Tasting menus, Michelin stars and the chefs redefining Delhi.
Tasting menus, Michelin stars, and the kitchens redefining what fine dining means in Delhi.
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.
Chef Adwait Anantwar's INJA at The Manor in New Delhi mashes Indian and Japanese technique, a tempura shiso leaf standing in for palak patta chaat.
OrderChawanmushi spiked with rasam masala and butter-poached lobster.
Book1 to 2 weeks ahead
TipINJA sits inside The Manor hotel in Friends Colony West, the same property where Indian Accent first opened in 2009.
Baoshuan at The Oberoi in Delhi serves a Chinese menu created by London chef Andrew Wong, tracing dishes from Tang temple cooking to Suzhou tea houses.
OrderThe dim sum, then the regional Chinese dishes from the treasure-ships menu.
Book2 weeks ahead
TipLunch runs daily from 12:30 to 15:00, and dinner stays open until 23:30 from Friday to Sunday; men need full-length trousers and closed shoes.
Megu has run Japanese fine dining at The Leela Palace in Delhi since 2012, with fish flown in from Tokyo twice a week under head chef Shubham Thakur.
OrderNigiri or sashimi from the twice-weekly Tokyo fish, then salmon tartare with ikura.
Book1 to 2 weeks ahead
TipMegu ranked No. 39 in CNT India's 2025 Top 50; dinner starts at 19:00, so book ahead for weekend evenings.
Le Cirque at The Leela Palace in Delhi keeps its French-Italian lobster bisque and pasta primavera under chef Vashisht Kumar, beside a walk-in wine cellar.
OrderThe lobster bisque, then pumpkin tortelloni or the pasta primavera.
Book1 to 2 weeks ahead
TipLe Cirque ranked No. 44 in CNT India's 2025 Top 50; ask for the chef's table facing the open kitchen when you book.
Jamavar is The Leela Palace's Indian dining room in Chanakyapuri, Delhi, where dal jamavar and chicken biryani head the list of dishes to order.
OrderThe dal jamavar, with the chicken biryani for the table.
Book1 to 2 weeks ahead
TipDinner service starts at 18:30 at The Leela Palace in the Diplomatic Enclave; reserve ahead for weekend evenings.
Dhilli at The Oberoi in Delhi, mentored by Michelin-starred chef Vineet Bhatia, builds its whole menu around the multicultural cooking of the capital.
Book2 weeks ahead
TipLunch runs only Friday to Sunday; weekday visits are dinner from 19:00, so book the evening slot midweek.
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.
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.
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Editor picks in Delhi include Indian Accent, INJA, Baoshuan, plus the full fine dining chapter on TableJourney.