Ela Curry & Cocktails

Ela Curry & Cocktails stakes its identity on the pairing in its name: Indian cooking built around curry, matched to a bar program treated with equal seriousness. That's not a common combination in Palm Beach Gardens, where Indian restaurants tend to play it safe and cocktail programs tend to live in separate rooms from serious spice. Here they're the same meal.

The commitment shows. This is a kitchen willing to let curry carry the menu rather than hedge it with a dozen safer dishes, and a bar willing to build drinks that actually stand up to that food instead of just diluting it. That kind of confidence is rare enough locally that it gets noticed.

It has been. Local press has flagged it, and Michelin selected it for its 2026 guide — recognition that lines up with what's on the plate and in the glass, not ahead of it. Palm Beach Gardens doesn't have many places doing Indian food this deliberately, or a bar program built to match it. This one earns the trip.