Park and Songdo’s cityscape.

Inside, there were wooden tables and wall-side bench seats, with plates and cutlery set at each table. One group was dining when we arrived, but we were seated immediately without waiting.

Colorful mosaic lights and carved decorations beneath the exposed ceiling gave the space an exotic feel.

According to the menu, “Bombay” is a major city in India, while “Broy” is German for brewery. The cover also displayed a halal mark.

Looking through the menu, from kids’ dishes to curries

The weekday lunch set, available until 3 p.m., costs ₩15,400 for Set A. Set B, which adds three pieces of boneless tandoori chicken, costs ₩18,900 and is not available on weekends or public holidays. There are also sets by group size, including the two-person Maharani at ₩42,900 and the four-person Maharaja at ₩79,900.

The kids’ menu offers shrimp fried rice with lassi for ₩11,900 and vegetable fried rice with lassi for ₩9,900. Mild chicken korma was also available separately. You can also choose tandoori oven barbecue dishes such as tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, lamb chops, and mixed grill.

Chicken tikka masala and butter chicken were marked as signature dishes. There were also chana masala, a chickpea curry; spinach palak paneer; dal curry; and beef curry.

There was a wide choice of naan and rice, so it was easy to select accompaniments for the curries.

Plain, mango, kiwi, and strawberry lassis were ₩5,900 each, and there were chai, coffee, and wine as well. India Pale Ale and Namaste Pilsner were available too, though we did not order them that day.

• Butter chicken ₩17,000
• Chicken tikka masala ₩17,000
• Chana masala ₩18,000
• Basmati rice ₩5,900
• Butter naan ₩3,500 × 2 = ₩7,000
• Kids’ vegetable fried rice + lassi ₩9,900
• Total order ₩74,800 / support received ₩35,000 / personally paid ₩39,800

Prices are based on the menu at the time of our visit. The food also arrived fairly quickly after we ordered.

Vegetable fried rice and mango lassi for the child

The adults love Indian curry, but my niece cannot eat curry yet. At other Indian restaurants, she has often eaten naan or plain rice wrapped with gim (roasted seaweed), so I was happy to find a separate kids’ menu here. It was my first time seeing an Indian restaurant with one.

The vegetable fried rice was fluffy and savory, and my niece ate it well. Mango lassi was included in the set too, making it a nice way for her to try a new flavor.

A small bowl of cucumber pickles also came out to have with the curries.

Comparing butter chicken, tikka masala, and chana masala

Gently sweet and smooth butter chicken

Several pieces of chicken came in a smooth sauce made with butter and fresh cream. It was gently sweet with a rich cream flavor. Many butter chickens are not spicy at all, but this one left a slight kick at the end. To me, it was less spicy than Shin Ramyun and the mildest-tasting of the three curries.

Chicken tikka masala with moist chicken

I usually pair butter chicken with lamb curry and palak paneer, but I wanted something new that day, so I chose the chicken tikka masala marked as a signature dish. The tikka barbecue made it nutty, spicy, and sweet. The barbecue flavor was not overpowering, while the chicken was moist and tender. To me, it was about as spicy as Shin Ramyun, one level hotter than the butter chicken.

Chickpea chana masala, the most distinctive dish

Chana masala is a curry made with chickpeas, spices, tomatoes, onions, and herbs. With no meat and tender chickpeas at its center, it had more substantial ingredients than sauce. It was nutty and, to me, about as spicy as Shin Ramyun; it tasted best eaten by the spoonful without naan or rice. All three were good, but chana masala was the most distinctive and memorable dish.

The basmati rice had its characteristic texture: long grains that stayed separate and light. One bowl was also a suitable amount to accompany the curries.

Plating all three curries side by side made the differences in sauces and ingredients clearer. The two butter naans came cut into several pieces in one basket. They were soft and chewy, crisp around the edges, and fluffy in the middle.

Both the naan and basmati rice went well with the curries, so it was nice to alternate between them. The naan was especially good piled generously with chicken and sauce. For three adults to finish all three curries, I think we would need at least two butter naans and around two basmati rices.

The overall portion was adequate, but everyone had eaten lunch late that day and was not very hungry. So about half of each curry remained. It would not have been an amount we left over if we had eaten while hungry as usual. When we asked, the remaining curry was packed up neatly. My sister and brother-in-law shared it the next day.

My conclusion after dinner with a child

After comparing three curries at Bombay Broy Songdo, I found that butter chicken stood out for its gentle sweetness and rich cream flavor, while chicken tikka masala featured a spicy-sweet taste and moist chicken. Chana masala stood out for its nutty, tender chickpeas and generous ingredients.

With a kids’ menu, it was easy to choose something for my niece, who cannot eat curry yet. We got in without waiting on that weekday evening, and the food arrived quickly. If I return, I would order chana masala again and add either the lamb curry or spinach curry that we did not try this time.