Shalimar Restaurant San Francisco

Name: Shalimar Restaurant San Francisco
Address: 532 Jones Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102, US
Telephone: 415-928-0333

Indian and Pakistani

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Daily 11:30am–11pm

532 Jones Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
415-928-0333
Last verified: August 2026
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Platter of tandoori chicken with sliced onion and cilantro at Shalimar

Today's Specials

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Chicken Jalfrezi$14.00
Chicken with tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, cinnamon and cloves
Chicken Karahi$14.00
Chicken with northern spices, herbs and tomatoes
Goat Karahi$18.00
Goat with northern spices, herbs and tomatoes
Chicken Ginger$15.00
Boneless chicken with aromatic ginger and herb blend
Brain Masala$20.00
Lamb brain cooked with butter, onions, tomatoes and authentic spices

Tandoori Charcoal Barbeques

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Murgh Tikka Lahori$6.00
Chicken breast marinated with spices and lemon
Murgh Boti Tandoori$14.00
Boneless breast marinated and skewered over charcoal
Seekh Kabab Mughlai$4.00
Ground beef with herbs and spices, grilled on a skewer
Seekh Kabab Murgh$4.00
Ground chicken kabab with herbs and spices
Tandoori Chop$20.00
Lamb chops marinated in a blend of spices
Malai Boti$15.00
Tender boneless chicken marinated and cooked in the tandoor
Bihari Tikka Boti$15.00
Tender beef cubes grilled on skewers

Salan (Curries)

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Murghi Korma Shahi$13.00
Chicken with saffron, yogurt, and spices
Bhuna Gosht$16.00
Grass-fed lamb, cooked with butter with a hint of garlic and ginger over onions
Nihari$15.00
Fat-removed beef shank cooked slowly in mixed spices
Aloo Keema$14.00
Ground beef or chicken with onions, tomatoes, ginger and potatoes
Saag Gosht$16.00
Tender lamb cooked with garden fresh spinach and crisp coriander
Chicken Tikka Masala$15.00
Chicken barbeque cooked with butter in Shalimar spices
Chicken Kofta$14.00
Chicken meatballs with cumin seeds
Saag Chicken$14.00
Farm fresh spinach cooked with chicken

Nature's Bounty (Vegetables)

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Kabli Channa$11.00
- Vegetarian
Chickpeas delicately cooked in butter and garam masala with tamarind
Paneer Masala$14.00
- Vegetarian
Cheese cooked in Shalimar special tikka masala
Palak Paneer$14.00
- Vegetarian
Spinach and cheese with exotic spices
Bengen Bhujia$11.00
- Vegetarian
Fresh eggplant cooked with onions and tomatoes
Daal Masala$11.00
- Vegetarian
Lentils stewed with cumin and coriander
Palak Aloo Methi$11.00
- Vegetarian
Fresh spinach cooked with young potatoes
Mili Juli Sabzi$11.00
- Vegetarian
Mixed fresh vegetables stir-fried with tomatoes and spices
Okra$11.00
- Vegetarian
Ladyfingers cooked with onions and spices

Menu items and prices are approximate and may have changed — call the restaurant to confirm.

Dishes to know on this menu

Tandoori: Cooked in a tandoor, a deep, charcoal- or gas-fired clay oven that reaches very high heat. Tandoori chicken is bone-in pieces marinated in yogurt, lemon, ginger-garlic and spices (the red color is mostly Kashmiri chili or food coloring), skewered and roasted until charred. Naan is slapped onto the same oven's walls. On this menu as: Tandoori Charcoal Barbeques · Murgh Boti Tandoori · Tandoori Chop.
Kebabs: seekh, boti, shami: Seekh kebab is spiced minced lamb or chicken pressed around a skewer and grilled; boti is marinated cubed meat; reshmi ("silky") is chicken mince or breast in a cream marinade; shami is a pan-fried patty of minced meat and chana dal; galouti is Lucknow's melt-in-the-mouth version; chapli is the flat, coriander-seed-studded patty of Peshawar; bihari kebab is thin strips of marinated beef. On this menu as: Murgh Boti Tandoori · Seekh Kabab Mughlai · Seekh Kabab Murgh.
Naan: A leavened, teardrop-shaped bread slapped onto the wall of the tandoor, blistered and brushed with butter or ghee. Garlic, butter and cheese naan are standard; keema naan is stuffed with spiced mince, peshwari with coconut and dried fruit. Kulcha is the flakier, often stuffed (potato, onion, paneer) Punjabi relative. On this menu as: Tandoori Naan · Onion Kulcha · Garlic Naan.
Saag & palak: Saag means cooked greens: spinach, mustard, fenugreek or a mix. palak is specifically spinach. Puréed and simmered with ginger, garlic and cream, then paired with paneer, chicken or lamb. Sarson ka saag (mustard greens) with corn flatbread (makki di roti) is the Punjabi winter classic. On this menu as: Saag Gosht · Saag Chicken · Palak Paneer.
Garam masala: "Masala" simply means a spice blend, or the sauce built on one. Garam masala ("warm blend") is the finishing mix of cardamom, cinnamon, clove, cumin, black pepper and other whole spices toasted and ground, added at the end of cooking for aroma rather than heat. Every region and household has its own proportions. On this menu as: Brain Masala · Chicken Tikka Masala · Paneer Masala.
Aloo, gobi, bhindi, baingan, matar: The vegetable vocabulary of a North Indian menu: aloo is potato, gobi cauliflower, bhindi okra, baingan eggplant (bharta is roasted and mashed), matar peas, jeera cumin. Malai kofta are dumplings of paneer and potato in a creamy gravy. "Aloo gobi" is potato and cauliflower; "matar paneer" peas and paneer, and so on. The name is the recipe. On this menu as: Aloo Keema · Chicken Kofta · Palak Aloo Methi.

How these dishes compare

Tikkatypically $15 across 366 menus
Biryanitypically $16 across 345 menus
Daltypically $11.99 across 344 menus
Naantypically $3.99 across 337 menus
Tandooritypically $11.97 across 316 menus
Roti, chapati & parathatypically $4 across 313 menus
Saag & palaktypically $15.95 across 309 menus
Tikka masalatypically $16.99 across 303 menus

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Shalimar Restaurant San Francisco

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Today's Specials

Tandoori Charcoal Barbeques

Salan (Curries)

Nature's Bounty (Vegetables)

For the Weight Watchers

Tandoori Naan

Punjabi Basmati Rice

Sweet Temptations (Meetha)

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