India’s dining landscape continues to evolve with a new wave of openings that go beyond just food, focusing instead on storytelling, community, and immersive experiences. From Bengaluru’s high-energy rooftops and interactive leisure spaces to Pune’s comfort food favourites, these new addresses capture the shift toward more intentional, experience-led hospitality. Here’s a curated edit of the newest spots shaping how India dines and unwinds right now.
Sky Golf is Bengaluru’s first integrated play-eat-unwind destination, bringing a fresh, experience-led twist to the city’s social scene. Located in Varthur, it blends interactive golf with a full-service dining and bar setup, creating a space where recreation meets lifestyle. Inspired by global concepts like Topgolf Dubai, Sky Golf offers tech-enabled golf bays alongside a vibrant, design-forward ambience that transitions seamlessly from relaxed daytime hangouts to high-energy evenings. With a diverse multi-cuisine menu, curated cocktails, and an emphasis on community-driven leisure, it reimagines golf as an accessible, social, and contemporary urban experience.
Address: Sky Golf, Club & Kitchen Foundation School, Bengaluru, Halasahalli Road, Varthur, Bengaluru
Zen Chai by Foodsta Kitchens is a fresh, new-age bubble tea brand blending Taiwanese boba culture with India’s love for tea. Launched in Whitefield, Bengaluru, it joins the group’s lineup alongside Nasi and Mee, Wok Shop, and Kokoro. With fruity iced teas, creamy classics like matcha and taro, and fun add-ons like boba and jelly, Zen Chai is a playful, Insta-ready spot perfect for quick sips and casual hangouts.
Address: Nexus Shantiniketan, Whitefield, Bengaluru
The Filter Coffee continues to grow its presence across Bengaluru with three new neighbourhood outlets in Sadashivanagar, Jayanagar, and Church Street, taking its total footprint to ten locations in the city. Rooted in the comfort of everyday South Indian dining, the brand is known for its warm, familiar meals and signature filter coffee, served with consistency and care. With a mix of casual dine-in spaces and a new food court format, each outlet is designed to bring its signature experience closer to local communities—blending tradition, accessibility, and a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere for daily dining.
Address: Multiple new outlets in Bengaluru
Tomo Kei is bringing the bold, expressive flavours of Nikkei cuisine to the city. Blending Japanese precision with vibrant Peruvian influences, the space is designed as an intimate, immersive dining experience rooted in connection and shared moments. With thoughtfully crafted dishes, interactive table-side elements, and a beverage program featuring sake and inventive cocktails, Tomo Kei offers a contemporary yet deeply soulful culinary journey that turns every meal into a memorable experience.
Address: Tomo Kei, Sheraton Grand Bengaluru Whitefield Hotel & Convention Center, Bengaluru
SMOOR has unveiled India’s largest Chocolate Experience Centre in Bengaluru, marking a bold step in the country’s shift toward immersive, experience-led dining. This first-of-its-kind destination brings together a live chocolate factory, R&D lab, experiential retail, and a luxury café under one roof. Designed as a “living museum of cocoa,” it invites guests to explore the journey of chocolate through guided tours, tastings, and hands-on experiences like creating their own bars. Blending craft, innovation, and hospitality, the centre redefines chocolate as not just an indulgence, but a complete sensory and cultural experience.
Address: Bliss Chocolates India Private Limited, Survey No.56/6, Avalahalli, Hobli, Bengaluru East, Bidarahalli, Bengaluru
Novakan is Bengaluru’s newest luxury rooftop lounge, perched above Vittal Mallya Road with sweeping views of Cubbon Park and the city skyline. Designed as a day-to-night destination, it transitions from relaxed brunches to high-energy evenings, blending resort-style ambience with a vibrant social atmosphere. Backed by a collaboration between Table Space and VRO Hospitality, Novakan brings together globally inspired mixology, curated music programming, and refined cuisine to create an elevated, experience-led space that redefines rooftop dining in the city.
Address: 11th Floor, No.23/2, Coffee Day Square, Vittal Mallya Rd, KG Halli, D’ Souza Layout, Ashok Nagar, Bengaluru
Vaarta is Goa’s first interactive Indian street food dining experience, set within a beautifully restored 160-year-old home in Sangolda. Conceptualised by Neha Mehta, the space reimagines street food with intention, blending nostalgia, storytelling, and refined presentation while staying true to its roots. With live elements like build-your-own puchkas and barf ka gola at the table, Vaarta transforms familiar flavours into immersive, shared moments. Thoughtfully designed to let the heritage home lead, it offers an intimate, unhurried setting where food becomes a medium for connection, memory, and conversation.
Address: House – 280, Livrament Vaddo Casa Livrament, Sangolda, Goa
Jacob’s Brew House is a design-led, all-day café in Jaipur that blends specialty coffee with a vibrant, community-driven atmosphere. Inspired by the city’s architectural heritage, the space combines rustic, industrial elements with contemporary design to create an immersive and high-energy setting. At its core is a thoughtfully curated coffee program alongside a menu of globally inspired comfort dishes, while its vision extends beyond dining to include workshops, tastings, and creative collaborations, positioning it as a modern cultural hub within Jaipur’s evolving café scene.
Address: Plot No 7, Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg, opposite Clarks Amer Hotel, Nav Durga Colony, Jai Shree Nagar, Sector 5, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur
Master Jackie is a new Calcutta Chinese restaurant that approaches the city’s iconic food culture with depth and intention. Rooted in the legacy and evolution of Kolkata’s Chinese cuisine, the space reinterprets familiar flavours with care while staying true to their origins. Designed as a contemporary yet nostalgic dining destination, Master Jackie brings a renewed focus to a cuisine that has long been part of the city’s identity, offering an experience that feels both classic and thoughtfully current.
Address: Unit No. 2, Ground Floor, 1, Edward Court 55, Jawaharlal Nehru Rd, behind Roots, Elgin, Kolkata
Nashville Fried Chicken has launched in Pune, bringing its bold, indulgent take on fried chicken to the city’s growing comfort food scene. Known for its crispy, flavour-packed chicken and signature house-made sauces, the brand focuses on technique-driven preparation, from long marination to soft, slow-proofed buns. With a menu featuring burgers, wings, wraps, and loaded fries, Nashville Fried Chicken delivers a high-impact, flavour-forward experience designed for everything from quick bites to late-night cravings, now available for delivery on platforms like Swiggy and Zomato.
Available on Swiggy & Zomato
