Jul 24, 2024
By: Prerna Tyagi
Last week, the Zomato Restaurant Awards 2024 celebrated India's vibrant food culture. Garnering over 11.3 million votes from 140 cities, the winners were chosen from a pool of more than 11,000 nominees, truly representing the mass favourites of India's food industry. Here are the crème de la crème of Indian dining and delivery, to help you order now!
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Meghana Foods from Bengaluru bagged the most number of votes, emerging as a southern favourite while Theobroma stood out nationally, garnering the highest votes across the country.
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Started in 1959 as a modest dhaba with simple wooden benches and tables, Gulati Restaurant in Delhi was awarded as the 'Best in Butter Chicken.'
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The iconic Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru can be spotted from afar, thanks to the flock of people right in front of its shutters. Also famous for its Podi Idli, the restaurant’s Dosa was voted the best by Zomato users.
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As divisive the debate around the best type of biryani is, Hyderabadi Biryani is loved by people all around. The award for the best biryani in Hyderabad was claimed by Mehfil.
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Balaram Mullick & Radharaman Mullick Sweets is a century old sweet shop in Kolkata. It bagged the award for the ‘Best in Mishti’ in Kolkata.
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Mumbai is synonymous with Vada Pav, and Zomato users hailed Gajanan Vada Pav in Thane as the best one.
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In the 1950s, three brothers left Iran in search of a better life and came to Mumbai, before leaving for Pune. They started the iconic Kayani bakery, which is now known for its Shrewsbury biscuits. Deservedly so, it was awarded the best bakery in Pune.
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The gastronomical culture of Lucknow is inarguably one of the best in the country. The city is adorned with multiple spots for lip-smacking Awadhi cuisine, but Dastarkhwan emerged as the popular choice.
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Bukhara at ITC Maurya in Delhi requires no introduction. Its iconic Dal Bukhara and naan have a special place in the heart of Delhiites. The legendary Jiggs Kalra is credited with establishing this restaurant, which was awarded the 'best in hospitality.'
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Great food with a scenic view of the sea, what’s not to love?
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Bengaluru has a thriving culture of micro-breweries, so much so that it is infamously called the 'Beer capital of India.' It is no surprise that the best brewery in India as per this report is in Bengaluru. Ironhill, which is also India’s largest micro brewery, bagged this award.