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Lebanos, Delhi: Critic Review
Suddenly there is quite a bit of activity in the Lebanese and Middle Eastern space. Atmospherics Up a rather steep flight of stairs in the homely, neighbourhood Kailash Colony market is Lebanos. It is...
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La Bodega, Delhi: Critic Review
After the city’s collective palate has been inured to Tex Mex, here comes the real thing. ATMOSPHERICS Stylish surroundings that combine a Mexican touch with an international sensibility. White walls...
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Ssence, Delhi: Critic Review
It’s Essence without the ‘E’! Not a bad concept and a rather nifty execution. ATMOSPHERICS How do you begin to make a difference when the parameters are cast in stone? You simply have to have Indian...
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Sakley’s, Delhi: Critic Review
The mountain café. Get lost in the mountains for an hour or two. ATMOSPHERICS The best part about the restaurant is its interiors. You could be anywhere in the Himalaya during the time you are there....
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Bukhara Turns 35
Acclaimed food critic and longstanding author of the Times Food Guide (Delhi NCR), Marryam H Reshii writes about an iconic restaurant. For more, you can find her on www.marryamhreshii.com Usually, when...
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Zizo, Delhi: Critic Review
A cosy restaurant in Connaught Place for the refreshing flavours of Lebanon. Thus far, Lebanese food in Delhi has been a misnomer. This is the real thing. ATMOSPHERICS In the block opposite PVR Plaza,...
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Dhaba By Claridges, Delhi: Critic Review
The full house from morning to night tells its own story about the popularity of this brand. ATMOSPHERICS I have visited the branch at the DLF Place in Saket more than once. It is the one restaurant...
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Chew Pan Asian Cafe, Delhi: Critic Review
A bright, peppy restaurant with South East Asian food. ATMOSPHERICS The best part of the restaurant that calls itself a café is the interiors. The location – directly opposite the Fire Station – makes...
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The Hiatus, Delhi: Critic Review
A hidden gem tucked away in Clarion Collection. ATMOSPHERICS In this day of social media, it is virtually impossible to keep a restaurant secret. How The Hiatus has managed is a feat. But plenty of...
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Gourmet Week 2014: The Best Of Delhi
From the Editor: Now in its second successive year, American Express presents TimesCity Gourmet Week is the tastiest time of the year. Running from September 1st to 7th in Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai...
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Town Hall, Delhi: Critic Review
The largest restaurant in Khan Market is headed by a popular sushi chef. ATMOSPHERICS Walk up the rather grubby staircase in the middle lane of Khan Market. You will reach the foyer of Town Hall....
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Beeryani, Delhi: Critic Review
The food of a dhaba and the soul of a college hangout. Atmospherics Safdarjung Development Area caters not so much to those who live in the vicinity as to the army of students at the nearby IIT and...
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Tian-Asian Cuisine Studio, Delhi: Critic Review
Five star dining with something for every taste. ATMOSPHERICS A stately bar with lounge seating, an expansive terrace and the dining room with two cosy semi-private tables, Tian occupies the space that...
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Etc – Cafe Pan Asian, Delhi: Critic Review
Part of a heritage building with lush lawns and high-end shopping. ATMOSPHERICS The next door neighbour of En, the Japanese restaurant, this one too has a Japanese chef, albeit one that has trained in...
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The Grill Room, Delhi: Critic Review
The Lalit is one hotel to watch out for in terms of food. ATMOSPHERICS What a surprise it was to visit The Grill Room after a long interval. The off-white theme, spotless table-cloths on every table, a...
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Fatburger, Gurgaon: Critic Review
Yet another import from the US of A. ATMOSPHERICS An acquaintance has an interesting theory. “Cyber Hub has such a great vibe that you feel you’re in a foreign country anyway. Which is why food here...
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Kitchen District, Delhi: Critic Review
A convenient destination from anywhere in Gurgaon; rather far from Delhi. ATMOSPHERICS A few metres from the border of Gurgaon and Manesar, the Hyatt Regency Gurgaon is right now in the midst of vast...
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Indigo Delicatessen, Delhi: Critic Review
Not as atmospheric as the flagship in Colaba, Mumbai, but an extraordinarily high level of food. ATMOSPHERICS Restaurateur Rahul Akerkar certainly doesn’t believe in show and pomp. His is the only...
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Yum Yum Cha, Delhi: Critic Review
So soon on the heels of Tian at ITC Maurya, it seems that modern South East Asian has become a trend. ATMOSPHERICS It is the tiniest little eatery in this – or any other – mall but so cleverly has the...
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Sevilla, Delhi: Critic Review
ATMOSPHERICS One of the most romantic, most scenic restaurants in the NCR. Perfect whether you are going out for a dinner for two, or a group of friends, or even a corporate meal. In the course of a...
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Depot 29, Delhi: Critic Review
Another Ritu Dalmia restaurant, with no Italian food this time. ATMOSPHERICS Although Depot 29 in the Safdarjung Enclave Market, it is not in the front but at the side, so for first-timers it is a bit...
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Farzi Café, Gurgaon: Critic Review
Molecular gastronomy for Indian food goes well with wine and can be fun too. ATMOSPHERICS Four and a half months old and Farzi Café is one of Cyber Hub’s more crowded restaurants. At any given time, it...
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Immigrant Project, Delhi: Critic Review
Food from around the world, mostly with a desi twist. ATMOSPHERICS Either by happenstance or by cleverly planned design, the interiors of Immigrant Project call to mind the rough and ready décor of...
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Ar Razzaque, Delhi: Critic Review
A modest eatery in Zakir Nagar with a great chef at the helm. ATMOSPHERICS Those who have been dining at Made in India in MBD Radisson, Noida may know Chef Shams Parvez. He has recently left the hotel...
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Preview – Shahjahanabad Ki Sair Festival
On the face of it, Nazish Jalali looks like a shy, retiring housewife, but appearances are deceptive. For what she actually is, is a powerhouse of talent in the kitchen, born of long years of practice,...
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Biryani Blues, Delhi: Critic Review
It redefines the phrase ‘cheap and best’. ATMOSPHERICS In the space of one year, Biryani Blues has tripled its presence from one tiny outlet in Supermart 1 to three. The reason is the superb quality of...
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The Toddy Shop, Delhi: Critic Review
The exact tastes of home-style cooking of Central Kerala. ATMOSPHERICS Owned by three partners, one of whom hails from Kerala, this restaurant serves amazingly authentic food in the afternoons and goes...
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Terminus 1, Delhi: Critic Review
Surprisingly good food in an unlikely spot. ATMOSPHERICS Tucked away near Lifestyle on the second set of escalators in Ambience Mall, you are likely to miss Terminus 1 altogether because of the...
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Fork You Too, Delhi: Critic Review
Your search for the juiciest burger patties ends here. ATMOSPHERICS Large, cavernous and somewhat lacking the hip industrial interiors of the Hauz Khas branch, this one is modelled on the burger houses...
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Shiv Sagar, Delhi: Critic Review
Clean, tasty, vegetarian and unbelievable value for money in CP. ATMOSPHERICS The plastic chairs lined up outside the restaurant give you a clue about the popularity of this Mumbai institution: waiting...
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Indigo, Delhi: Critic Review
The Mumbai legend is here! ATMOSPHERICS First of all, forget the address that Indigo gives. It says Netaji Nagar that nobody has ever heard of, and opposite Bhikaji Cama Place, which is somewhat...
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Lahori Gate, Delhi: Critic Review
It could easily be the finest Mughlai restaurant in the city ATMOSPHERICS Built on three floors, Lahori Gate has more in common with a family drawing room than an impersonal restaurant. The furniture,...
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Desi Roots, Delhi: Critic Review
ATMOSPHERICS On the ground floor in the mall mile of Saket, just next to the eye-popping Harley Davidson showroom, your car can drive up right to the front door of this brand new restaurant. It is...
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Nooba, Gurgaon: Critic Review
Authentic food from Sichuan, cooked by Chinese chefs. ATMOSPHERICS Dark wood and red lampshades on two floors in sight of the glassed-in kitchen make for the trademark look of a Chinese kitchen, albeit...
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Ambrosia Bliss, Delhi: Critic Review
One of the largest restaurants in Connaught Place. ATMOSPHERICS Whether you choose to sit outside on the two terraces, inside the large naturally lit all-white restaurant, at the bar, in the private...
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Fuji, Delhi: Critic Review
A mid-range Japanese ‘adda’ in the heart of Connaught Place. ATMOSPHERICS The Middle Circle of Connaught Place seems ready to be developed the same way that Khan Market’s middle lane has been. One can...
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Burbee’s, Noida: Critic Review
A cheery little home away from home Atmospherics Today is the day of the impersonal restaurant, run by a bevy of hired staff. The owner is usually a business tycoon who wants a restaurant to complete...
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Amreli, Delhi: Critic Review
The Olive Beach of old makes way for the new kid. ATMOSPHERICS Have you ever laboured over a jigsaw puzzle for hours together, and still had a missing piece left over in spite of completing the...
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My Square, Delhi: Critic Review
The best food court in the city. ATMOSPHERICS Thus far, food court has been treated as the poor country cousin of the restaurants in a mall. It has been tucked away in an unapproachable corner and had...
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Tamra, Delhi: Critic Review
19 Oriental Avenue gets a makeover, and how! ATMOSPHERICS Large, light and airy, the new avatar bears no resemblance to the previous oriental eatery that stood on the same location. In place of the old...
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Diva Spiced, Delhi: Critic Review
Diva Kitsch moves to a new location and menu. ATMOSPHERICS This is the old Chez Nini, so all the furniture is more or less the same. The first floor is open when the ground floor fills up. There is a...
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Lutyens Cocktail House, Delhi: Critic Review
Restaurant, elegant bar and centrally located meeting place all rolled into one. ATMOSPHERICS Just above the Jaguar showroom in this three-storeyed building opposite the Meridien Hotel is the newest...
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The California Boulevard, Gurgaon: Critic Review
It is rare to see restaurants made with such flair. ATMOSPHERICS The newer sibling of the original one in Rajouri Garden, this one is straight down the road from Crowne Plaza Today, Gurgaon, away from...
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Rustom’s, Delhi: Critic Review
ATMOSPHERICS Once you reach this first floor restaurant right on Aurobindo Marg, you are transported to the private home of a Parsi family. You almost expect to see old Uncle Cyrus emerging from behind...
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Wendy’s, Gurgaon: Critic Review
The newest burger in town is square. ATMOSPHERICS Every time a chain from the west enters the country, everyone waits with bated breath to see what compromises they will make to the food. Out goes beef...
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Bottoms Up, Delhi: Critic Review
Punjabi Bagh’s Club Road comes of age ATMOSPHERICS Bottoms Up encapsulates all that West Delhi stands for, and about time too! Being a Lite Bite Foods project, the promoters could have set up shop in...
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