Must-see restaurants in Gujarat & Diu

  • Apana Foodland

    Diu

    This outdoor restaurant facing the town waterfront does everything: breakfasts, South Indian, Gujarati, Punjabi and Chinese, with plenty of chicken and…

  • New Lucky Restaurant

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    Built atop a cemetery, this restaurant has tables arranged around exposed tombs. Service is friendly, and the dosas (large South Indian savoury crepes)…

  • Dairy Den

    Gujarat & Diu

    Cool off with a few scoops – or a soft serve – at Vadodara’s best ice-cream parlour. Some of the flavours – such as French vanilla dipped in chocolate and…

  • Apaar Garden Restaurant

    Diu

    The menu of this cheap and cheerful open-sided place close to the waterfront (although you can't actually see the sea) takes diners on a culinary tour of…

  • Food Inn

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    At this clean, bright and bustling curry house in the Hotel Good Night building (opposite Siddi Sayid’s Mosque), carnivores can tuck into numerous chicken…

  • Tomato's

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    It seems as though Tomato's has been going strong forever. It's styled along the lines of an American diner, with booth seating, and it's decorated with…

  • Hotel Nilam

    Kachchh (Kutch)

    Good service by bow-tied, waistcoated waiters complements tasty vegetarian North and South Indian and Chinese dishes at this long, white, air-conditioned…

  • Pride of the Island

    Diu

    The open-air restaurant at Palms Beach Resort has excellent food, with inviting breakfasts and delicious choices such as penne with tuna and tomato, fish…

  • Sea View Restaurant

    Diu

    Fronting Ghoghla Beach, next to the eponymous hotel, the open-air Sea View has a full menu of Indian dishes and seafood, with the sand a stone’s throw…

  • New Bhabha Restaurant

    Gujarat & Diu

    The pick of a poor bunch of eateries, vegetarian New Bhabha sits 50m north of the ST bus stand, which is one block east of Somnath Temple. You can eat in…

  • Garden Cafe

    Gujarat & Diu

    Something different: this restaurant has a lovely garden setting next to Jyoti Nursery on the eastern side of town, and serves reasonable Jain, Punjabi…

  • Fish Market

    Diu

    This daily fish market is opposite Jethibai bus stand. (There's another fish market across the bridge in Ghoghla, which is active around 6.30pm.) The…

  • Ustav Restaurant

    Gujarat & Diu

    They do a roaring lunchtime trade in Gujarati thalis at this place on the 1st floor of a small shopping complex. If you're thalied out, they also do some…

  • Shree Shakti Vijay Patel Soda Factory

    Gujarat & Diu

    Sit in a booth and treat yourself to a few scoops at this old-school ice-cream and soda shop, with mirrored walls and pictures of previous generations of…

  • Khani Pili Gali

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    Popular no-frills eateries and street stalls line the side of Law Garden in the evenings, including the well-frequented outlets Honest (Punjabi and…

  • Hotel Navjivan

    Gujarat & Diu

    An unexpectedly smart restaurant right in the centre of town, the Navjivan serves a thali that tempts droves of locals at lunchtime. Various other North…

  • Kansaar

    Gujarat & Diu

    A classy veg thali joint on the 1st floor of the eponymous hotel, with impeccable service and delicious food. The thali is bottomless and you can eat…

  • Green Rock

    Kachchh (Kutch)

    This 1st-floor, air-conditioned place serves up tasty lunchtime thalis, as well as an extensive all-veg menu including many Punjabi and South Indian…

  • Sagar

    Gujarat & Diu

    With air-conditioning and fish tanks, this all-veg Punjabi-Chinese restaurant is a quiet oasis, with reliable food and attentive service.

  • Gir Rajwadi Hotel

    Gujarat & Diu

    This vegetarian joint is the best of several simple restaurants along the village’s main street and serves up tasty Gujarati thalis.

  • Chocolate Room

    Ahmedabad (Amdavad)

    This place, part of a small nationwide chain, has a range of delicate Belgian chocolates, various fudgy cakes and good coffee.

  • Food Zone

    Gujarat & Diu

    This place near the railway tracks has modern booth seating, great thalis and a mix of Gujarati and Indo-Chinese dishes.

  • Brahmaniya Dining Hall

    Gujarat & Diu

    Bottomless vegetarian thalis is what this local place specialises in. The dishes are a little oily but tasty.

  • Jagruti Restaurant

    Gujarat & Diu

    Opposite the bus stand, Jagruti is a wildly busy thali house. It's also not great on hygiene.

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