As a part of the highly-anticipated Asia`s 50 Best Restaurants 2025, Mumbai`s Masque restaurant has been declared `The Best Restaurant in India` 2025, according to the social media account of `The World`s 50 Best`. The prestigious title comes to the Mumbai-based restaurant for the fourth time in a row after first getting it in 2022, followed by 2023 and 2024.
In the statement following the announcement, it said, “One of India`s most forward-thinking restaurants, Masque`s raison d`être is to show off the wealth of India`s produce, extracting maximum flavour from local ingredients in a tasting menu served in a stylish former Mumbai textile mill.
It added, “With vegetarian and non-vegetarian options, Masque`s seasonal menu degustation in dishes such as Kashmiri morels with patra (Colocasia leaves), stuffed with either fresh peas or barbecued pork.”
The restaurant appears at No. 19 on `Asia`s 50 Best Restaurants 2025`. It has jumped 59 places to appear in the top 20, after being at No. 78 in 2024.
City-based restaurateur Aditi Dugar is the founder, director, and owner of Masque Restaurant, where Varun Totlani is the head chef. The restaurant is popularly known for its 10-course tasting menu that showcases India`s rich produce.
The only other Indian restaurant in the Top 50 is New Delhi`s Indian Accent at No. 46. In the extended list of Top 100, city-based restaurant The Bombay Canteen, appeared on No. 91, and The Table appeared on No. 88, while Americano is at No. 71. The list also feature`s other restaurants from the Indian capital like Dum Pukht at No. 89 and Inja at No. 87. Bengaluru`s Farmlore is on No. 68, while Naar from Kasauli in Himachal Pradesh is on No. 66.
