With a chandelier, suggestive murals, and the smell of the clay oven, Tandoor feels like comfort food even before you get your order. And when you pop that swollen bubble of poori and scoop up the aromatic tucker before you, all your troubles fade into a cumin- and curry-encrusted memory.

Tandoor | 88 Exchange St, Portland | 207.775.4259 | tandoorestaurant.com