Geetika Sachdev 

For almost three decades, the restaurateur and chef has been the doyenne of Italian cuisine in India. She looks back at her greatest hits, her fashion obsessions, and the night she made 146 dishes alone

Spread over three levels, this retro-futurist bar by the Lair team has a museum of ingredients, a listening lounge, and a 21ft omakase-style cocktail counter

The latest Japanese eatery in town feels more high-energy night out than solemn dining

In this Indian-Mexican restaurant by chefs Megha Kohli and Noah Louis Barnes, the push and pull between the two cultures comes via a 12-course menu where mezcal is paired with kokum and guacamole scooped up by bhakri

Most hard-to-get tables have PR. Mi Piaci has tagliatelle tossed in a wheel of Parmigiano, tiramisù whipped tableside, and the Qutub Minar looming over them all

A restored heritage site in the heart of Delhi is now home to chef Amninder Sandhu’s new restaurant, Kikli, where old family recipes introduce you to unfamiliar parts of a familiar cuisine

A meal at Latango, Delhi’s newest cave-style bar and European eatery, feels like an Italian getaway

You won’t find Noctis on Google Maps, but a call and secret invite later you’re in a space filled with Prohibition-era glamour, retro curios, and drinks that pay homage to cheeky bathtub bootleggers

Playful, umami-filled, and built to disrupt, Kioki throws the rulebook into the robata fire

A tiny den of innuendo-filled-temptation, AD Singh’s new Japanese-inspired cocktail bar is both naughty and fun