These cocktail delivery services will sort you out for your next house party

House parties are the real deal. Let’s be honest, you’d rather chill in super comfy clothing, surrounded by your close friends instead of a club with at least one person throwing up on your new shoes. Now you can even have your favourite cocktails delivered to you. Mumbai-based Light House Café and The Daily have devised… Continue reading These cocktail delivery services will sort you out for your next house party

Hakkasan introduces a brunch menu

Make a day of your brunch at Hakkasan (they’re on till 6pm) with the Hakka Brunch debuting this month. Bite into their bestsellers, like the chicken siu mai dumplings and the sanpei Indian salmon with Thai chilli and basil. We’d save space for dessert, though; the passionfruit chocolate bar with white chocolate parfait is all… Continue reading Hakkasan introduces a brunch menu

We sampled The Bombay Canteen’s Thanda menu

Mumbai’s (relatively) new hotspot, The Bombay Canteen, is dishing out all things cold this summer. Their new Thanda Thanda Cocktails come in three varieties: Boozy Slushies, Banta Fizzes and Daaru Waale Popsicles. (We’d have their pina colada-cherry duet popsicles every day if we could!) Mango Chilli Bar and Pina Colada & Cherry Duet – the… Continue reading We sampled The Bombay Canteen’s Thanda menu

Hot address: Ministry Of Salads, Mumbai

We went over to the Ministry Of Salads in South Mumbai for its “low-key” soft launch, and post work, the cosy little joint was already buzzing with people.   Two large refrigerated glass cabinets are well stocked with all kinds of greens, grains, lentils, cheese, nuts and other yummy salad ingredients which are at all… Continue reading Hot address: Ministry Of Salads, Mumbai

Hot address: Talli Joe, London

Talli Joe is the newest Indian restaurant in London, anchored in Covent Garden. It offers small plates but a long drinks list. It’s inspired by many months of travel across India and fronted by chef Sameer Taneja, who previously worked at the Michelin-starred Indian restaurant, Benares. Their menu is a cool take on street fare:… Continue reading Hot address: Talli Joe, London

#ELLEPicks: Mumbai’s hottest new restaurants

You need to try Indigo Deli’s new ‘Comfort Kitchen’

Indigo Deli has firmly established itself as the go-to place in the city for comfort food. Whether it’s with their generous Philly cheese steak (oozing BBQ sauce and cheddar on a crisp spelt roll) or the creamy baked macaroni and cheese, their classics can be trusted to make meal times better. Taking their love for… Continue reading You need to try Indigo Deli’s new ‘Comfort Kitchen’

Hot Address: MasalaBar, Mumbai

For those who are familiar with Bandra’s famous Carter Road stretch, you know that it’s the ultimate ‘eat street’ –  it’s restaurant after restaurant serving diet-destroying fast food. And now, right above Café Coffee Day comes MasalaBar, a science lab-style tapas bar that will take your Friday night plans up a few notches.The brainchild of Zoravar… Continue reading Hot Address: MasalaBar, Mumbai

ELLE review: New menu at Olive, Bandra

Through his first ever menu for Mumbai diners, Chef Rishim Sachdeva (ex Oak Room Marco Pierre White and Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck) is making the case that less is more. About 70% of Olive’s classic Mediterranean fare has been switched out for even healthier choices filled with everything seasonal that the chef could lay… Continue reading ELLE review: New menu at Olive, Bandra

Hot address: Lima, Mumbai

After bringing us diaspora cuisine with Not Really Indian, Michelin-starred chef Atul Kochhar is bringing South American flavours to Mumbai with his brand new tapas bar, Lima. First in the city to specialise in Peruvian ceviches and Mexican street food, Lima offers a mixture of fresh, homegrown ingredients and the best (read: deep-fried) accompaniments to… Continue reading Hot address: Lima, Mumbai

Hot address: Indian Accent, New York City

Delhi-favourite restaurant Indian Accent opened its first international outpost in the Big Apple this month. It’s founded by restaurateur Rohit Khattar (of Old World Hospitality) and helmed by chef Manish Mehrotra, who also recently released The Indian Accent Restaurant Cookbook.  The sleek new restaurant is situated right next to luxury hotel Le Parker Meridien, and is… Continue reading Hot address: Indian Accent, New York City

Smoke House Deli puts superfoods on the menu

On an ordinary day we like to sink our teeth into anything that’s been deep fried. (Cheese, onion rings… we could go on.) We’re not saying that’s ideal. But it is immensely gratifying, isn’t it? Superfoods haven’t quite had the same effect, till we met Smoke House Deli’s new menu. We started with the salads.… Continue reading Smoke House Deli puts superfoods on the menu

Hot address: Toast & Tonic, Bangalore

It’s effortlessly cool Inspired by Manhattan’s East Village, Manu Chandra’s newest venture is a bar with a global “new-American” menu and a laid-back rustic vibe. Plus, it rides the all-things-handmade wave with house cured and house made sausages, smoked meats, mustards, syrups, and breads – all made with precise, modernist techniques. It’s making Indian flavours international… Continue reading Hot address: Toast & Tonic, Bangalore

Hot address: Le15 Café, Mumbai

Le Cordon Bleu-trained pastry chef Pooja Dhingra – who perpetuated the Mumbai’s macaron craze with Le15 Patisserie – has a new venture that goes beyond desserts. It’s been designed by Ayaz Basrai (of The Busride Studio) and it features upholstery by fashion designer Masaba Gupta. The 30-seater Le15 café will feed your appetite as much… Continue reading Hot address: Le15 Café, Mumbai

Hot address: Jugaad Café and Bar

We have a new Delhi find: Jugaad Café and Bar. Co-owners Aryan Singh and Vani Vats have added their own spin to everything from the carefully curated menu to upcycled interiors. The 90-cover restaurant spans three floors, across 3,000 sq ft. Expect cycle tyres in chandeliers and glasses fashioned from beer bottles. You can park yourself… Continue reading Hot address: Jugaad Café and Bar

Hot address: 28 Kothi, Jaipur

28 Kothi, Jaipur, isn’t your cookie-cutter guesthouse. It was set up by jewellery designer and entrepreneur Munnu Kasliwal, of Gem Palace, to facilitate his (many) guests and collaborators from around the world. Today, it’s run by his son Siddharth Kasliwal, who recently launched a new Gem Palace outpost in Mumbai, and Abhishek Honawar, who gave New… Continue reading Hot address: 28 Kothi, Jaipur

Hot address: Maison Souquet

Hot address: Ruka, Mumbai

It’s perfectly acceptable to gorge on sushi to the tune of ‘YMCA’, if you’re at Mumbai’s new Japanese dig Ruka that is. Tune out the music, overlook the grey-beige decor, focus on the food and you won’t be disappointed.  We started our meal by munching on crispy popcorn tempura dusted with lime salt. Greed took… Continue reading Hot address: Ruka, Mumbai

Hot address: One Street Over, Mumbai

Ex-Ellipsis chef Kelvin Cheung has returned to Mumbai with a new venture: a South East Asian-inspired pub, One Street Over. As a consultant with Aallia Hospitality, he set up the new venture in collaboration with his good friend and former student chef Boo Kwang Kim who previously worked with the acclaimed Chicago restaurant Little Goat.… Continue reading Hot address: One Street Over, Mumbai

Hot address: Antares

Located beside nightlife fave Thalassa, and overlooking the same handsome (but environmentally savaged) stretch of Vagator Beach in north Goa is new beach club and restaurant Antares. Fronted by Sarah Todd, of MasterChef pedigree, it opened last week. Sea breeze wafts through its casual chic décor – all cane and bamboo – while the music… Continue reading Hot address: Antares

Hot address: Craft

Craft, an all-day deli, bistro and bar comes to Mumbai’s Phoenix Marketcity mall, Kurla, like a breath of fresh air. It’s set among the thriving energy of high street brands and is the ideal place to take a break from shopping, grab a bite or a drink. It’s designed by Sameep Padora and runs on… Continue reading Hot address: Craft

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