To chart the new frontier of global fine dining, you no longer look solely to Paris or Tokyo – you look to the world’s most ambitious Indian restaurants. Whether transforming Thai ingredients through ancient methods in Bangkok, elevating street snacks into three-Michelin-starred theatre in Dubai, or reclaiming lost club cuisine in Manhattan, Indian chefs are Read More
There is something ambitious about a restaurant that builds its entire identity around pasta. In Mumbai, where Italian menus usually stretch from pizzas to risotto to every imaginable comfort dish, Toast Pasta Bar chose to do the opposite. You notice it long before your order arrives. There are no oven baked pizzas that grab attention. The Read More
Punchline – Bandra’s newest bar looks like a coven from the outside and even more whimsical once you step inside. The place that literally derives its name from the oldest cocktail in history (punch), is a venture by Chef Amninder Sandhu, along with Jeet Rana and Chirag Pal. The same team that is also behind Read More
Some restaurants are built around a menu. Others around a chef, a cuisine, or a location. The Find Atelier feels like it was built around a feeling – the feeling of lingering over dinner long after the plates have been cleared, of walking into a space that doesn’t demand your attention but slowly earns it, Read More
Mumbai during monsoons has its own rhythm. The city slows down just enough for long lunches that turn into evening cocktails, and sundowners that stretch comfortably into long nights. There is something cinematic about Mumbai during this season; sea-facing tables with grey skies and restaurants that feel warmer and welcoming as the weather cools down. Read More
In a city that thrives on reinvention, Bombay Daak feels less like a new opening and more like a return – one that celebrates India’s age-old culture of daaru and chakna. At its helm are Niyati Rao and Sagar Neve, whose approach resists the urge to elevate through excess, choosing instead to refine through memory, Read More
In a bustling metropolitan like Mumbai, the diversity of culture defines the exhilarating pulse of the city, and food is an integral part of its soul. Naturally, restaurants with distinctive offerings here are amassed. Amidst a burgeoning wave of new dining spaces, there is one that is surely redefining the city’s culinary experience – Mercii, Read More