bhrubin

Hello friends!

We will be visiting India in Jan-Feb 2017 and would love to hear recommendations for the best fine dining and/or just amazing lunch restaurants in the cities we will visit:

Delhi: booked for dinners at Bukhara and Indian Accent

Jodhpur: considering Darikhana (Raas hotel) and Risala (Umaid Bhawan Palace hotel) for dinners...but other dinner or lunch suggestions?

Udaipur: is dinner at Bhairo at the Taj Lake Palace as good as advertised? other possibilities for dinner and lunch?

Amritsar: any good dining for dinner? best casual lunch?

Gurgaon: staying at the Trident, understand its restaurants may be best bet. Thoughts? This will be my birthday dinner...so hopeful but not expecting much!

Varanasi: best restaurants for dinner and lunch?

Agra: best restaurants for dinner and lunch?

Jaipur: best restaurant for lunch?

Thanks so much for any help any can offer. We are total foodies, and love a good wine pairing when available.

OVERSIER

I would miss it , fine dining is not an Indian thing right now. Fine dining will appear in India after 20-40 years when people become more demanding. Just go for street food and enjoy the experience. Fine dining also has to involve a city atmosphere and experience to create an emotion, Indias streets just dont do that.

Go to Paris or Tokyo for fine Dining not India.

bhrubin

We ARE going to India...so we'd like to get suggestions on where might be the best places to dine while we're there. We prefer to dine and not eat street food for the most part...though I'm sure we'll be sampling plenty of street food over our 3+ weeks there.

I'm not sure what that means...but I am pretty sure I don't agree. What creates an "emotion" for you doesn't necessarily apply to me...or anyone else. I also vehemently disagree that fine dining requires a city atmosphere. Just ask Osteria Francescana or El Cellar de Can Roca or Meadowood or Manresa or French Laundry or the Test Kitchen. It takes affluent customers to sustain fine dining, not a city or city atmosphere.

Indian Miles

Mentioning some options not already covered in your original post

Delhi: Dum Pukth at ITC Maurya, Le Cirque and Megu at The Leela
Amritsar: Beera Chicken (casual)
Gurgaon: Wildfire at Crowne Plaza (Brazilian churrascaria), Soda Bottle Opener Wala at Cyber Hub (Parsi food, casual option)
Agra: Peshawri at the ITC Mughal

OVERSIER

Every one has their own opinion as usual. I am going to India as well in July and this is my 3rd time so just sharing experience.

Keyser

i would like to add rodeo in connaught place (my personal favourite) & megu at the leela palace....both are not indian restaurants (although rodeo does offer a nice little indian menu as well) but they are among the better restaurants in the city....

another nice little restaurant with excellent food is cafe illuminatii in khan market....amazing kashmiri food....

bhrubin

Thanks for the non-Delhi recommendations, in particular!

macpual

Hello, Here are some sort choice of restaurants according to your query adn my personal experience surely it will help you .......
Delhi:
Jodhpur: Kesar Heritage Restaurant or Skyzz for dinner
Udaipur: The UPRE Restaurant and Natraj Dining Hall & Restaurant for dinner and lunch
Amritsar:Bharawan Da Dhaba and Crystal restaurant for dinner and lunch
Gurgaon: The Oberoi and Cilantro for dinner and lunch
Varanasi:Radisson Hotel Varanasi and The Keshari Restaurant for dinner and lunch
Agra: Taj Mahal Restaurant and Maya Hotel & Restaurant for dinner and lunch
Jaipur:Trident Hotel and hotel park ocean for dinner and lunch

beachfan

It was a few years ago, but the Oberoi in Udaipur was superb for lunch.

I'm going to try the Oberoi in Gurgaon (will be staying in Aerocity for a night).

Any experience with Oberoi for dining in Agra? (I will also be eating/staying at the Peshwari at the ITC Mugal) which I thought was even better than Bukhara in Delhi (similar menu; again several years ago).

Any Goa suggestions? I'll be at both the Park Hyatt and Grand Hyatt.

Any recommendations for Kharjuraho (I'll be at the Raddisson). I'm not expecting much, will eat at the hotel unless someone has a strong recommendation.

Keyser

just checked out of the itc mughal after a 2 night stay....had lunch at the oberoi & dinner at peshawari yesterday....both were amazing....

ikonos

Bump for the thread. Every time some one mentions Bukhara there are inevitable "there are better and cheaper places" to eat suggestions. So on those lines, what are the better (non Bukhara's of the world) places to eat in Delhi and Shimla? Thanks.

Keyser

megu at the leela palace is one of my favourites in delhi....another nice little restaurant with great kashmiri food is cafe illuminatii in khan market....

indian accent is also nice....some dishes are amazing while some are just ok....you will need to make a reservation in advance though....

alkamittal11

Black Salt Restaurant & Cafe, a famous place to eat out in Jaipur. Feel the royalty of Rajasthani tradition with beautiful wall designs. A must visit place where you can enjoy the best Rajasthani food in Jaipur. Reserve your table today at black salt to feel royal dining experience at very reasonable cost.

deovrat

The above post feels more like own advertising rather than a helpful opinion... I wouldn't be surprised if the poster turns out to be the owner/related to them.

Keyser

my thoughts exactly....these one time posters are all over ft advertising their products & establishments....