Best Modern Indian Restaurants Around the World

Masque ★ 4.9

Varun Totlani's Masque runs a 10 course foraged-ingredient tasting in a former Mumbai textile mill in Lower Parel. Ranked No. 15 on Asia's 50 Best 2026.

Book3 to 4 weeks ahead

Indian Accent ★ 4.9

Indian Accent opened in 2009 and reset modern Indian cooking in Delhi; it runs from The Lodhi hotel and ranked No. 7 in CNT India's 2025 Top 50 restaurants.

OrderThe six-course chef's tasting menu, each course paired with wine.

Book1 to 2 weeks ahead

TipLunch and dinner both run the a la carte and tasting menus; book well ahead and ask about the lighter tasting menu.

Vij's ★ 4.9

Vij's is a modern Indian restaurant at 3106 Cambie Street, open daily from 5:30 p.m. since Chef Vikram Vij opened it in 1994. Walk-ins are welcome.

OrderTry the wine-marinated lamb popsicles with a fragrant fenugreek sauce, a signature dish.

TipWalk-in guests are always welcome, and the home page has a reservations link for those who prefer to book ahead.

Raga ★ 4.8

Raga is chef Gaggan Anand's homecoming restaurant in Delhi: a 22-dish tasting menu on Janpath Road next to Le Meridien, run day to day by chef Rydo Anton.

OrderThe full 22-dish tasting menu, including Gaggan's take on the Bombay sandwich.

Book3 to 4 weeks ahead

TipRaga serves dinner only, every day except Tuesday, with the last seating at 21:00; book as early as you can.

Gaggan Anand ★ 4.8

Gaggan Anand in Bangkok is the eponymous Indian chef's 25-course emoji-menu counter on Sukhumvit 31, ranked No. 1 on Asia's 50 Best 2025 (No. 3 in 2026).

OrderThe full emoji menu. The yogurt explosion and the charcoal scallop are the through-line.

TipCounter seating only, two seatings per night Thursday to Sunday. Bookings open online 60 days ahead at 10:00 ICT and fill within minutes.

The Bombay Canteen ★ 4.7

Floyd Cardoz, Sameer Seth and Yash Bhanage opened The Bombay Canteen in Kamala Mills in 2015 and reframed regional Indian cooking as a tasting-format menu.

OrderEggs kejriwal at brunch, ghee roast chicken seekh at dinner.

TipSunday brunch books out a week ahead; the Canteen Experience tasting runs 3754 rupees.

Ekaa ★ 4.7

Chef Niyati Rao runs a tasting-menu room on the first floor of a 1890s neo-colonial building in Fort. Ekaa landed on the Asia 50 Best 51 to 100 list in 2024.

OrderThe full sensorial tasting menu.

TipBook at least two weeks ahead; the bar at Ekaa pours a separate, shorter snack menu.

Nisaba ★ 4.6

Chef Manish Mehrotra's Nisaba occupies the Humayun's Tomb Museum in New Delhi's Sunder Nursery, reworking Indian street and home food across 42 dishes.

OrderChilli tomato crab ghotala with butter buns, or the Champaran mutton.

Book1 to 2 weeks ahead

TipThere is no tasting menu in the main room, only 42 a la carte dishes; Nisaba is about 900 metres from Indian Accent, where Mehrotra made his name.

Rasika ★ 4.6

Rasika in Washington DC is Ashok Bajaj's Penn Quarter modern Indian dining room on D Street, the city's anchor Indian fine-dining room since 2005 and a State.

OrderThe palak chaat (crispy spinach with sweet yoghurt and tamarind); the room's most-ordered single dish.

TipThe West End Rasika is the larger room; the Penn Quarter original is louder and harder to book but holds the editorial top spot.

Gunpowder Spitalfields ★ 4.6

Harneet Baweja's family-recipe Indian small-plates kitchen on White's Row in Spitalfields London, opened 2015, plates regional Indian home cooking, no buffet.

OrderSpicy venison doughnut, then Chettinad pulled lamb shoulder for two.

TipTiny room. Bookings open six weeks ahead and burn fast. Counter seats released as walk-ins from 17:30.

Pondicheri ★ 4.5

Pondicheri in Houston is Anita Jaisinghani's modern Indian room at WestAve on Kirby Drive since 2011, with masala omelette breakfasts, thali plates.

OrderMasala omelette and roti at breakfast. The thali plate at dinner. The Bake Lab's chai bun for the road.

TipBreakfast (7am to 11am) is the lesser-known peak. The thali changes daily; ask first.

Daru ★ 4.5

Daru in Washington DC is Suresh Sundas's H Street modern Indian dining room on Maryland Avenue NE, a hand-built kitchen with regional Indian street food.

OrderThe Goan crab toast on milk bread; the menu's editorial standout opener.

TipThe chef's counter is the best seat for the kitchen show; the patio runs to October.

Revolver ★ 4.5

Counter dining built around a wood-fire grill, brazier and tandoor. Chef Jitin Joshi layers bold spices over premium ingredients, producing a menu that melds South Asian technique with international produce. Michelin Guide recognised, tasting menus change seasonally.

OrderDiscovery tasting menu, Tandoor lamb rack, Wood-fire prawn

TipBook the chef's counter for the best view of the kitchen. Set lunch at S$119 is the most accessible entry point.

Indibar ★ 4.4

Indibar in Paradise Valley is Nigel Lobo and Ajay Negi's modern Indian craft-cocktail room, opened in 2025 in the former Rancho Pinot space.

OrderThe seasonal tasting plates paired with the bar's spice-driven cocktails.

TipSet in Lincoln Village shopping center; the cocktail bar is a destination on its own, book ahead for dinner.

Primitive ★ 4.3

Primitive, a progressive Indian restaurant at Hotel Pearl Palace in Jaipur, cooks over charcoal and wood, from coal-roasted sweet potato to gajar halwa.

OrderThe coal-roasted shakarkand do pyaza and the Awadhi malai paneer, then the carrot-shaped halwa.

TipAn 11-course tasting menu in the private dining room was ₹3,500 vegetarian and ₹4,000 non-vegetarian plus taxes in 2025.

Bombay Brasserie ★ 4.3

Bombay Brasserie at the Taj Cape Town on St George's Mall blends Indian and Cape Malay cooking into a formal dinner room, best known for its lamb chops.

OrderAdraki lamb chops, with chicken tikka masala for the table

TipBooking is essential, and the bar opens an hour before the kitchen if you want a drink first.

The Verandah ★ 4.2

The Verandah is the open-air restaurant at Rambagh Palace in Jaipur, serving inventive Indian dishes and teas at candlelit tables with live folk music.

OrderThe potato pancake mille-feuille with lentil ragout, with a pot from the tea list.

TipTime Out says it is often sold out in winter, so book ahead; Condé Nast Traveller India puts a meal at about ₹5,000 for two without alcohol.

Mirove Artisanal Kitchen ★ 4.2

Mirove Artisanal Kitchen on Malviya Marg in C-Scheme, Jaipur, reworks Rajasthani flavours with global dishes such as mutton ghee roast and home-made ravioli.

OrderThe masala mutton ghee roast and the dry butter chicken vada pav.

TipOutlook Traveller puts a meal at about ₹2,200 for two; the curved concrete frontage is inspired by Jantar Mantar.

Cittamani ★ 4.1

India's ★ 4.1

India's on Birger Jarlsgatan in Stockholm serves modern Indian food inspired by London: tandoori, cocktails at two bars and desserts from its own pastry chef.

SignatureSteak tartare with capers, Daily fish off the chalkboard

TipLunch is weekdays 11:30 to 14:00; dinner starts at 17:00. The bar opens at 16:00 on weekdays. Closed on Sunday.