Vegetarian Curry in Nagasaki: Indian Restaurant MILAN at Nagasaki Station

A vegetarian curry set at Indian Restaurant MILAN, with naan bread, rice, mixed dal curry, a vegetable samosa, and a side salad

Finding vegetarian food in Japan is harder than most travelers expect — and in a regional city like Nagasaki, it’s harder still. There is, however, one category of restaurant where a vegetarian option is almost guaranteed: Indian restaurants. Curry adapted for Japanese palates has long been a staple here, and Indian restaurants are now simply part of the everyday food landscape.

Inside Amu Plaza Nagasaki, 5th Floor

Indian Restaurant MILAN sits at the back of the restaurant floor on the 5th floor of Amu Plaza Nagasaki’s main building, directly connected to Nagasaki Station. I visited on a Sunday at 11:30 a.m. Other restaurants on the same floor already had lines forming, but MILAN was quiet, and I was seated right away.

Entrance of Indian Restaurant MILAN on the 5th floor of Amu Plaza Nagasaki, with an Indian flag and menu boards including Turkish rice — *The entrance to Indian Restaurant MILAN, at the back of the 5th-floor restaurant zone in Amu Plaza Nagasaki.*

Menu and Ordering

The menu is printed in both Japanese and English, and orders are placed through a tablet at each table, which can also be switched to English or other languages (I forgot to switch it before taking our photo, so the screen still shows Japanese).

The vegetarian options include vegetable curry, vegetable biryani, and several vegetable-based curries. For curry, you can choose between three types — dal tarka curry, mixed dal curry, or vegetable curry — and adjust the spice level to taste.

Printed curry menu at Indian Restaurant MILAN, showing chicken, meat, seafood, and vegetable curry options in English and Japanese, including dal tarka and mixed dal curry — *The printed curry menu, with English translations throughout — the vegetable curry section includes dal tarka, mixed dal, and vegetable curry.*

Restaurant ordering tablet showing Nagasaki's Turkish rice and katsu curry set meals with prices, at Indian Restaurant MILAN — *“Toruko rice” on the ordering tablet — Nagasaki’s own take on a one-plate meal, sitting right alongside the curry menu.*

What I Ordered

I went with the mixed dal curry: rich, thick, and generously spiced. The samosa served alongside it was vegetable-based too, with no meat in the filling.

Mixed dal curry, served with naan, rice, and a vegetable samosa. — *A closer look at the mixed dal curry — thick, dark, and generously spiced.*

Why This Restaurant

MILAN also has a second location, Ohato Honten, near Dejima. But the Amu Plaza branch has three advantages worth knowing about: it’s easy to reach, less crowded, and — importantly — rarely closes unexpectedly.

In a city like Nagasaki, small independently run restaurants sometimes show as “open” on Google Maps but turn out to be closed when you arrive. A restaurant inside the station building doesn’t have that problem. Because it is located inside the station building, its opening hours tend to be more predictable than those of small independent restaurants.

There’s one more reason to like this spot: Toruko rice is on the menu. It’s Nagasaki’s third signature dish, after champon and sara udon — a single plate combining spaghetti, curry, and a pork cutlet. If you’re traveling with someone who isn’t vegetarian, they can order Toruko rice while you order the vegetable curry, and everyone eats well.

Inside Indian Restaurant MILAN at Amu Plaza Nagasaki — *The dining area inside MILAN, with its warm lighting, comfortable seating, and Indian-inspired interior.*

Shop Info

Address: 1-1 Onoue-machi, Nagasaki, Nagasaki 850-0058 (Amu Plaza Nagasaki, Main Building, 5F)

Hours: 11:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m. (last order 9:15 p.m.)

Website / Instagram: https://milan-nagasaki.jp/

Reservations: Not required

Credit cards: Accepted