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₹11,111 for a meal. And that’s before taxes and beverages. Now that’s a number designed to raise an eyebrow. But at RAGA, Chef Gaggan Anand’s first restaurant in India, you soon realise that this is not just another expensive tasting menu where you leave wondering where the next meal is coming fr…
There are restaurants that focus on presentation and others that focus on trends. And then there are places like AnnYatra that quietly bring comfort, nostalgia and honest flavours to the table. In a city overflowing with dining options, AnnYatra at Rajouri Garden stands out as a fine dine vegetar…
In the middle of the restaurant scene in Gurgaon, stands China Club, a restaurant that has quietly held its ground for over two decades.
For decades, Amritsar was defined by the crackle of tandoors and the unmistakable aroma of butter-laden kulchas. The city did not just serve food, it served emotion on steel plates, often eaten standing, elbows brushing against strangers who quickly became part of the experience. Fine dining was…
Most seafood menus try to impress you with ingredients. This one at Le Cirque wins you over with how those ingredients are treated. Even before the first course arrives, the space sets the tone. Warm lighting, plush seating, white table cloth, and that open kitchen quietly at work. It feels luxur…
Some meals stay with you longer than others. Last evening at Tan Yan was one of those. I was there with a bunch of friends, the kind of table where menus are barely glanced at and food is ordered with full intent. At Tan Yan in HQ27, that works perfectly because the menu is built…
Kimikai is a fictional character that forms the foundation of the new restaurant, Kimikai – Umami House, at One Horizon Center. The space is designed as Kimikai’s residence, featuring an inviting alfresco area with lush greens, an indoor dining room, and two dedicated bars serving drinks and sush…
A home chef can often outshine a professional when it comes to flavour and soul. But scaling that same warmth and precision for a full dining room is a different challenge altogether. At Nadoo, that gap is thoughtfully bridged. The concept brings together researcher and chef Shri Bala with restau…
The FOMO was real. For weeks, everyone in the food circuit had been talking about Nisaba, the much awaited new restaurant by Chef Manish Mehrotra. Known globally for path breaking restaurants like Indian Accent and Comorin, both of which put Indian cuisine on the world map, Chef Mehrotra parted w…
Last evening, we celebrated our daughter’s 18th birthday at Vicoli, a recently opened European restaurant. The name, which means alley in Italian, is reflected thoughtfully in the restaurant’s design. A long, alley style entrance leads into a spacious setting with high ceilings, a prominent bar,…
When you see a room full of expats and only a handful of Indians at a restaurant, two things usually stand out. The food is authentic and the place is still a quiet secret. Raifu fits that description well. It is a Japanese restaurant that is very reasonably priced and the food is mostly enjoyable.…
We were driving back from the market in Delhi when hunger struck. I had heard that Pendulo near Qutub Minar serves Mexican and Indian flavours curated by Chef Megha Kohli, formerly of Lavash by Saby which once stood at the same location, and Chef Noah Barnes of Tabula and Miss Margarita. I walked…
