Veeraswamy

Veeraswamy is an Indian restaurant in London, at 99–101 Regent Street. It was opened in 1926 by Edward Palmer, a retired Anglo-Indian officer in the British Indian Army. By 2006, it had become the oldest Indian restaurant in the United Kingdom. It was awarded a Michelin star in 2016. By 2025, it was under threat of closure. Palmer's first company, E.P. Veeraswamy & Co., was founded in 1896 as a food ingredients business, not a restaurant, selling Indian foods under the trademark 'Nizam'. In 1924, Palmer advised the restaurant in the Indian Government Pavilion at the British Empire Exhibition in Wembley Park, Middlesex. This led to the founding of the restaurant. In its early years, Veeraswamy served Anglo-Indian cuisine. In the mid-20th century, it shifted to dishes more familiar to a British clientele such as korma and vindaloo. By the end of the 20th century, it served a menu of regional Indian cuisine, including dishes from Punjab and Kashmir.