Restaurant Review

The Tanjore Tiffin Room’s flagship outlet opens in Goa’s Anjuna and this is where you can enjoy Tamilian fare in a bistro space.

Goa restaurant review: At Panjim's newest coastal cuisine place Sārvaa, fusion food is not a dated or dirty word

The drinks menu offers multiple clues: Chorizo Oil-washed cocktail, Coconut Jaggery-infused negroni, and Kozhikode Mai Tai with coconut oil-washed rum, cashew garnish, and a hint of citrus and jaggery. Another clue is the live grill section with the Spanish Parrilla Grill, Japanese hibachi and a woodfired oven.

Marāi: Goa’s newest restaurant in a courtyard offers a communal dining experience

Refined, yet, rustic, the different sections of this tropical courtyard restaurant, Marāi, effortlessly merge, creating a relaxed dining hub.

At Mumbai’s new Italian restaurant, Level 1 Pizzas, sourdough pizzas get a gourmet touch

A new Italian restaurant in Bandra claims to use high-end ingredients to make their pizzas using a long-drawn-out process.

Restaurant review | Delhi’s new Jamie Oliver Kitchen Café, a partnership with Fabindia, offers freshly-cooked, seasonal produce

The café has a mini-library showcasing a galaxy of titles by the British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver. The first three outposts are tucked inside the retail giant’s stores in Gurugram, Vasant Kunj and Noida.

Restaurant review | CIRQA: Mumbai’s new cocktail bar gives a modern spin to the city's history and cosmopolitanism

For 'dangerously good' cocktails in south Mumbai, head to the newly opened cocktail bar CIRQA in Lower Parel's Mathuradas Mills. The décor harks back to old Bombay's Art Deco era and each cocktail has a story.

Restaurant review | Barfly, Goa's first Agave bar is all about sharing plates and timelessness

Housed in a 150-year-old Portuguese home, embellished with modern flair and utterly inviting, Barfly in Assagao is the perfect place to celebrate global cuisine, Agave spirits and camaraderie.

Restaurant review: A slice of Mediterranean and Middle East at Mumbai’s NOMI in Andheri

The rooftop bar NOMI generates a breezy and peppy vibe with a unique experience of superbly crafted cocktails and delightful Mediterranean dishes.

New Mumbai restaurant | Amadeo By Oberoi at NMACC combines impeccable pedigree with pyrotechnic flavours and artful cocktails

Expect a theatrical dining experience at live counters with a curated selection of dishes from Italian, Chinese, Japanese and Indian cuisine at The Oberoi Group’s standalone restaurant at Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, Mumbai.

Bawri restaurant review: Chef Amninder Sandhu's new Goa outpost brings back old Indian cooking techniques

At Bawri in Goa, Chef Amninder Sandhu has set out to rekindle the romance of traditional Indian cooking, with a menu that is an ode to age-old recipes and forgotten cooking techniques.

Restaurant review | Khi Khi, Delhi’s latest cocktail bar is a refreshing take on templated pub culture

Whimsical cocktails, a convivial vibe and a quirky wall mural that forms an Insta-perfect backdrop to it all are the biggest draws here.

Restaurant review | Inja, Delhi’s bold new Indo-Japanese concept fine-dining, is a flavour tease

Whether you choose the Alaskan King Crab Raj Kachori, the Papad & Achar Okinamasu or any of the other innovative dishes at the newly opened Inja, you’re in for a tantalising treat with every bite.

Restaurant review | Dhilli in Delhi, ‘an ode to the culinary capital of India’

Michelin-starred chef Vineet Bhatia’s first restaurant in the capital presents a potpourri of popular Delhi dishes, served with surprising reinterpretations

Restaurant review | Paul: Delhi's newest French outlet is all about 'eating well'

French food, unlike Italian and American fast food, wasn't part of the gastronomy boom in post-liberalised India, but that might be slowly changing. The globally acclaimed French restaurant chain Paul recently opened for business in Delhi NCR, including at south Delhi's Select Citywalk Mall in Saket.

New restaurant | How Mezcalita hopes to fill the Mexican food gap on Mumbai's culinary map

Dressed up with murals by internationally acclaimed artist Senkoe and food to give your senses a jolt, Mezcalita may just fill the void of good Mexican food in Mumbai.

Restaurant review | Manu Chandra's European-themed LUPA is many restaurants rolled into one

Manu Chandra returns with a new fine-dine, arguably the year’s first real blockbuster opening, and every corner of LUPA hums with soul, character and intention. Noma might be shutting shop but so long as aspirations, wealth, and desire for shiny things are alive, fine-dining will live on, says Chandra.

Restaurant review: North Indian food beyond dal makhani and butter chicken at the Loya, Taj Palace

Loya, Taj’s new Indian concept restaurant in Delhi, is all about the revival of traditions—whether of dishes, ingredients, or most importantly, cooking techniques.

First Look: Brewdog launches its first brewpub in North India in the heart of Gurugram

With 110 bars across the globe, the multinational brewery and pub chain is also the first carbon-negative beer business in the world.

The Game Ranch review: Smash some pins while you eat and drink

Located in Powai, Mumbai, The Game Ranch is the brainchild of serial restaurateur Prasuk Jain, and combines bowling and dining in a ranch-like setup.

The Assa House review: A slice of France in Goa

The Assa House, the newly opened French restaurant in hip Assagao, ticks all the boxes, and yet goes beyond the stereotypes associated with a French restaurant.

Inside Chica, the hottest new fine dining address in Delhi’s diplomatic enclave

With a dreamy Insta-worthy setting of gardens and fountains, Chica Delhi serves up an extensive menu of MediterAsian food, complemented by signature cocktails.

First look: Inside Mumbai’s newest Japanese restaurant Akina

Plus, a primer on Japanese cooking techniques. Including warayaki, or the traditional Japanese straw-fired cooking technique that is used at Akina, Bandra.

Review: Noon, the new restaurant in Mumbai’s BKC

The restaurant's ingredients-first approach is carried forward into the cocktails too.

Bangalore's Café Noir has a new outpost in Lower Parel, and it's just the spot for a good breakfast

Mumbai's Café Noir is a mix of Parisian aesthetics and classic French food, not too fancy but quite well prepared. Excellent people-watching prospects, too.

Mumbai restaurant review: Asian food restaurant Foo opens its newest outlet in Andheri

Top tip: Visit for dinner and park up under the cherry blossom tree for what might just be the most romantic experience you’ll have in 2021.