Esphahan

Top choice in Agra


There are only two sittings each evening at Agra's finest restaurant, so booking ahead is essential, especially as non-hotel-guest tables are limited. The exquisite menu is chock-full of unique delicacies, with the modern fusion tasting menus and Indian thalis offering the best selection.

Anything that comes out of the succulent North Indian tandoor is a showstopper (especially the bharwan aloo, a potato kebab stuffed with nuts, spices, mint and coriander). Melt-in-your-mouth dishes such as aloobukhara maaz (a Mughlai lamb kebab stuffed with prunes) redefine lamb as most know it. It's all set to a romantic background soundtrack of a live santoor (a stringed instrument) player. A special night.