Indian Accent

About Indian Accent

Indian Accent has been at The Lodhi long enough to have accumulated a credential stack that most restaurants in Asia cannot match: a 2-star World of Fine Wine accreditation, consecutive La Liste placements (95 points in 2025, 90 points in 2026), a spot on Tatler Asia-Pacific's Leading Restaurants 2025, and a #57 ranking on Opinionated About Dining's Asia list for 2024. For the explorer visiting India's restaurant scene with genuine depth of interest, this is the benchmark against which other New Delhi fine dining tables are measured.

Chef Rijul Gulati leads the kitchen, with Rohit Khattar as owner and Dhwaneil Desai as General Manager. The wine program is run by Wine Director Kevin Rodrigues and Sommelier Hrushikesh Mawalkar. With 135 selections and a 900-bottle inventory, the list skews toward Chile, Argentina, Germany, and Italy — an unusual combination for an Indian restaurant, and worth leaning on when ordering. The wine pricing sits at $$ (a range of price points across the list), which is reasonable given the overall meal cost.

Visually, the setting inside The Lodhi reads as the kind of composed hotel dining room that takes the food seriously without overwhelming it. The room carries the calm register of a five-star hotel property, but the cooking is the focal point. The editorial angle worth understanding before you arrive: if you can get counter or bar seating, take it. Watching the kitchen's approach up close , the layering of regional Indian techniques with global reference points , is the kind of access that adds genuine context to the meal. This is not a format where counter seating is an afterthought.

Service operates across lunch and dinner, with Friday and Saturday evenings running until 10:30 pm. Monday is dinner-only (5–10 pm), and Wednesday through Sunday carry lunch service beginning at 12 pm on weekdays and 11:30 am on weekends. If your schedule allows a weekday lunch, it is worth considering: the room is quieter, the pacing is different, and the same kitchen is running both services. For a first visit, dinner on a weekday gives you the full program without the weekend-crowd compression.

For context on what this level of recognition means in practice: Indian Accent's Asia 50 Best ranking of #46 puts it in a tier with restaurants that typically price at multiples of what this kitchen charges per head. That gap between price and award standing is the clearest reason to prioritise this booking over more expensive alternatives in the city. Compare it to Trèsind Studio in Dubai or Opheem in Birmingham , both operate in the same modern-Indian register , and Indian Accent's Delhi address remains the sharper choice for anyone who wants the original context alongside the cooking.

If you are building a broader India itinerary around serious restaurants, this sits alongside Farmlore in Bangalore, The Table in Mumbai, and Adaa at Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad as the small group of tables worth planning travel around. For deeper regional work, Naar in Kasauli, Bomras in Anjuna, and Chandni in Udaipur each offer different cuts of India's culinary range. See our full New Delhi restaurants guide for additional options, or explore our New Delhi hotels guide, bars guide, wineries guide, and experiences guide to build out your visit.