Restaurants · Varanasi
Where to eat in Varanasi — from market lunches to tasting menus
Varanasi's eating-out scene, edited. Sit-down restaurants worth crossing the city for: regional kitchens, modern Indian, the legacy continental rooms, and the chef-led places opening this year. Long lunches and table-for-two dinners alike.
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14, Sigra - Mahmoorganj Rd, Sant Raghuvar Nagar, Sigra, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221002, India
Sankat Mochan Road, Durgakund Rd, near Kewaldham Petrol Pump, Tulsi Manas Mandir Colony, Naria, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India
above Peter England Showroom, Near Trimurti Hospital, Gilat Bazar, Chotta Chuppepur, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221002, India
Shop no 11-14 2nd floor, IP SIGRA Shopping Mall, Guru Nanak Nagar Colony, Chetganj, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221002, India
4th floor, Ip grand, above reliance smart bazar, Naipokhari, Sigra, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221002, India
Aanand Mandir Cinema Hall, Raja Bazar Rd, Andhrapull, Teliyabag, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221002, India
Hotel Varuna, 22, Gulab Bagh Colony, Sigra, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221002, India
24, 2nd, near Ravidas Gate, Lanka, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India
Utsav vatika campus, Gurubagh, crossing, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221010, India
Artistik Abode, SH 2/215-2, Sikraul, Bhojuveer, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221002, India
Every city has its food clichés — and the gap between the tourist-trail restaurant and the place where chefs actually eat is wide. We've kept this list to the latter: restaurants we'd book for a birthday, recommend to a vegetarian guest, or send a client to between meetings.
Top restaurants in Varanasi take reservations 2–4 weeks ahead for prime weekend slots. Lunch is almost always easier than dinner. Most kitchens close between 3 PM and 7 PM; the late-night exceptions are noted below.
Vegetarian and Jain options are widely available across Indian and pan-Asian menus in Varanasi; vegan menus are reliable at modern places, less so at legacy restaurants. Allergens — gluten, nuts, shellfish — are best flagged at reservation time, not on arrival.
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