Delicious Dining Awards 2025

Winners

Browse through the nomination categories to see who won!

Nomination Categories:

Winners

Restaurants in Hotels


  • Best All-Day Dining: Amarsar, Alila Fort Bishangarh
  • Best All-Day Dining: Zasgyath, The Grand Dragon Ladakh
  • Best Contemporary Indian: Made in India, Radisson Blu MBD Hotel, Noida
  • Best Family Restaurant: Bukhara, ITC Maurya, New Delhi
  • Best Family Restaurant: THE AVIARY, JW Marriott Bengaluru Prestige Golfshire Resort & Spa
  • Best Health-Friendly Menus: Aujasya by The Leela
  • Best New Gourmet Restaurant: Oryn, Fairmont Mumbai
  • Best New Restaurant (Popular Choice): XO & Mi @ Le Belvedere, Le Méridien New Delhi (Popular Choice)
  • Best New Restaurant (Editor's Choice): Ziya, The Oberoi, Gurgaon (Editor's Choice)
  • Best New Restaurant: Avartana, ITC Maurya, New Delhi
  • Best New Restaurant: Permit To Grill, Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre
  • Best Service (Editor's Choice): Oberoi Hotels & Resorts (Editor's Choice)
  • Best Service: ITC Hotels
  • Best Service: The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts
  • Best Speciality Cuisine - Chinese (Editor's Choice): Baoshuan, The Oberoi, New Delhi (Editor's Choice)
  • Best Speciality Cuisine - Chinese: Shang Palace, Shangri-La Eros, New Delhi
  • Best Speciality Cuisine - Italian: Brava, The Khyber, Himalayan Resort & Spa, Gulmarg
  • Best Speciality Cuisine - Japanese: ADRIFT Kaya, JW Marriott Hotel New Delhi Aerocity
  • Best Speciality Cuisine - Japanese: Heliconia, JW Marriott Goa
  • Best Speciality Cuisine - Pan Asian: The Spice Route, The Imperial New Delhi
  • Best Speciality Cuisine - Pan Asian: Koyo Koyo, Hyatt Centric Chandigarh
  • Best Speciality Cuisine - Thai: Soy x Neung Roi, Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Delhi Airport
  • Best Sunday Brunch: Lotus Café, JW Marriott Mumbai Juhu
  • Best Sustainable Kitchen: Wan Posh, Rah Bagh By The Orchard, Srinagar
  • Best Weekend Gourmet Experience: Riwaz, The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore
  • Best Weekend Gourmet Experience: Bistro 1845, The Tamara Kodai, Kodaikanal
Winners

Standalone Restaurants & Bars


  • Best Bar: Monkey Bar, Bengaluru
  • Best Café: Carbon - Craft Coffee Bar, Jaipur
  • Best Instagrammable Restaurant: Gallops, Mumbai
  • Best Instagrammable Restaurant: VietNom, New Delhi
  • Best Legacy Restaurant: Masala Library By Jiggs Kalra, Mumbai
  • Best Legacy Restaurant: Khyber, Mumbai
  • Best New Restaurant (Editor's Choice): Japonico, Gurugram (Editor's Choice)
  • Best New Restaurant: Kaméi, Delhi
  • Best New Restaurant: Pastiche, Gurugram
  • Best Speakeasy: Mamma Killa, Delhi
  • Best Speakeasy: Sixteen33, Mumbai
  • Best Speciality Restaurant: Kokkam, Lucknow
  • Best Speciality Restaurant: Hikki, Delhi
  • Best Vegetarian Restaurant: Street Storyss, Bengaluru
  • Best Vegetarian Restaurant: PHURR, Bengaluru
  • Best Weekend Gourmet Experience: Copper Chimney, Mumbai
Winners

Bars in Hotels


  • Best Bar: ZLB23, The Leela Palace Bengaluru
  • Best Bar: Juniper Bar, Andaz Delhi, New Delhi
  • Best Bar Design: The Writers Bar, Raffles Udaipur
  • Best Bar Design: Koi Bar Penthouse St. Regis Mumbai
  • Best Rooftop Bar: Sky Point, ITC Kohenur, Hyderabad
  • Best Rooftop Bar: Permit Room, Le Méridien New Delhi
  • Best Sundowner (Editor's Choice): The Eau Bar, The Oberoi, Mumbai (Editor's Choice)
  • Best Sundowner: Loya - Taj West End, Bengaluru
Winners

T+L Tastemakers


  • Chef of the Year: Himanshu Saini
  • Culinary Chronicler of the Year: Marryam H. Reshii
  • Culinary Icon of the Year: Ranveer Brar
  • Dessert Chef of the Year: Girish Nayak
  • Emerging Chef of the Year: Adwait Anantwar
  • Homegrown Coffee Maker of the Year: Mithilesh Wazalwar
  • Hospitality Designer of the Year: Ashiesh Shah
  • Mixologist of the Year: Ami Shroff
  • Restaurateur of the Year: Zorawar Kalra
  • Social Media Star: Sneha Singhi Upadhaya
Winners

Jury Approved


  • Best Cocktail Program: Bombay Daak, Mumbai
  • Best Coffee Experiences: Nandan Coffee
  • Best Inflight Menu: Singapore Airlines
  • Best Pop-Up: Open Door Policy Sri Lanka, Soho House Mumbai
  • Best Regional Offerings: Mei-Ramew Café, Meghalaya

Fill in your nominations

Have we missed your favourite? Nominate a restaurant, bar, cafe, or patisserie that you can’t spot.

I’d like to receive the latest updates on travel, stays, and dining.

Thank you!

Your nomination has been submitted.