Kozhikode (Calicut)
Hidden away in the sea-facing Beach Hotel, Salkaram serves excellent fish and chicken dishes, Malabari cuisine (such as fish coconut curry) and Keralan…
Must-see restaurants in India
Ahmedabad (Amdavad)
This no-nonsense canteen-style place is excellent for trying traditional Gujarati and Rajasthani snacks, such as panipuri (round, hollow, crisp dumplings…
South Goa
Surya Beach Café, nestled at Galgibag’s southern end in the pine trees, specialises in fresh oysters, clams, mussels and crabs caught from the Galgibag…
Kozhikode (Calicut)
Distressed-wood shutters, vibrant paintwork and old-school radios create a retro-style scene at this wildly popular restaurant near the beach, where…
Orchha
Good food and friendly waiters, in the elegant pillared hall of a former royal guesthouse, are a cut above what you'd normally expect from a government…
Jodhpur
Sharing premises with a Rama temple and a hotel, Nirvana has both an indoor cafe, covered in ancient Ramayana wall paintings, and a rooftop eating area…
Chennai (Madras)
A calm ambience seeps through the four orange-toned, three- to four-table rooms of this elegant Keralan restaurant. Lightly spiced pachakkari vegetable…
Mcleod Ganj
This popular, vegetarian Japanese restaurant is renowned for its daily changing set menus, but also worth visiting for its fairly authentic miso soup (₹50…
Kolkata (Calcutta)
A series of food stalls selling a unique combination of creole cuisine is interspersed by a few somewhat-dodgy bar-restaurants, whose fairy lights add…
Mumbai (Bombay)
Long on wall-to-ceiling windows and neighbourhood charm, this Ranwar village organic cafe dishes up an enticing Mediterranean/Indian melange of sandwiches…
Kolkata (Calcutta)
This central business district eatery has long been a favourite with journalists and bureaucrats, who congregate here at mealtimes to tuck away hearty…
Srinagar
This upstairs restaurant is a great place to try a full spread of Kashmiri cuisine, though good Indian veg dishes are also served. A special room with…
Varkala
With giant dreamcatchers and tiered candlelit tables strewn with flower petals, Darjeeling is always packed with travellers. Snappy, cheerful service…
Kochi (Cochin)
A beautiful duo of Dutch-style dockside godowns (warehouses) reimagined into a laid-back outdoor cafe and art space with bench-style tables along a…
Arunachal Pradesh
Nepali-run Sela is the valley's best standalone restaurant, with satisfying fried rice, momos (Tibetan dumplings), thukpa (noodle soup), chow mein,…
Kochi (Cochin)
Gloriously fresh seafood is the thing at this smart, locally popular restaurant with turquoise table runners and touches of greenery. Fish is served in…
Haridwar
While it's a chain that's gone global, Dosa Plaza offers a more contemporary choice than the gritty dhaba options close to the train station. There are…
Chennai (Madras)
From an impeccably clean kitchen (which you're welcome to tour) come limitless, flavour-packed lunchtime thalis, dished up traditional-style on banana…
Udaipur
Most captivating in the evening, this semiformal restaurant in the ritzy Shiv Niwas Palace Hotel has indoor seating, but if the weather’s warm enough it’s…
Nashik
This wildly popular restaurant known as Panchavati around town (but actually called Dhaba) will take your tastebuds on a roller coaster of flavour via its…
Varkala
At the southern end of the North Cliff trail, this leafy terrace cafe-restaurant remains a firm favourite for your morning coffee fix. Freshly ground…
Mumbai (Bombay)
Over 110 years young, Kyaani is one of just a few Parsi cafes left in Mumbai. With its rattling, sky-high ceiling fans, black bentwood chairs and chipped…
Ahmedabad (Amdavad)
This peaceful spot in a tree-fringed garden is popular with students from Gujarat University and other colleges nearby. It’s right next to the Amdavad ni…
Aurangabad
Though prices are similar, always-packed Swad is the simpler, more local and slightly greasier counterpart to some of our other favourite spots in town…
Jaisalmer
Just inside First Fort Gate, Jaisal Italy has decent vegetarian Italian and Indian dishes, including bruschetta, antipasti, pasta, pizza, salad and…
Himachal Pradesh
Above a clothes shop on the motorbike path that links the town and New Bus Stand, this delightful place is cheaper than most dhabas yet has almost the…
Uttarakhand
This busy place with upstairs tables quickly dishes up veg and nonveg momos (Tibetan dumplings; half/full plate ₹20/40) and other Tibetan food, along with…
Gujarat & Diu
A leader in Vadodara’s exciting dining scene, That Place is a bright and cool global culinary tour, with offerings from Persian lamb to African chicken…
Ooty (Udhagamandalam)
You get a taste of everything at this elegant heritage-hotel restaurant up above Ooty. Half glassed-in conservatory, half tables scattered across Raj-era…
Manali
This decadent summer-only outpost of a chic Goan eatery serves French standards, like onion soup or mushroom quiche. You can also try specialities like…
Kolkata (Calcutta)
For a really local and inexpensive experience, venture into this archetypal old-fashioned eating house serving excellent Bengali food eaten with the …
Mumbai (Bombay)
A tiny and relaxed Parisian-style place serving delectable crêpes, croques, salads and healthy juices. Ingredients are organically sourced where possible…
Sikkim
With comfortable Sikkimese furniture inside, a covered terrace out, Tathagata is an agreeable place for freshly made thukpas, fried rice, chow meins and…
Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
Not your average roadside dhaba (casual eatery)! A scrumptious, long-winded, South Indian, nonveg and Chinese menu is served here in several open or…
Kochi (Cochin)
This gorgeous, multiroom, 300-year-old spice warehouse, built in Dutch style, was once lived in by the rabbis of Mattancherry's synagogue, which you can…
Siliguri & New Jalpaiguri
The secluded garden here offers merciful relief from the thunderous Hill Cart Rd chaos. The extensive menu ranges from fine curries and naan (tandoor…
Alappuzha (Alleppey)
In the sandy fairy-lit garden at Raheem Residency, this enjoyable drink-and-dine spot is more casual and budget conscious than the hotel’s main restaurant…
Mumbai (Bombay)
This Parsi institution is the domain of 97-year-old Boman Kohinoor, who will warm your heart with his stories (and he still takes the orders!). The…
Rishikesh
Looking over the Ganges is this relaxed glassed-in cafe run by young, friendly, can-do owner, Sandy. It attracts a bohemian crowd, strumming on guitars…
Madurai
If you're splashing out, the panoramic all-day restaurant at Gateway Hotel, 6km southwest of central Madurai, works up an astounding array of delicious…
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