Pangyo Indian restaurant with Indian cooks: Bombay Broy tikka masala

What is Bombay Broy Pangyo like?

Bombay Broy Pangyo is an Indian restaurant on the Baekhyeon-dong café street in Pangyo, and the food is cooked by Indian staff themselves. I was out strolling the café street and wanted something a little different from the usual.

The street has cafés but also plenty of other restaurants, and this day the exotic look of Bombay Broy caught my eye, so I walked in. It turned out that Indian staff make the food right there.

On weekdays you can order the Lunch B course, which made it a good pick for a midday meal.

I ordered Course B for two, with everything from curry to naan to tandoori chicken. Let's take a closer look :)

Bombay Broy Pangyo location, hours and parking

Bombay Broy Pangyo is at 25 Pangyoyeok-ro 2beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea.

It's not hard to find if you're walking around the Baekhyeon-dong café street. It's open daily 11:00–22:00, so lunch or dinner both work, and the A and B courses can be ordered during weekday lunch hours. Note that the lunch courses run on weekdays only and can't be ordered on weekends or public holidays.

For parking, you can use the Baekhyeon-dong Café Street lot, which is paid: ₩1,000 for the first 60 minutes, then ₩2,000 per 60 minutes.

Interior and atmosphere

The exterior already gives off an Indian restaurant vibe, and inside the space was big and rather unique.

The space is done mostly in wood,

and with Indian-style props, paintings and chandeliers added, it felt clearly different from an ordinary restaurant. There's a long table at the back as well as tables for 2–4 people, so it looked fine for a meal with a friend or a bigger group.

Indian food cooked by Indian staff

One of the features of Bombay Broy Pangyo is that Indian staff cook the food themselves.

At first the staff didn't speak much Korean and I was a little flustered ordering, but they checked the menu with me slowly, took the order well and were friendly. It honestly felt like being in a restaurant in India.

Bombay Broy is an Indian food specialist selling curries, tandoori chicken, naan (flatbread) and more. It seemed like a good fit for anyone in Pangyo craving something different from the usual Korean or Western food.

What's in the weekday Lunch B course for two?

I ordered Course Menu B for two at Bombay Broy Pangyo. (Per person, printed in the original as 1,7000 won.)

• Butter chicken curry
• Tandoori chicken, 1 piece × 2
• Naan, 1 × 2
• Rice, 1 × 2
• Salad
• Pickles

Even one B course comes with curry, naan, rice and tandoori chicken, so it's a good setup for someone trying Indian food for the first time to taste several dishes at once.

We ordered two different curries.

• Chicken tikka masala curry
• Butter chicken curry

Chicken tikka masala: rich spices with a spicy kick

The chicken tikka masala at Bombay Broy is a vivid, deep orange. It has a rich tomato base with spices layered on top, and a gentle heat rising at the back. The spice doesn't hit you right away; after you taste the depth of the curry, a slight spicy aftertaste lingers, and eating it with naan or rice softened the heat nicely.

The thick sauce clings well to the naan, so dipping it generously gave the full rich curry flavor, and with rice the spicy sauce soaked in for a different feel. If you prefer a curry that's a bit more intense and spicy with the spice flavor alive, rather than a soft, nutty one, chicken tikka masala should suit you.

Butter chicken: a soft, creamy curry

The butter chicken curry looked very appetizing, with white cream swirled in a curve on top and a little herb in the middle. In taste it was clearly softer and nuttier than the chicken tikka masala.

A mild tang from the tomato base plus butter and cream made it go down smoothly. Even someone trying Indian curry for the first time could enjoy it without much trouble.

Chewy naan and rice

The naan in the lunch B course came out warm, and I tore it right away to dip in the curry. The outside is lightly toasted and the inside fluffy and chewy, so it went well with the curry.

Dipping naan into each curry, the butter chicken showed its soft, nutty side, while the chicken tikka masala's rich spice came through more. Rice comes too, so you can alternate naan and rice to suit your taste.

Golden grilled tandoori chicken

Tandoori chicken came with the lunch B course too. True to a dish marinated in traditional Indian spices and then grilled, the surface was reddish and nicely browned, with a subtle spice aroma.

The outside had a lightly grilled texture while the chicken inside was relatively tender and juicy. Eating it alongside added the flavor and texture of grilled chicken, which I liked.

A clean finish with salad and pickles

I also had the salad and pickles that come by default. Between bites of the rich, spiced curry, a bit of salad or pickle freshened up my mouth, so they were good to have alongside.

Overall, with two curries, naan, rice and tandoori chicken all at once, it was a lunch set that lets even a first-timer try plenty of Indian dishes.

Who is Bombay Broy Pangyo for?

Because Indian staff cook the food themselves, Bombay Broy Pangyo has a different feel from a typical fusion curry shop, and the space itself had a particularly nice atmosphere thanks to the big windows and wood interior. It's worth a stop when you've had enough of just hopping between cafés on the Baekhyeon-dong café street, or want a slightly different meal.

Since the lunch set runs on weekdays, it also seems a good fit for office workers looking for lunch in Pangyo or anyone meeting someone nearby. If you want an exotic atmosphere and food made by local staff, it's worth visiting once when you're looking for Indian food in Pangyo.