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Nawab Indian Cuisine – Williamsburg, VA

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October 1, 2020

Nawab Indian Cuisine joins a growing trend of restaurants – those that value their vegan customers as seriously as they do their omni ones! Located in a strip mall shopping center in Willaimsburg, VA, Nawab is pretty much what you’d expect from a nicer North Indian restaurant. White cloth tablecloths. Glass goblets for water that… Read More ›

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