5 modern indian rooms worth the trip across India, editor-ranked. All cuisines in India.
Masque ★ 4.9 · Mumbai
lower-parel · Unit G3, Mathuradas Mill Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel, Mumbai 400013
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.
The Bombay Canteen ★ 4.7 · Mumbai
lower-parel · Unit 1, Process House, Kamala Mills, Senapati Bapat Road, Lower Parel, Mumbai 400013
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.
Tip: Sunday brunch books out a week ahead; the Canteen Experience tasting runs 3754 rupees.
Ekaa ★ 4.7 · Mumbai
fort · First Floor, Kitab Mahal, 192 Dr Dadabhai Naoroji Road, Fort, Mumbai 400001
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.
Tip: Book at least two weeks ahead; the bar at Ekaa pours a separate, shorter snack menu.
Ekaa ★ 4.7 · Mumbai
fort · First Floor, Kitab Mahal, 192 Dr Dadabhai Naoroji Road, Fort, Mumbai 400001
Niyati Rao and Sagar Neve's Ekaa runs a sensorial tasting menu inside the 1890s Kitab Mahal building in Fort. Debuted at No. 93 on Asia's 50 Best.
The Bombay Canteen Fine Dining ★ 4.7 · Mumbai
lower-parel · Unit 1, Process House, Kamala Mills, Senapati Bapat Road, Lower Parel, Mumbai 400013
Floyd Cardoz opened The Bombay Canteen in 2015 with a tasting-menu approach to regional Indian cooking. Hussain Shahzad now leads the kitchen.