Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Five New Restaurants and Bars to Try This September
Several new places to eat and drink have opened in Indian cities this September.
tbsp.Tablespoon in Mumbai lets customers choose sauces and toppings for pizzas and pastas.
Selva in New Delhi serves food inspired by Mexico, South America and Peru.
Powder Room in Mumbai mixes Mediterranean and Asian cooking.
Scoop Room in Bengaluru sells vegetarian and eggless ice cream.
It offers unusual flavours and homemade toppings, sauces and baked goods.
The Back Room in Chandigarh is a cocktail bar where drinks are identified by codes instead of names.
It also serves creative small plates such as pani puri-inspired agua chile and spicy momos.
tbsp.Tablespoon has opened at Phoenix Palladium in Mumbai, offering customizable Neapolitan pizzas, handmade pastas and a broad American-Italian menu.
Selva in New Delhi brings Mexican, Nikkei-Peruvian and South American influences to dishes including tlayuda, nori tacos, ceviches and robata seafood.
Mumbai’s Powder Room serves a fusion of Mediterranean and Asian food, alongside cocktails inspired by Turkish Delight, orange blossom, yuzu and calendula.
Bengaluru’s Scoop Room is a premium vegetarian and eggless ice cream brand with 24 flavours, including Cookie Dough Hour, Paan-tastic and Nutty Basil.
The Back Room in Chandigarh serves batch-made classic cocktails identified by three-digit codes, with tapas and small plates created by a team of chefs.
- Who
- The new venues include tbsp.Tablespoon, Selva, Powder Room, Scoop Room and The Back Room, with contributions from restaurateurs, chefs and mixologists named in the article.
- What
- Five new dining and drinking spots are offering customizable Italian food, Mexican and South American dishes, Mediterranean-Asian cuisine, eggless ice cream and coded cocktails.
- When
- September; the article does not give specific opening dates.
- Where
- Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru and Chandigarh.
- Why
- The venues aim to introduce distinctive menus, creative flavour combinations and new dining or drinking experiences.
- tbsp.Tablespoon
- Phoenix Palladium, Lower Parel, Mumbai; serves handcrafted Neapolitan pizzas, handmade pastas and other American-Italian dishes.
- Selva
- 4 Worldmark, Aerocity, New Delhi; founded by restaurateur Sarthak Sidana.
- Powder Room
- 8th Floor, Mansionz One, Linking Road, Bandra West, Mumbai; combines Mediterranean and Asian food.
- Scoop Room
- Ground floor, 151, Second Cross Road, Stage 2, Indiranagar, Bengaluru; offers 24 vegetarian and eggless ice cream flavours.
- The Back Room
- The Toy Hotel, SCO 165–167, Sector 34B, Chandigarh; serves batch-made classic cocktails using three-digit codes.
- Named contributors
- Menus and drinks involve figures including Sarthak Sidana, Avik Chatterjee, Sahil Singh, Tanka Gurung, Megha Kohli and Noah Barnes.