With the holy month of Ramzan coming to a close, and the festive occasion of Eid approaching, it’s that time of the year when tables are laden with fragrant delicacies and meals are best enjoyed together. We’ve put together a special edit of restaurants, home chefs and delivery kitchens offering flavourful fare, across Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru. Bookmark these if you’re looking for options to enjoy a delicious Eid feast with family and friends.
Mumbai
Native Bombay
The restaurant, known for its regional Indian cuisine, is offering a delectable spread this Eid, inspired by different Indian cities. Savour authentic dishes such as chicken bhuna tawa, teen mirch ka salan, mutton sukka, haleem, Ramzani chicken tandoori and spicy chana batata. End on a sweet note with the special phirni or kulfi falooda.
Dum Pukht, ITC Maratha
If you’re looking to indulge in a lavish Eid feast, check out Dum Pukht, the hotel’s Mughal and Awadh-cuisine focused restaurant. The 6-course signature tasting menu, aptly named Ruhaaniyat, features staples and crowd favourites such as seekh nilofari, murgh chandi tikka, shahi nihari, warqi parathas and the must-try Dum Pukht biryani, all curated by chef Asif Qureshi. Don’t miss out on desserts like kulfi badshah pasand and shahed-e-jaam.
The St. Regis Mumbai
Don’t want to step out and enjoy a feast at home instead? The hotel is offering a specially-curated Eid brunch box that you can order in. Indulge in specialties such as crispy Kabuli chana chaat, Yakhni pulao, mutton haleem, Moradabadi dal and other appetisers. Round off the meal with dessert like seviyan ka muzzaffar.
Novotel Mumbai International Airport
The hotel is offering special Eid brunch and dinner menus for the weekend. Take your pick from an array of live stations featuring nihari, haleem, kheema, musallam and the ever-popular takatak. Pair your meal with sherbets, kahwa and desserts such as kunafa, baklava and rabri malpua.
Soma, Grand Hyatt Mumbai
A grand feast awaits you at the hotel’s North Indian cuisine restaurant, Soma. Start off your meal with soups and appetisers like murgh yakhni shorba, silbatte ki shaami, paneer khaas pasanda, as well as an assortment of kormas, biryanis, the signature dal, and a decadent sheer khurma to finish the meal with.
Ammeez Kitchen
Home chef Shabana Salauddin whips up authentic Kokani Muslim fare, native to the country’s Konkan region. This Eid, she is offering a royal feast with a special golden biryani thaal showcasing dishes such as shikampuri kebab, tikkas, kormas, a variety of parathas, shahi biryani with edible gold leaf, and also desserts like sheer khurma. You can also order dishes from her regular menu. Call: 09820009857
La Folie
Looking to order in some last-minute sweets for Eid or simply gift something special to your loved ones? La Folie will sort you out with its curated offerings. Choose from the shukr tea cake—an Iranian pistachio cake with sheer khurma chantilly and mango-apricot saffron gel, or the noor-e-naaz box featuring luscious bon bons. And for those looking for healthier variants, you have medjool dates covered in craft chocolate. The packaging is equally festive.
Delhi
Tiffin, The Claridges New Delhi
The boutique hotel has curated an exclusive Eid Feast at its restaurant, Tiffin. Choose from specialties such as kakori kebab, murgh and fish Awadhi tikka, shahi paneer, haleem, Lucknow chowk gosht ki nihari, and aromatic biryanis. You also have an assortment of freshly-baked breads. Desserts are equally indulgent with options such as shahi tukda and Eid-e-khaas—slow-cooked seviyan in milk mawa and saffron. You can also order these dishes home.
Khoya Mithai
The artisanal mithai brand is offering an array of festive options that you can gift on the occasion of Eid. Take your pick from sweets like chand barfi, featuring crescent-shaped mithai, and pista longe coated in silver varq. You also have boxes of stuffed medjool dates for those looking for a healthier gifting option and decadent seviyaan.
Bengaluru
Machan, Taj West End, Bengaluru
Set in the hotel’s picturesque Machan lawns, you can look forward to savouring a decadent Eid feast this weekend. Choose from a selection of dishes such as fruit salad, chana chaat, haleem, chicken zafrani tikka, kurkure machi, keema samosa, pakoras and an aromatic Lucknowi gosht biryani. Finish off with servings of kesari phirni.
Huma Ali, Colonnade Caterers
For the past 30 years, home chef Huma Ali has been whipping up specialties, catering to discerning foodies across the city. She is well known for her Continental cuisine and authentic Indian fare. For Eid, you can order in the all-time favourite mutton biryani, Eid ki Murgh that is dum-cooked, Makkah ki roti, pepper mutton chops, baked malai chicken as well as dishes like sandwich gateaux and sweet treats like sheer khurma and banoffee. Make sure you place orders ideally 48 hours in advance. Call: 09844074798
Conrad Bengaluru
The luxury hotel has several specialties you can indulge in. The multi-cuisine restaurant Caraway Kitchen is offering a buffet spread featuring dishes such as seekh kebab, chapli kebab, tandoori wings, special biryanis and also a richly-flavoured haleem.
Klava
Offering authentic baklava from Gaziantep, Türkiye, you can choose from their special gift offerings for this festive ocassion. Options vary from the classic pistachio baklava to cold baklava, ozel and other flavours.
Lead image: Taj West End, Bengaluru