Must-see restaurants in Varanasi

  • Brown Bread Bakery

    Varanasi

    This restaurant's fabulous menu includes more than 40 varieties of European-quality cheese and more than 30 types of bread, cookies and cakes – along with…

  • Darbhanga

    Varanasi

    Seriously some of the best Indian food we've ever had. The palak chaman (paneer in spinach and spices) is heaven in your mouth and the aloo chaat (fried…

  • Vegan & Raw

    Varanasi

    This casual courtyard restaurant near Tulsi Ghat is an offshoot of Brown Bread Bakery, featuring excellent vegan dishes, including a full page of salads…

  • Canton Royale

    Varanasi

    Housed in a nearly 200-year-old heritage building, the excellent main restaurant at Hotel Surya has colonial elegance; on warm evenings eat on the large…

  • Dosa Cafe

    Varanasi

    This easy-to-miss three-table cafe woos travellers with Chef Ranjana's out-of-the-box South Indian preparations such as chocolate idli (fermented rice…

  • Dolphin Restaurant

    Varanasi

    Atmosphere trumps food at Dolphin (the rooftop restaurant at Rashmi Guest House), which is perched high above Man Mandir Ghat, but it's still a fine place…

  • Aman e Khas

    Varanasi

    Carnivores will appreciate the range of meat dishes here in veg-loving Varanasi. It has a great range of tandoori kebabs (though beware the reshmi kebab…

  • Keshari Restaurant

    Varanasi

    Known as much for excellent cuisine as for gruff service, this atmospheric spot (carved-wood panelling adorns the walls and ceilings) has been famously at…

  • Aum Cafe

    Varanasi

    Run by an American woman who has been coming to India for more than 20 years, this colourful cafe has good lemon pancakes, astounding lemon or organic…

  • Eden Restaurant

    Varanasi

    Hotel Pradeep's rooftop dining space, complete with cityscape sunset views, manicured lawns and wrought-iron furniture, is a very pleasant place for a…

  • Ayyar's Cafe

    Varanasi

    Excellent, no-nonsense choice off the tourist path for South Indian masala dosa, and its spicier cousin, the Mysore dosa. Also one of the few cheapies to…

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