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Best Restaurants in India (2026)

Places to eat at every budget, from street food and casual local spots to established restaurants and fine dining.

30 places · Updated October 27, 2026

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21. Sarvi

Mughlai kebabs$Nagpada

A no-frills Nagpada restaurant over 90 years old, famous for Irani kainchi seekh kebabs grilled over coal in its front window and breakfast kheema.

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22. 1135 AD

Royal Indian fine dining inside Amber Fort$$$$Amer

Ornate fine-dining restaurant inside Amber Fort off Jaleb Chowk, serving laal maas, kormas and biryani among painted walls and fort views.

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23. Chaitanya

Malvani seafood$$Dadar

A Dadar restaurant serving Malvani coastal cooking, from fish thalis and clam bhujane to chicken curry with crisp wade, in a village-home style dining room.

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24. Gulati

North Indian and Mughlai$$$Pandara Road

A Pandara Road favourite since 1959 that grew from a small dhaba into a large North Indian restaurant, known for butter chicken, dal makhani and Hyderabadi biryani.

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25. Inja

Indian-Japanese fusion$$$New Friends Colony

An Indian-Japanese restaurant at The Manor Hotel in Friends Colony, where chef Adwait Anantwar reworks Indian classics with Japanese technique; ranked on Asia's 50 Best extended list.

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26. Soam

Gujarati vegetarian$$Chowpatty

A homely all-vegetarian restaurant near Girgaum Chowpatty serving Gujarati dishes and chaat, from palak cheese samosas to seasonal undhiyu and aamras puri.

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27. The Sarvato

Rajasthani tasting menu$$$$Old City (City Palace)

Dinner-only tasting-menu restaurant on a terrace inside the City Palace, open September to April and listed by Relais & Châteaux, exploring royal and rural Rajasthani cooking.

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28. Aram Vada Pav

Street food$Fort

A long-running pavement counter opposite Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, serving vada pav, Mumbai's signature potato fritter in a bun, made to order.

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29. Rajinder Da Dhaba

Punjabi grills and curries$$Safdarjung Enclave

A roadside dhaba in Safdarjung Enclave Market that has grown to fill a small shopping strip, famous for platters of grilled chicken and Punjabi curries in the evening.

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