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The food in these dining destinations covers the gamut from American to Asian, Irish, Italian and Mexican. Craving coffee or dessert? You ll find that, too.
Taking its name from India's holy city, Benares is a Mayfair institution that has undergone a metamorphosis since the 2018 departure of pioneering chef and restauranteur Atul Kochhur, who originally opened the restaurant in 2003 and received his second Michelin star here in 2007. He was replaced by Sameer Taneja as Executive Chef who, having previously worked as Head Chef under Kochhur, returned after a six year absence and lost no time in redesigning the menu in order to regain the restaurant's lost Michelin star which he achieved in 2021 and has held ever since - thereby restoring Benares to its rightful position as one of the capital's leading lights in contemporary fine dining Indian cuisine. There are just 7 Michelin starred Indian restaurant's in the city, but few have the reputation of Benares, something Taneja, who was raised in Delhi, has been careful to uphold without any sign of timidity. A magician at combining his classical French training - having work
Pre-pandemic, One Eleven at the Capital was one of the town s most elegant dining options. As was Ashley s at the Capital, which is what its name was before that.