28°35′30″N 77°14′19″E / 28.5917°N 77.2385°E
| Indian Accent | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 123 West 56th Street, New York The Lodhi, Lodhi Road, New Delhi NMACC, BKC, Bandra East, Mumbai |
| Town or city | New York City, New Delhi, Mumbai |
| Country | United States, India |
| Owner | Rohit Khattar |
| Website | |
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Indian Accent is a restaurant located at The Lodhi hotel in New Delhi, India. It was established in 2009 by Rohit Khattar.[1] It has outposts in New York City and Mumbai.[2][3]
Indian Accent ran operations at The Manor hotel for eight years, before moving to The Lodhi in 2017.
Chef
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The restaurant is known for its modern Indian cuisine, currently supervised by Chef Shantanu Mehrotra, who describes the cuisine as "inventive Indian." He has been Executive Chef of Indian Accent from the day it opened at The Manor in 2009 and has created innumerable award winning menus in the last 15 years. [4]
Menu
editThe restaurant "showcases inventive Indian cuisine by complementing the flavors and traditions of India with global ingredients and techniques." It offers staple, traditional Indian dishes with a contemporary, "cosmopolitan twang," as described by The New York Times. Some of its most renowned dishes are the Puchkas with Calcutta Jhal Potato & Five Waters, Potato Sphere Chaat with White Pea Ragda and the Meetha Aachar Spare Ribs with Sour Green Apple. [5]
Cookbook
editThe Indian Accent Restaurant Cookbook is available for purchase at the restaurant and is based on the menu designed by Chef Manish Mehrotra. It showcases a culmination of "local produce", "home-style cooking", and "unusual ingredients from around the world." The cookbook's photographs are captured by Indian food photographer Rohit Chawla and was launched at the Jaipur Literature Festival in 2017. [6] [7]
Accolades
editThe restaurant has won various accolades over the years. The New Delhi outpost was again voted the No. 1 restaurant in India by Conde Nast Traveller [8] and has been on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list since 2013.[9] It is on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list 2024. [10] It has also been recognized by Time Magazine as ‘amongst the world’s 100 greatest places’. [11] Indian Accent is also the No. 1 restaurant in India by La Liste 2024. [12]
References
edit- ^ "Rohit Khattar has a good ear for accents". Mintlounge. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Wells, Pete (24 May 2016). "Indian Accent Has a Cosmopolitan Twang". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ www.ETHospitalityWorld.com. "Indian Accent is now open at Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, Mumbai - ET HospitalityWorld". ETHospitalityWorld.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Indian Accent's Shantanu Mehrotra Talks About Modern Indian Cuisine, Chandigarh Visit". Slurrp. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Indian Accent | Best Fine Dining Restaurant". Indian Accent. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Cookbook | Indian Accent, New Delhi". Indian Accent. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Chef Manish Mehrotra launched his cookbook at the Jaipur Literature Festival". India Today. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Ail, Arundhati (17 October 2023). "The 50 Best Restaurants in India, According to Condé Nast Traveller India". Condé Nast Traveler. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Asia's 50 Best Restaurants | The List and Awards". 50B - Restaurants - ASIA. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Indian Accent-New Delhi-Restaurant-50Best Discovery". 50B - Discovery. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Indian Accent: The World's 100 Greatest Places of 2018". Time. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "La Liste". La Liste. Retrieved 6 August 2024.