Indian life in Kuwait: food, festivals and entertainment

Kuwait is home to 1,038,745 overseas Indians. Here is where to find Indian food, festivals and entertainment there. For the Indian embassy and NRI services, see NRI services in Kuwait.

Where to find Indian food and shops

Indian restaurants, from Keralam and Tamil to Punjabi and Hyderabadi, are found throughout Kuwait, with many in Farwaniya, Abbasiya, Salmiya and Kuwait City. Saravanaa Bhavan, the South Indian chain from Chennai, has branches in Kuwait.

Festivals and celebrations

Onam, Diwali, Eid and other festivals are celebrated by the many Indian community associations registered with the Embassy, mostly in halls and schools; the Embassy's website lists the associations and its own cultural events.

Culture and films

New Indian films, especially Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi, usually open in Kuwait's cinemas in the same week as in India.

Overseas Indian figures: Ministry of External Affairs, as of January 2026.