Must-see restaurants in India

  • Sri Sabareesh

    Madurai

    Decked with old-Madurai photos, Sri Sabareesh is a popular pure-veg cheapie that rustles up good South Indian thalis (₹90), dosa, idli, uttapam and vada,…

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    Hotel Saravana Bhavan

    New Delhi

    Delhi’s best thali (₹230–320) is served up in unassuming surroundings – a simple Tamil canteen on the edge of Connaught Place. There are queues every meal…

  • Crystal Restaurant

    Amritsar

    Bossing this corner of Queen's Rd, Crystal has two restaurants here, as well as a kebab stand and a new lounge-bar. The original ground-floor restaurant…

  • Miss T

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    The Colaba Cartel, an impressive team of Mumbai foodies with a proven culinary track record including Pantry, Woodside Inn and Table, is the mind and…

  • Sai Sweets & Bhoj Vegetarian Restaurant

    Chandigarh

    This clean and wholesome sweet shop below Hotel Satyadeep serves tasty mithai (Indian sweets), such as ladoo (sweet ball made with gram flour and semolina…

  • O Pedro

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    The first restaurant that makes it worth venturing into the Bandra Kurla Complex just to eat. The elevated Goan dishes are fantastic: spicy chorizo bhakri…

  • Table

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    The market-fresh, globally inspired fusion menu, most of which was designed by former San Francisco chef Alex Sanchez, changes daily and does everything…

  • Aaheli

    Kolkata (Calcutta)

    Top-notch Bengali cuisine comes to you in traditional brassware amid stylish surroundings at this premium restaurant. The dishes feature authentic…

  • Pancham Puriwala

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Located just outside CSMT, this budget eatery is a heritage icon, serving puri bhaji (puffed-up bread with a potato-and-pea curry) for over a century. The…

  • LMB

    Jaipur

    Laxmi Misthan Bhandar, LMB to you and me, is a vegetarian restaurant in the Old City that’s been going strong since 1954. A welcoming air-conditioned…

  • Madhuban

    Delhi

    This very popular no-frills place serves authentic Andhra-style sattvik food, a yogic dietary tradition based on pure and energy-rich foodstuffs…

  • Yoga House

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    This haven of pastel shades, scatter cushions and greenery in the bungalow of Yoga House is the perfect little retreat from Mumbai’s mean streets. The…

  • Pandara Market

    New Delhi

    This small, but enduring food market, made up of a dozen-or-so restaurants and ice-cream shops, set around a quiet square, is the go-to place for…

  • La Folie du Chocolate

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Chocoholics and cake fetishists look no further – this minuscule Kala Ghoda place will seduce and hook you. Owner Sanjana Patel spent seven years in…

  • Salt House

    Kolkata (Calcutta)

    This stylish new restaurant puts together a delicious menu of European classics (ravioli, risotto, shepherd's pies, and fish and chips, to name a few),…

  • Cafe 1947

    Manali

    This mood-lit bar-restaurant with a willow-shaded riverside terrace is popular for smoking shisha pipes (₹460) to an insistently upbeat soundtrack. It…

  • Kerala House Canteen

    New Delhi

    The staff canteen at Kerala House (Kerala Government HQ in Delhi) offers bargain set meals cooked with authentic Keralan spices. Lunchtimes are wildly…

  • Hoppumm

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Mumbai's best new budget eats are served up in this tiny – four tables and a counter – hipsterised Sri Lankan joint. It does absolutely delicious prawn…

  • Sagar Ratna

    Delhi

    Housed within the grandiose Ashok hotel, this branch of venerable South Indian restaurant Sagar Ratna is considered the best of all the locations around…

  • Cafe Delmar/Beatles Cafe

    Rishikesh

    A tribute to the Fab Four's stay in Rishikesh is this swinging Beatles-themed cafe hidden down the bazaar leading into Laxman Jhula. The views of the…

  • Paradise

    Hyderabad

    Paradise is synonymous with biryani in these parts. The main Secunderabad location has five different dining areas: head to the attractive 'roof garden',…

  • Rue du Liban

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Moodily lit, art deco–era Beirut-inspired interiors complement the hyperauthentic dishes of the Levant in this sexy Kala Ghoda newcomer. The hummus?…

  • Gajelee

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    A wait-list madhouse on weekends, this seafooder is close to the airport's Terminal 1. Start with a sol kadhi, a refreshing, savoury drink made with…

  • Bademiya Seekh Kebab Stall

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    These side-by-side, outrageously popular late-night street stalls (split between veg and nonveg) are in Bademiya's original location, where they remain a…

  • Wild Rice

    Northeast States

    The smart restaurant at the Sangai Continental hotel is highly popular and serves well-prepared Indian vegetable, chicken, lamb and fish dishes, including…

  • Mayur Rooftop Cafe

    Udaipur

    This delightful rooftop restaurant has a great view of the multihued light show on the Jagdish Temple. Choose between the air-con room or the breezy open…

  • Prakrutik Ahar Kendra

    Maharashtra

    This rustic organic cafe, behind the Sevagram Ashram museum, serves organic thalis made with produce from 2500 farmers in nearby Samudrapur, all of whom…

  • Jaipur Modern Kitchen

    Jaipur

    Within the eponymous homewares and fashion showroom is this super Mediterranean cafe showcasing organic ingredients and supporting local sustainable…

  • Chetana

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    One of South Mumbai's most-storied thali restaurants, all veg Chetana serves several top-end varieties of India's ubiquitous platter lunch, including…

  • Masala Library

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Daring and imaginative Masala Library dangles the contemporary Indian carrot to foodies and gastronauts, challenging them to rethink their notions of…

  • Anna Kuteera

    Bengaluru (Bangalore)

    For a quick bite that's easy on the pocket, join the throngs at this pure-veg eatery; it's very busy indeed at lunchtimes, when there's usually standing…

  • Koko

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Creative cocktails at this hot Asian gastrobar include the Tom Yum Cup (basically a tom yam soup laced with vodka), mixed by genuinely talented and…

  • Gopal's

    Chandigarh

    This popular Punjab restaurant chain is a clean and smart diner that churns out cheap, utterly delicious platters of dosas and chhole bhature – deep-fried…

  • Goila Butter Chicken

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Don't miss this takeaway/delivery-only gourmet stand dedicated to celebrity-chef Saransh Goila's take on one of India's most iconic dishes: butter chicken…

  • Burma Burma

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    A sleek, stylish restaurant that marries contemporary design with a few traditional artefacts (prayer wheels line one wall), providing a beautiful setting…

  • A Taste of Kerala

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    An inexpensive Keralan eatery with lots of coconut and southern goodness on the menu. Try one of the epic thalis, served on a banana leaf and priced…

  • Tawang Food Court

    Arunachal Pradesh

    Happily this is not a food court, but a relaxed gathering place where locals and visitors alike can enjoy wine (from ₹80 a glass), whisky or rum alongside…

  • Oh! Calcutta

    Kolkata (Calcutta)

    Situated within a shopping mall, the shutter-edged mirror ‘windows’, bookshelves, paintings and B&W photographs create a casually upmarket feel for…

  • Moti Mahal Delux

    Assam

    Hotel Rajawas boasts the polished Moti Mahal restaurant, popular with the town's gastronomes and serving superb North Indian food, including staples such…

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