Condé Nast Traveller India


Food & Drink
The best restaurants in India, revealed at the Condé Nast Traveller x District Top Restaurant Awards
Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru lead the way, plus a few wildcards add surprise
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New restaurants in Delhi in 2025
Taquerias, tipples, tortellini, and tom yum cocktails; here’s what the new restaurants in Delhi are serving in 2025

Food & Drink
4 winter cocktails to serve at your holiday party
Cosy, cold-weather cocktails recipes by mixologists across India

Hotels & Homestays
The best hotels in Africa and the Middle East: The Gold List 2026
Our editors across the globe share their favourite places to stay
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Qawwalis, therapy dogs, and art exhibits: How India's airports shook things up in 2025
This year, airports across India added cultural and wellness fixtures to make time between check-in and boarding just a little more interesting

People & Culture
How to make your home sound like your favourite restaurant
Inside the much-loved playlists shaping night outs, and how to make them your own

Destinations
18 countries offering digital nomad visas for Indians
These countries will let you upgrade your Zoom background

Hotels & Homestays
The best hotels in Africa and the Middle East: The Gold List 2026
Our editors across the globe share their favourite places to stay

Food & Drink
4 winter cocktails to serve at your holiday party
Cosy, cold-weather cocktails recipes by mixologists across India


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Food & Drink
New restaurants in Delhi in 2025
Taquerias, tipples, tortellini, and tom yum cocktails; here’s what the new restaurants in Delhi are serving in 2025
Food & Drink
The 18 best outdoor restaurants in Gurugram for the winter
There is more to the city than high rises and business quarters, as these lively eateries prove

The Latest
These were the cheapest European countries to apply to for a Schengen visa in 2025
The golden ticket to Europe comes at a price, with extra service fees making some Schengen visas cheaper than others

Food and Drink
New restaurants in Hyderabad in 2025
From curd-rice cocktails to gilded kappo rooms, these new restaurants in Hyderabad captures the city’s growing confidence on the plate and in the glass

People & Culture
14 new art and culture spaces around India
India’s latest art galleries and cultural hubs to add to your checklist


Food & Drink
New restaurants in Mumbai in 2025
Wellness bites, regional flair, European fine-dining, and beautifully plated pasta; here's what’s new on Mumbai’s menus this year

Hotels & Homestays
7 beautiful new wildlife lodges in India to book right now
New addresses to check into in Bandhavgarh, Corbett, Sariska and beyond

The Latest
9 new tourist fees that will make your international trip more expensive
Where in the world you'll have to pay a fee to pay a visit
Hot and Happening

People & Culture
CNT Culture Calendar: What to do across India this December
Whether you’re travelling around India or sticking to home base for the holidays, December’s got some gifts up its sleeve

People & Culture
What’s on in Bengaluru this month
Blooms, books and beats are what’s shaking up Bengaluru this December
Hotels & Homestays
The 10 most beautiful homestays in India we discovered in 2025
From villas on coffee plantations to big city houses full of family memorabilia, these are the most stunning homestays we discovered this year

Hotels & Homestays
The new Hilton brings old Hyderabad’s distinct culture to a biotech hub
Poised to draw both business travellers and staycation seekers, the Hilton Hyderabad Genome Valley Resort & Spa is the brand’s debut in the city
Safari Season

Destinations
Kanha National Park: A safari guide’s tips on the best time to visit, permits, hotels
Naturalist and lodge manager Harpreet Singh on how to have the best safari experience at Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh

Destinations
Hemis National Park: A safari guide’s tips on spotting snow leopards in Ladakh
Naturalist Payal Mehta on how to have the best safari experience at Hemis National Park in Ladakh

Destinations
Bandhavgarh National Park: A safari guide's tips on the best time to visit, permits, hotels
Naturalist Prakash Dwivedi on how to have the best safari experience at Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh

Destinations
Kaziranga National Park: A safari guide’s tips on the best time to visit, permits, hotels
Naturalist and local guide Pallab Prakash Saikia on how to have the best safari experience at Kaziranga National Park in Assam

Food & Drink
New restaurants in Bengaluru in 2025
Craft beer, cold plates, surreal cocktails, and serious small plates; here are the new restaurants in Bengaluru in 2025

Food & Drink
16 new made in India spirits for the party season
Koji-fermented rice drinks, Mizunara-finished malts, and other standout Indian spirits from 2025

People & Culture
The most magical Christmas traditions around the world
We take a look at the weird, wacky and wonderful festive traditions around the world

Hotels & Homestays
4 cosy homestays in India where you can see snow
Homestays in the mountains where you can experience the white Christmas of your dreams

People & Culture
Santa's scary companions are coming for you this Christmas
In these countries, witches and pranksters bring Christmas gifts–not Santa

Food & Drink
Delhi's Indian Accent now has a new martini bar Upstairs
The newest bar from the brand is small, stylish and storied

Food & Drink
How we eat at Christmas
The very many merry dishes that we cook and eat on Christmas in India

Food & Drink
9 Christmas sweets from around India
From Dodol to Avalosunda, here’s a list of regional sweet treats that are enjoyed during the holidays

The Latest
Is Christmas a dry day in your city?
CNT called in advance to find out, so you don’t have to

Destinations
11 fascinating Christmas traditions around the world
From radish carving in Oaxaca to the Alpine regions' Krampus, there's no shortage of creative ways to ring in the season across the world
Rewind

People & Culture
Why JRD Tata fixed toilet rolls on an Air India flight
The founder of the airline took his role very seriously

People & Culture
When a Maharaja stood up to the Emperor: the story of Delhi Durbar of 1911
A throwback to the coronation ceremony of the emperor of India held on 12 December 1911 that still continues to be one of the “greatest shows on earth”

Food & Drink
Timeless Tables: For old and new Bangaloreans, Koshy’s is an emotion
Everyone from Queen Elizabeth II, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Nikita Krushchev have dined at the Bengaluru landmark

People & Culture
What it was like to cross the Atlantic on the Queen Elizabeth 2
Former passengers and crew share stories of the white-glove experience on board the iconic ocean liner


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