11 restaurants · updated November 2026
Celebrity Indian Restaurants Worth Knowing
Some of the most talked about Indian restaurants in the world are run by famous names. A few belong to chefs who became stars through their cooking, and others to actors and cricketers who moved into food. This list covers the ones that are open now and worth a look.
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Gaggan
No. 1, Asia's 50 Best Restaurants (2025)Gaggan Anand made progressive Indian food famous worldwide with playful, many course menus. His Bangkok restaurant topped Asia's 50 Best in 2025, and a Gaggan at Louis Vuitton spinoff also made the list.
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Gaa
2 Michelin stars; Asia's Best Female Chef 2019Garima Arora, a Gaggan alumna who also cooked at Noma, runs this tasting menu restaurant in an old Thai house. She is the only Indian woman chef with two Michelin stars.
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Trèsind Studio
3 Michelin stars (2025), the first Indian restaurant to reach threeA small chef's counter where Himanshu Saini turns Indian regional food into a long tasting menu. In 2025 it became the first Indian restaurant anywhere to earn three Michelin stars.
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Bungalow
Michelin Bib Gourmand; NYT 50 best restaurants in America (2024); NYT 100 Best in NYC (2025)TV chef and author Vikas Khanna came back to New York with this personal, family inspired restaurant. Critics backed it fast, and Michelin added a Bib.
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Asma Khan's restaurant, run by an all female kitchen, started as a supper club and has moved several times. Its new two floor Soho home opened in June 2026, with biryani supper clubs as a highlight.
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After leaving Indian Accent in 2024, Manish Mehrotra opened this relaxed spot focused on regional home style food. It sits inside the museum complex at Humayun's Tomb.
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TV chef Maneet Chauhan mixes Indian spice with Southern comfort food at her Nashville gastropub. Brunch is a strong pick.
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Vineet Bhatia won Michelin stars in London and Geneva, and Indego is now his best known restaurant. He also runs Indya in Dubai and several others around the Gulf, Mumbai and Delhi.
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Korma
Paratha
Aloo Tikki
Chicken 65
Hakka Noodles
Rasmalai
Haleem
Paneer Butter MasalaStars from film, music and sport
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Virat Kohli's restaurant brand set its first Mumbai branch in Kishore Kumar's old Juhu bungalow. The menu spans plant based dishes, seafood and fusion plates, and its prices got a lot of attention online.
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The newer Mumbai branch opened in July 2025 as a resto bar with a cocktail program and cigar lounge. Other One8 Commune outlets run in Delhi, Pune and Kolkata.
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Gauri Khan's second restaurant opened in December 2025 at the Mahalaxmi racecourse, with glass dome dining. The menu crosses Indian coastal flavors with European classics.
Chicken Tikka Masala
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Entries are restaurants owned or led by a well known chef or public figure, confirmed through news coverage, restaurant pages, Michelin and World's 50 Best. Closed places were checked and left out. Restaurants change, close and lose or gain stars, so check before you travel. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.