I am excited to bring you our top five tastes of India as a part of a beautiful collection of Indian stories by Cuisine. The following recommendations are from five Indian World of Mouth experts. Among their favourite picks are some of the best local eats, contemporary Indian food and fine-dining restaurants in Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai, so that you can be confident that you will not waste a meal time when visiting any of these vibrant cities.

Each of these experts brings their knowledge and unique perspective to you about their personal experience at these restaurants and I can guarantee you that you’ll find their opinions and suggestions worth the visit.

At World of Mouth we’re introducing a new era in restaurant guides: an app driven by a rapidly growing global community of passionate food lovers who are committed to creating the world’s most credible and transparent restaurant guide.

I founded our guide five years ago with my colleague, entrepreneur Saku Tuominen, in Helsinki, Finland. The aim of the guide was, from the very beginning, to provide the ultimate insider information by food lovers for food lovers and to highlight great restaurants of all categories, from street food to fine dining.

Today, our team manages an app with more than 100,000 users and 15,000 personal restaurant recommendations to 2300 destinations globally. Users can access personal recommendations from both experts and fellow food lovers, filter them based on various criteria such as location, cuisine and price range, and save their favourite spots to wishlists and create collections to plan their trips. World of Mouth has no advertisements, paid visibility or ratings and experts are barred from recommending their own places.

Already we have 700 invited experts in our community – and new ones are joining daily. I hope you’ll head over to the World of Mouth app to discover our vibrant community. Meanwhile, please enjoy these fantastic tastes of India.

Trishna

Sai Baba Mandir Marg, next to Commerce House, opp. Kalaghoda Café, Kala Ghoda, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001

“For meat eaters or seafood lovers, Trishna in Mumbai is really great. They have an extensive menu with plenty to choose from.” Garima Arora, chef-restaurateur, Bangkok

Papa’s

3R3G+JMX Veronica’s, Waroda Rd, Ranwar, Bandra West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400050

“A new restaurant from the outstanding team of The Bombay Canteen, O Pedro, Bombay Sweet Shop & Veronica’s. It’s a beautiful ode to Chef Floyd. The food and cocktails are excellent. Do book well in advance as it has only 12 seats and is only open Wednesday to Saturday.”
Siddhaarth Jalan, food writer, Delhi

Indian Accent

The Lodhi, Lodhi Rd, CGO Complex, Pragati Vihar, New Delhi, Delhi 110003

“Chef Manish Mehrotra’s restaurant, Indian Accent, is one of the most successful restaurants in India. I started my career here. The restaurant was one of the first Indian restaurants doing progressive modern Indian food and it started in 2008.”
Himanshu Saini, chef, Dubai

Swati Snacks

Dalamal Tower, Free Press Journal Marg, Nariman Point, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400021

“A must – and one of my favourite restaurants in Mumbai; it’s purely vegetarian and features the cuisine of Gujarat. The food is humble, homely and very good value for money.”
Gaggan Anand, chef, Bangkok

Amma Chettinadu Restaurant

Gopathi Narayanaswami Chetty Road, 1, Giri Rd, Satyamurthy Nagar, T. Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600017

“A legacy carried from the 1980s still continues in full form. It’s a haven when you are looking for hardcore non-vegetarian food while in Chennai. Fish fry, fish gravy, crab roast, goat’s brain fry, quail etc are highly recommended here.” Shabnam Badu, food writer, Chennai

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