The Farmer’s Indian Restaurant

The Farmer’s is a North Indian restaurant on Sumner Boulevard in north Raleigh, cooking in the dhaba style of the roadside kitchens of northern India. Ingredients are sourced from local farms wherever the kitchen can manage it, which is where the name comes from.

Tandoori dishes come out sizzling, the biryanis are fragrant, and the curries lean creamy. It reads as a place for curious first-timers and for people who grew up eating this food, and the range is wide enough to suit both at the same table.

What to know

• A lunch buffet runs alongside the regular menu.
• Catering covers family feasts and large biryani orders.
• Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options rotate through the menu.
• Butter chicken is one of the dishes the kitchen is known for.
• Homemade sweets are part of what the kitchen turns out.