- National Restaurant of the Year 2014
Inspired by the elite clubs of India, Gymkhana has gone from strength-to-strength since it first opened in 2013. Located in the heart of Mayfair, the restaurant’s menu of refined yet punchy North Indian dishes has seen it become a leading light of London’s high-end Indian restaurant scene, with tables often booked up weeks in advance. The restaurant won its first Michelin star in 2014 and a decade later in 2024 it received its second.
Set across two storeys, the restaurant's ground floor dining area is inspired by India’s Raj-era gymkhana sports club and features both dining-room style and booth seating, as well as a bar area that takes inspiration from an Edwardian drawing room cabinet, while downstairs the room is a darker, more intimate space.
Much of the menu has stayed the same since its launch and the cooking retains that serious kick and intent that cemented its status as a Mayfair institution many years back. Signature dishes include the wild muntjac biryani served in a pastry-sealed bowl with pomegranate and mint raita; the kid goat methi keema, salli, pao and bheja; and the tandoori masala lamb chops with walnut chutney.
