In August 2019 we did a road trip from mumbai to delhi in our jeep. We stopped over at nights in Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Udaipur &
Cafe farohar (udvada, Gujarat)
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Deviram sweets (Khandelwal colony, Katlupur, Rakabganj, Agra)
In a NUtshell A sweet shop with two branches, that serves YUMM breakfast savouries in addition to some very good sweets. Address & other details:
Peng you quan – Friends restaurant (central plaza mall, golf course road, gurgaon)
In a NUtshell A serious, no nonsense, authentic food restaurant that made me feel several times , that I was sitting at a restaurant in
Poppins hotal (cross point mall, diagonally opposite to galleria, DLF phase 4, gurgaon)
In a NUtshell A fun place with a good vibe, great food & a warm host chef subhayan Address & other details: poppins Meal for
Second wife kitchen (Bhubaneswar Puri Road, orissa)
In a nutshell: Super interesting eatery with a super quirky name , super serious about the food they serve Address & other details: second wife
Pop up by home chef Shaista Iqbal (Diya, Leela ambience gurgaon)
In a NUtshell A lovely dinner of Purani dilli recipes by home chef Shaista Iqbal, loved it. Address & other details: diya Meal for 2:
Niros restaurant (MI Road Jaipur)
In a NUtshell A restaurant straight out of a 60s movie, not coz it has been recreated that way but coz nothing much has changed
A trip to Cambodia – a travel story
We had Cambodia on our list of travel for a long long time. So when I got a chance to make the best use of
Viet:nom (ground floor, cyber hub, gurgaon)
In a NUtshell Better than many Asian restaurants in delhi NCR in terms of trying to be close to the real cuisine. Few dishes were
Comorin (two horizon center, golf course road, gurgaon)
In a NUtshell Being a big fan of Indian accent, went here with huge hopes (chef manish Mehrotra is common to both) – impressed but
Sonabridge (hotel zhongqiao, golf course road, gurgaon)
In a NUtshell I had to pinch myself to make sure I was not dreaming – the food at sonabridge made me think I was
Hanglatherium (Prince Anwar shah road, opposite south city mall, lake gardens, KOLKATA)
In a NUtshell A small quirky restaurant by the park, serving some very good Jama Masjid delhi & other mughlai food. Address & other details:
Curry singh (Unitech Arcadia 2, rodeo drive, south city 2, sector 49, gurugram)
In a NUtshell A beautiful cuisine Mis-represented & turned into mindless nightmares on tables in most mainstream eateries in india & abroad, thankfully given a
Grand market pavilion (ITC Grand Royal, kolkata)
In a NUtshell A Royal mess in terms of managing the restaurant, cold, over worked & badly trained staff who reminded me of Sukumar ray’s
‘Goalondo festival part 2’ by Pritha sen (three sixty one degrees, Oberoi, gurgaon)
In a NUtshell A beautiful evening spent in a lovely restaurant enjoying some absolute art on the plate & some other good bengali food from
Alila fort Bishangarh (rajasthan)
This review has two parts – stay (on top) & food (below stay). Please scroll down directly to food section if you want to skip
Riyasat (south city mall, kolkata)
In a NUtshell Loved eating out here, warm & efficient service, good decor, very good traditional Indian food with a twist, with two dishes as
Eating out in Cambodia & visits to food market (siem reap)
Part 3 of 3 – siem reap continued To read part 1 of 3, please click here: Phnom Penh To read part 2 of 3,
Eating out in Cambodia (siem reap)
Cambodia trip Part 2 of 3 To read part 1 of 3, please click here: Phnom Penh Siem reap We stuck to our resolve that
Eating out in Cambodia & visits to food market (phnom penh)
Cambodia trip Part 1 of 3 In a NUtshell A culinary treat for everyone with a wide palate, lots of vegetables but a bit restrictive
Kashmiri pandit food festival curated by by Rajni jinsi (radisson blu, Faridabad, NCR)
In a NUtshell Worth a drive from gurgaon to eat at this pop up – beautiful, thin, flavourful gravies that we fondly remember with joy.
Cafe TBQ (chalung house, leh, Ladakh)
This is a review of multiple meals we had at this homestAy in leh, Ladakh & also about the homestay itself. At this cafe all
Punjab beyond borders – a food pop up by home chef sherry malhotra (Bombay gymkhana, mumbai)
We had been to a pop up by home chef sherry malhotra at mustard & were blown over. So when we heard she is doing
The Canteen Chettinad table – May 2019 (the Bombay canteen, Kamala mills, mumbai)
In a NUtshell A very well planned meal with so many items but did not end up in a situation where one wud feel like
Ministry of crab ( Zaveri house, khar, mumbai)
In a NUtshell: Absolutely bowled over by the freshness of ingredients, the expertise of cooking crabs & prawns in terms of retaining the perfect taste,
Konkani Muslim Ramzan special (3rd to 9th June 2019, neel tote on the turf. Mahalakshmi , mumbai)
In a NUtshell: A super refreshing, very different, excellent ramzan dinner that will remain in our memory for long. Address & other details: Authenticook Meal
Bohagi bidai festival by Gitika’s pakghor (pop up at APB cook studio , Chandivali, mumbai)
In a NUtshell: A brilliant, hardcore, authentic, Assamese tribal food pop up by gitika that marked the end of first month in Assamese calendar. Address
Cecconi’s (Soho house, Juhu Tara Road, mumbai)
In a NUtshell: A lovely restaurant by the sea, warm & inviting, very good & consistent Italian food, though not the best Italian in town.
Tresind (inspire BKC, Bandra Kurla Complex, mumbai)
In a NUtshell: 5/5 on showsha, great place to impress ur firang/ NRI friends who do not have much exposure to the real indian food,
Jumjoji (the orb, next to JW Marriott, sahar, mumbai)
In a NUtshell: A beautiful Parsi themed restaurant that has good service & some very good food. Address & other details: jumjoji To reach this
Ekdalia Rd (4/2 Ekdalia Road , kolkata)
This is a review of a pop up ‘Firinghee thala’ by food historian & culinary artist Pritha sen, at Ekdalia rd restaurant by Surojit rout,
Kathiawadi food festival by chef Dhawal Ajmera (Hornby’s pavilion, ITC grand central, mumbai)
In a NUtshell: A meal that gave us as much joy as we experienced after eating at Dum Pukht (not comparing cuisines but the sheer
Garhwali summer pop up menu by Rushina munshaw ghidiyal (APB cook studio, Chandivali, mumbai)
This meal was booked thru Authenticook.com – they arrange very interesting home meals across india. To read earlier reviews of food that we had thru
Americano (123,nagindas master road, Kala ghoda,fort, mumbai)
In a NUtshell: A 3 day old restaurant started by chef Alex Sanchez (former chef at The Table) in fort, mumbai, that serves slow American
Kulcha walas (HUDA market sector 31, opp Bata showroom, gurgaon)
In a NUtshell: A small shop in a sector market in gurgaon with ‘stand and eat’ options for 4 groups of people, serves the finest
Anti clock (park inn by radisson, Moolchand, New Delhi)
In a NUtshell: A nice, evening place, with retro live music , serving Indian food (from across the country) by a chef who has thousands
Tasallibaqsh (gurgaon india)
Tasallibaqsh is an event conducted in gurgaon every week 6 months in a year – food, conversations and more. U can contact the organisers here
Gharana e Rampur festival by chef Osama jalali and his family (Asia alive, double tree by Hilton , gurgaon, sector 56)
This is a review of pop up of rampuri food by journalist, food writer, food historian Osama jalali, his mother and his wife. They work
International Loinloom festival (village diezephe, weaver’s place, near dimapur, Nagaland)
This is a travelogue on stay at weaver’s place and experiencing the Loinloom festival, organised by exotic echo. (Contactexoticecho@gmail.com) In a NUtshell: A memorable home
Hornbill festival (Naga heritage village, Kohima, Nagaland)
This is a travelogue on visit to the annual hornbill festival held in Kohima. This trip was a part of Textile and bio diversity trail
Rishong’s family kitchen (La maison de Ananda, Majuli, Assam)
Stay at La Maison de Ananda and food at Rishong’s family kitchen was a part of Textile and bio diversity trail organised by exotic echo.
Majuli island (majuli , Assam)
This is a travelogue on majuli – a part of Textile and bio diversity trail organised by exotic echo (contactexoticecho@gmail.com) In a NUtshell: A wonderful
Meetei Manipuri hotel (karbi Anglong, silonijan, Assam – midway from dimapur to Jorhat)
Lunch at this restaurant was a part of Textile and bio diversity trail organised by exotic echo. In a NUtshell: A Manipuri ‘rice hotel’ with
Naga morsel (EROS lane, DimApur, Nagaland)
In a NUtshell: A very interesting and unusual (for me) lunch that reinforced our thoughts on Naga cuisine, fast and efficient service, basic clean interiors,
Lunch at a boha (residence of vaishnavite) of Shri Shri Bengenaati Satra (Majuli island, Assam)
Lunch at this grihasthi satra family home was a part of Textile and bio diversity trail organised by exotic echo. In a NUtshell: A wonderful
Lunch at Ms. Lakhiprobha Deori’s traditional deori tribal house (Major Deori village, Majuli island, Assam)
Lunch at this deori family home was a part of Textile and bio diversity trail organised by exotic echo. In a NUtshell: A memorable lunch
Sante spa cuisine (second floor, The White Crow store, Ahmedabad)
In a NUtshell: A unique and outstanding restaurant in town that serves very good and interesting healthy vegetarian fusion food from across the world that
Vintage Asia (JW Marriott, near science city, kolkata)
In a nutshell: A visually beautiful restaurant in JW Marriott hotel that has outstanding warm yet professional service, nice ambience and some good Asian food
Hotel Tarun Niketan (on rashbehari avenue, between Tara road and Raja Basanta Roy Road, kolkata)
This is a part of series on decades old pice hotels of kolkata where almost nothing has changed over time and they still serve freshly
Shim shim ( bright street, Park Circus KOLKATA)
In a nutshell: A relatively new tibetan food restaurant in a very unlikely location that serves some great Tibetan and other oriental style beef dishes
Rivers to oceans (palladium mall, Lower Parel, mumbai)
In a nutshell: A nice ,large, new restaurant that serves some excellent sea food in close to authentic way – a good place for a
Adhar chandra Das krishnanagar (stall, Biswa Bangla haat, Rajarhat, kolkata)
In a nutshell: A pop up stall in Kolkata of an 80 year old sweet shop in krishnanagar that serves very different and nice Bengali
Hotel sidheswari ashram (19, Rani rashmoni Road, new market area, Kolkata)
This is a part of series on decades old pice hotels of kolkata where almost nothing has changed over time and they still serve freshly
Mountain bar and bistro (Hilton shillim, shilimb, near Lonavala, Maharashtra)
In a nutshell: A partially covered, rest open , restaurant with stunning views of the Sahyadri range of mountains, warm service and excellent food. Address
Mustard (ground floor, atria mall, Worli, mumbai)
In a NUtshell: An interesting, beautiful, concept restaurant that serves French and Bengali cuisine, lovely drinks, has warm hospitality, a super fun to read, chatty
Terrazzo (Hilton Shillim, shilimb, bear Lonavala, Maharashtra)
In a nutshell: A Large restaurant with interior and open air seating, good service , serves average to good food in general and excellent ones
Bakr Eid special Nose to tail goat festival at the Bombay canteen (Kamala mills, Lower Parel, mumbai)
The Bombay canteen Disclaimer: All restaurants / eateries reviewed by YUMMRAJ were visited by YUMMRAJ himself & he has paid for the full Bill & tips
Sante spa cuisine (ground floor, first international financial center, Bandra Kurla complex, BKC, mumbai)
In a NUtshell: A nice new restaurant that serves very good and interesting healthy vegetarian fusion food from across the world Address & other details:
Taj lake palace, Udaipur
This is a review of stay at taj Lake Palace. Restaurants have been reviewed separately. In a NUtshell: Priceless experience that we would fondly remember
Jharokha (taj lake palace Udaipur)
In a NUtshell: A series of three memorable meals sitting in an alcove of a beautiful restaurant, situated inside a 270 year old palace (now
Neel Kamal (taj lake palace Udaipur)
This restaurant opens only for dinner and can be accessed only by people staying at taj lake palace In a NUtshell: A memorable rajasthani dinner
Magadh festival @neel, tote on the turf (mahalakshmi race course, mumbai)
In a NUtshell: A memorable lunch curated by home chef Chandana, organised by authentic food at neel restaurant – great selection of items that included
Typhoon shelter (sky zone, high street phoenix, lower parel, mumbai)
In a NUtshell: An Asian cuisine restaurant that thankfully serves real Asian food the way they are ( non indianized), with great attention to detail
Canteen Bengali bhoj ( the Bombay canteen, Kamala mills, parel, mumbai)
This is a review of Bengali food pop up by Home chef Iti misra from Kolkata For general review of the Bombay canteen please click
Home cooked koli food at a koli mansion (Versova ganesh mandir, yari road, mumbai) organised by Authenticook)
In a nutshell: It was not just the outstanding home cooked food made from fresh ingredients, it was about the stories that we heard, the
Arth ( PD hinduja junction, 15th road, khar, mumbai)
In a nutshell: A Beautiful, dramatic and pompous interiors ,large, two floor restaurant that serves some very good food – a good place for a
The blue (pali hill, Bandra west, mumbai)
In a NUtshell: A tiny restaurant that serves almost authentic and very good thai and Japanese cuisine in Bandra. Address & other details: The blue
Shizusan shophouse And bar (high street Phoenix, mumbai, Maharashtra)
In a nutshell: A cool eatery and bar with Asian theme, no distraction, a fantastic menu card that can keep u engaged with lots of
Bhojohori manna ( reliable business center, off Link Road, near OM Heera panja mall, Oshiwara police station road, Anand nagar , Andheri West, mumbai)
In a nutshell: A Bengali food restaurant chain with basic decor, non professional service and average food. My culinary experience at the pice hotels of
O Pedro (BKC mumbai)
In a nutshell: A quirky nice restaurant that serves pretty good Goan food Address & other details: o Pedro Meal for 2: ₹750 onwards Cuisine
Vaider fish hotel / Smitha’s (near lemon tree vembanad lake, 1 hr drive from kochi, Kerala)
In a nutshell: A tiny L shaped eatery with single row of tables and benches along the wall, where you just find a 1 ft
Dhe puttu (NH bypass, edapally, ernakulam, Kerala)
In a NUtshell: A super popular single dish theme restaurant with multiple mix and match options – unique, interesting, must visit, efficient service, good interiors,
Nawras seafood restaurant (Chittoor road, near pullepadi bus stop, ernakulam, Kerala)
In a NUtshell: A 15 restaurant chain that started its journey in Jeddah, beautiful interiors, traditional fine dine set up, a ‘catch of the day’