Travel and Leisure India & South Asia Hosts 5th Annual Delicious Dining Awards, Celebrating India’s Finest Culinary Landscape

Travel and Leisure India & South Asia celebrated the 5^th edition of their Delicious Dining Awards on the evening of Monday, 5^th August at the Le Meridien, New Delhi, curated in partnership with Team Envelop. Under the theme Food is Art, this year, the readers’ choice awards paid tribute to the culinary craftsmanship and elements that have been designed to honour the art of food, recognising and celebrating the best of India’s culinary scene.  

The fifth annual Delicious Dining Awards, in partnership with Glenfiddich, introduced a new category this year: Sustainability in Dining, which acknowledges the efforts of industry leaders who are paving the way for environmentally conscious dining experiences. Attendees included industry experts, celebrity chefs, and influential figures from the culinary world.  

“The Delicious Dining Awards first launched in 2018, and I am thrilled to witness the success that it continues to bring as we now celebrate the fifth edition,” said Björn Rettig, CEO, BurdaLuxury. “Travel and Leisure India and South Asia has always been committed to celebrating the best dining experiences, and this award is a testament to the incredible innovation that exists in India’s culinary world. I am particularly proud this year as we introduce the Sustainability in Dining category, which is a brand-new category that encourages practices that help the planet while still delivering first class flavours and pioneers environmentally responsible dining.” 

“Having just been appointed the Editor-in-Chief at Travel and Leisure India and South Asia, I am honoured to lead the readers’ choice awards that is not only celebrating the culinary excellence that exists within our nation but also highlights the importance of sustainability within the industry,” said Akshita M. Bhanj Deo, Editor-in-Chief, Travel and Leisure India and South Asia. “This year we received close to 500,000 votes, which is a record-breaking amount for the brand, and I look forward to creating many more such milestones, especially as the 13^th annual India’s Best Awards will be coming up later this year.” 

The winners of the 2024 Delicious Dining Awards encompass many categories, including Stand Alone Restaurant and Bars, Restaurant in Hotels, Bars in Hotels, Homegrown Spirits + Mixers, Tastemakers, and the Jury Approved category, which was a brand-new category that was introduced last year. Highlights from this year’s Jury Approved category include NĀVU, Bengaluru for Best Seasonal Menu, Hideaway, Goa, for Best Cocktail Menu, C’est L’avi – Table in the Hills, Goa for Best Emerging Restaurant, and Bandra Born, Mumbai x Noon, Mumbai, for Best Bar Takeover.  

2024 Delicious Dining Award Winners by Category: 

Stand Alone Restaurant and Bars 

Best Vegetarian Restaurant: Street Storyss, Bengaluru 

Best New Restaurant: The Swinton House, Jaipur 

Best Instagrammable Restaurant: Neuma, Mumbai 

Best Café: Roastea Cage at Koramangala, Bengaluru 

Best Innovative Food Menu: Swwing, Bengaluru 

Best Speakeasy: For The Record Vinyl Bar, Goa 

Best Bar: Megumi, Mumbai 

Best Regional Spotlight: Sienna Store & Café, Kolkata 

Restaurant in Hotels 

Best Contemporary Indian: Jyran – Tandoor Dining & Lounge, Sofitel Mumbai BKC 

Best Speciality Cuisine – Thai: Soy x Neung Roi, Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Delhi Airport 

Best Speciality Cuisine – Japanese: Toya, The Westin Resort & Spa, Himalayas 

Best Speciality Cuisine: The North Club, Hyatt Regency Jaipur Mansarovar 

Best Speciality Cuisine – Italian: La Piazza, Hyatt Regency Delhi 

Best Speciality Cuisine – Chinese: Shang Palace, Shangri-La Eros New Delhi 

Best All-Day Dining: The One, Le Meridien New Delhi 

Best Sustainable Kitchen: AnnaMaya, Andaz Delhi 

Best Sunday Brunch: Farmer’s Basket at Pluck, Hotel Pullman New Delhi Aerocity 

Best Family Restaurant: Bukhara, ITC Maurya, New Delhi 

Best Service: ITC Hotels 

Best New Restaurant: Lutyens Deli, The Clardiges, New Delhi 

Best Weekend Culinary Experience: The Falls, The Tamara Coorg 

Bars in Hotels 

Best Cocktail Bar: Long Bar, Raffles Udaipur 

Best Sundowner: Água Pool Bar & Café, JW Marriot Goa 

Best Events at a Bar: Kitty Su, The LaLiT Mumbai 

Best Bar Design: Patiala Peg, The Imperial New Delhi 

Jury Approved 

Best Eatery: Mag St. Mumbai 

One-of-a-kind Restaurant: NAAR, Kasuali 

Best Restaurant Takeover: Tambi, Singapore x The Bombay Canteen, Mumbai 

Best Inflight Menu: Emirates 

Homegrown Spirits + Mixers 

Best White Wine: The Source Sauvignon Blanc Reserve by Sula 

Best Tonic Water: Jade Forest 

Best Non-Alcoholic Mixer: Bartisans 

Best Red Wine: La Réserve by Grover Zampa 

Best Whisky: Seagram’s Longitude 77 

Best Gin: Cherrapunji Eastern Craft Gin 

Best Rum: Camikara Rum 

Best Agave: Maya Pistola Agavepura 

Best Beer: Bira91 

Best Sparkling Wine: The Fratelli Gran Cuveé Brut 

Best Vodka: Short Story 

Tastemakers 

Innovative Chef of the Year: Hussain Shahzad 

Restauranteur of the Year: Aditi Dugar 

Popular Chef of the Year: Vinesh Johny and Joonie Tan 

Emerging Chef of the Year: Kavan Kuttappa 

Culinary Icon of the Year: Rahul Akerkar 

Mixologist of the Year: Yangdup Lama 

Homegrown Coffee Maker of the Year: Rahul Reddy 

Social Media Star: Guntas Sethi 

For the full list of winners, including Editor’s Choice, visit Travel and Leisure India and South Asia’s Delicious Dining Awards 2024.  

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