In its 12th edition now, Restaurant Week India return to town, this time around, tying up with OLA Prime. Apart from getting gourmet three-course prix fixe menu at just INR 900 for lunch and INR 1,100 for dinner across all partnering restaurants, we love that Ola Prime kicks in with perks too! So when you’re well-indulged, forget about driving home. Just get an Ola Prime sedan, sit back and get straight down to uploading all your photos on Instagram. Don’t pretend you don’t do that! We’re just suggesting you do it in luxury with their auto WiFi service which automatically without any sign-ins. Here’s our pick of where you should set your GPS to for different cuisines.
Blue Ginger
A top favourite but usually out of budget for most, head here for exceptional Vietnamese food. Featuring a veggie and non-vegetarian menu, there are a few common dishes, and we’re gunning for the Hanoi-style Corn Cake and Grilled Lamb Chop with Barbecue Sauce. Of course, the signature main is Wok Tossed Chicken or Beetroot and Beanshoot in Lemongrass and Chilli. Finish off with Lemongrass ice cream, naturally.
Where: Taj West End, 25, Race Course Road
Contact: 080 66605660
Baluchi
While the vegetarians can get paneer in forms and flavour like never before {think dumplings}, chargrilled artichoke or country figs with vegetables, it’s the carnivores who should celebrate. Kolkata beckti wrapped in a banana leaf, Dakhni Murgh Kebab {chicken marinated with pepper, garlic, chilli and curry leaf} and of course the appetiser signature – Balkash Rubina which is tiger prawn cooked in yoghurt, yellow chilli and saffron. But don’t load up too much as the garlic infused lamb curry and the Baluchi special, slow-cooked black dal are part of the mains.
Where: The Lalit Ashok Hotel, Kumara Krupa High Grounds
Contact: 080 3052 7777
Nimisserie
Kick things off with a smoked salad of Brie, Camembert, arugula, Marigold flowers, basil and dehydrated pineapple before attacking the Moroccan Chemoula Crusted Prawn. For mains, Grilled Snapper with nimbu relish and moilee cream, and Chicken Roulade essenced with rusvaa in a biryani composition. Veggies can indulge in fenugreek and pea gnocci and Bihari pithri pockets stuffed with spinach and cottage cheese. End with Mishti Doi Brulee.
Where: 120, Off Wood Street
Contact: 080 40988989
Szechuan Court
If it’s Chinese, the Oberoi has got to on top of your list. Keep your eye on the prize and by that we mean on the crispy lotus stem in homemade chilli sauce, fried prawn with lemon grass and garlic and twice cooked pork in XO sauce. Leave room for mains. More specifically, leave room for Tofu Claypot with assorted mushrooms for vegetarians and Steamed Fish in XO sauce for the others.
Where: 37-39, The Oberoi, MG Road
Contact: 080 25585858
Caprese
Easy, breezy and unmistakably Mediterranean, go here for spot on Calamari Fritos, Pumpkin soup and the much sought after Tortilla de Patata {Spanish omelets loaded with potato and onions. Mains range from Crepe Florentine and Spaghetti Carbonara to Roasted Bekti with white bean fricassee and Eggplant Parmigiana.
Where: Hotel Shangri-La, Palace Road, Abshot Layout, Vasanth Nagar
Contact: 080 45126460
While that is our top pick, there's plenty more restaurants for you to choose from. In fact, we think you should go all out and book yourself a spot at them all. Total indulgence is sometimes worth it, no?
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