DLC GUIDE

The DLC Guide is a ground-breaking, independent rating system that sets new benchmarks for the world’s leading restaurants & hotels. Inspired by the iconic Michelin and Forbes Guides, the DLC Guide introduces a fresh, entrepreneurial-driven approach that is entirely free from commercial bias.

DLC EVENTS

The Orfali Bros Culinary Distinction

December 1 2025, Jumeira First -Dubai A private DLC Guide awarding ceremony was held at Orfali Brothers Bistro, honouring the restaurant’s remarkable contribution to Dubai’s modern culinary landscape. Known for its bold creativity, ingredient-driven dishes, and globally inspired flavours, Orfali Bros continues to redefine contemporary dining with warmth and authenticity. Led by Chef Mohammad Orfali and his brothers, the bistro’s…..

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A Celebration of Excellence | Le Petit Beefbar Dubai Recognised by DLC Guide

November 18 2025, DIFC, Dubai Le Petit Beefbar, located in DIFC Gate Village, Dubai, celebrated its inclusion in the prestigious DLC Guide Dubai 2025 with an intimate private awarding ceremony. Our DLC Guide Dubai auditors honoured the restaurant’s exceptional culinary excellence and the creative vision of Chef Dejan Cirovic, whose mastery brings a refined yet playful character to Beefbar’s globally…..

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DLC Guide 2025 Delhi Listing

October 28 2025 DLC Guide Delhi in 2024, we were delighted to host the 2025 Listings Reveal — an exquisite celebration of Delhi’s most iconic and avant-garde culinary destinations. In association with Hospitality Horizon Epicurean Restaurant Ratings, this distinguished evening honoured the artisans of taste, the vanguards of hospitality, and the visionaries redefining the epicurean landscape of the capital, marking…..

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Zarqash, Bangalore Joins the Esteemed DLC Guide 2025 Listing

October 8 2025, Zarqash, nestled within The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore, celebrated its addition to the prestigious DLC Guide Bangalore 2025 listing with an intimate private awarding ceremony. Our DLC Guide Bangalore auditors honoured the restaurant’s exceptional culinary excellence and the creative vision of Chef Rohit Ghai. Seamlessly blending contemporary flair with timeless Indian artistry, Zarqash exemplifies refined dining at its best.…..

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Row on 5 Joins DLC Guide London 2025 Listing

September 26 2025, 5 Savile Row, London Row on 5, located in the heart of Mayfair, celebrated its addition to the DLC Guide London 2025 listing with an exclusive private awarding ceremony. Our DLC Guide London auditors honoured the exceptional restaurants and their visionary chefs Jason Atherton and Spencer Metzger. Blending Michelin-starred mastery, architectural elegance, and impeccable service, Row on…..

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Celebrating Authentic Brazilian Rodizio at Fazenda, London.

September 24 2025, Liverpool Street, London Fazenda London curated a special experience for our DLC Guide auditors at a private awarding ceremony, where the restaurant was officially recognised for its outstanding Brazilian cuisine and dining experience. Known for bringing the authentic tradition of rodizio dining to the heart of London, Fazenda combines continuous tableside service of premium grilled meats with…..

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Uchi Dubai: Where Japanese Craft Meets Culinary Art

September 13 2025, DIFC, Dubai Welcoming Uchi to the DLC Guide Dubai 2025 Listing — On 17th September 2025, Uchi, DIFC Dubai hosted the DLC Guide Dubai Auditors at the private awarding ceremony that beautifully reflected its vision and passion. Guided by the artistry of Hot Kitchen Chef Naveen Singh Rana and the leadership of GM Chalak Salar, Uchi is…..

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Savour The Unexpected- Jun’s Enters The DLC Guide

August 25 2025, Downtown, Dubai Jun’s Dubai added to the DLC Guide Dubai 2025 Listing. A celebration of Third Culture cuisine, Jun's seamlessly blends global culinary influences with personal stories, offering a dining experience that's innovative, heartfelt, and truly one-of-a-kind. Founded by restauranteur extraordinaire Neha Anand, and helmed by globally renowned Chef Kelvin Cheung, Jun's reflects his multicultural roots and…..

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Farro Pune: Celebrating Indian Flavours with a Mediterranean Soul

August 7 2025, Koregaon Park, Pune Farro Pune has proudly earned its place in the prestigious DLC Guide Pune 2025, a testament to its bold vision and culinary excellence. Founded by Chef Vardaan Marwah , who brings global finesse and Michelin training to the kitchen, and Aman Talreja - Co-founder, who infuses ancient wisdom with mindful design, Farro has reimagined…..

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Savor Italy’s Finest – Cena Pranzo Enters The DLC Guide!

August 5 2025, Grand Hyatt, Gurugram DLC Guide Delhi 2025 proudly welcomed Cena Pranzo to its curated listing with an exclusive afternoon gathering on Tuesday, 5th August 2025. Held at the elegant Grand Hyatt Gurugram, the event celebrated the essence of refined Italian cuisine. Guests were treated to a specially crafted menu by the renowned Chef Mauro Ferrari, showcasing timeless…..

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DLC EVENTS

The Orfali Bros Culinary Distinction

December 1, 2025

December 1 2025, Jumeira First…

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A Celebration of Excellence | Le Petit Beefbar Dubai Recognised by DLC Guide

November 18, 2025

November 18 2025, DIFC, Dubai…

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DLC Guide 2025 Delhi Listing

November 1, 2025

October 28 2025 DLC Guide…

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Zarqash, Bangalore Joins the Esteemed DLC Guide 2025 Listing

October 10, 2025

October 8 2025, Zarqash, nestled…

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Row on 5 Joins DLC Guide London 2025 Listing

September 27, 2025

September 26 2025, 5 Savile…

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Celebrating Authentic Brazilian Rodizio at Fazenda, London.

September 25, 2025

September 24 2025, Liverpool Street,…

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Uchi Dubai: Where Japanese Craft Meets Culinary Art

September 15, 2025

September 13 2025, DIFC, Dubai…

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Savour The Unexpected- Jun’s Enters The DLC Guide

September 2, 2025

August 25 2025, Downtown, Dubai…

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Farro Pune: Celebrating Indian Flavours with a Mediterranean Soul

September 1, 2025

August 7 2025, Koregaon Park,…

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Savor Italy’s Finest – Cena Pranzo Enters The DLC Guide!

August 6, 2025

August 5 2025, Grand Hyatt,…

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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP IN Global

Gastronomy

89+

Restaurants

55+

Auditors

5+ Countries

New York | Dubai | London | Singapore | India

The DLC Guide is a ground-breaking, independent rating system that sets out new benchmarks for the World’s leading restaurants and Hotels. DLC Guide introduces a fresh, entrepreneurial-driven approach that is entirely free from commercial bias.

DLC Guide Listing

New York Restaurants

Zuma

Chef: Daniel Su

July 13, 2024

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Bungalow

Chef: Vikas Khanna

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Semma

Chef: Vijay Kumar

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Indian Accent

Chef: Shantanu Mehrotra

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London Restaurants

ROW ON 5

Chef: Jason Atherton & Spencer Metzger

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Fazenda

NEW

Chef: Francisco Martinez

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Benares

Chef: Sameer Taneja

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Cafe Spice Namaste

Chef: Cyrus Todiwala

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Kutir

Chef: Rohit Ghai

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Colonel Saab

Chef: Sohan Bhandari

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Gymkhana

Chef: Sid Ahuja

[...]Read More... from Gymkhana

Dubai Restaurants

Orfali Bros

NEW

Chef: Mohammad Orfali

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Le Petit Beefbar

NEW

Chef: Dejan Cirovic

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Uchi

Chef: Unesh Karki

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Jun’s

Chef: Chef Kelvin Cheung

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Harummanis

Chef: Chef Akmal Anuar

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Eugène Eugène

Chef: Giuseppe Pezzella

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Salvaje

Chef: Fermin Azkue

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Maisan 15

Chef: Chef Rita Soueidan

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Mumbai Restaurants

The Table

Chef: Louis Gomes

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Indian Accent

Chef: Rijul Gulati

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Amadeo by Oberoi

Chef: Kayzad Sadri

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Gigi

Chef: Beena Noronha

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Neuma

Chef: Suvir Saran

[...]Read More... from Neuma

Americano

Chef: Alex Sanchez

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Celini, Grand Hyatt

Chef: Alessio Banchero

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Izumi

Chef: Nooresha Kably

[...]Read More... from Izumi

Trèsind

Chef: Sarfaraz Ahmed

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Torii

Chef: Stefan Gadit

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Scarlett House

Chef: Beena Noronha

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Papa’s

Chef: Hussain Shahzad

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Avartana, ITC Maratha

Chef: Deepti Jadhav

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Baglami

Chef: Sameer Bhalerao

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Mizu Izakaya

Chef: Lakhan Jethani

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Bastian – At The Top

Chef: Hemant Oberoi

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Masque

Chef: Varun Totlani

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Delhi Restaurants

Captain’s Cellar

NEW

Chef: Megami Mehta

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Del – Roseate House

NEW

Chef: Gagandeep Bedi & Vaibhav Nehra

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Elan, The Lodhi

NEW

Chef: Chef Vijay Thapliyal

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Honk, Pullman New Delhi Aerocity

NEW

Chef: Saurabh Taneja

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Loya, Taj Palace

NEW

Chef: Chef Gagan Sikka

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Maison Maiya

NEW

Chef: Mario Caramella

[...]Read More... from Maison Maiya

Spectra- The Leela Ambience

NEW

Chef: Abhishek Gupta

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Bukhara, ITC Maurya

Chef: J P Singh

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Dear Donna

Chef: Sadeev Pasricha

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House of Ming, Taj Mahal

Chef: Salem Lepcha

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EVOO

Chef: Manoj Kumar Singh

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Cena Pranzo, Grand Hyatt

Chef: Mauro Ferrari

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Albero, Taj Chambers

Chef: Som Dutt Sharma

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Bengaluru Restaurants

Yan Yan, The Ritz-Carlton

NEW

Chef: Chow Chee Ming & NG Siew Choy

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Zarqash

NEW

Chef: Rohit Ghai

[...]Read More... from Zarqash

Shang Palace, Shangri-la

Chef: Qiguo Su

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Yauatcha

Chef: Wong Chee Teck

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Shiro

Chef: Priyank Chohan

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Lupa

Chef: Manu Chandra

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Farmlore

Chef: Johnson Ebenezer

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The 13th Floor

Chef: Khagaraj Sharma

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Far & East, Four Seasons

Chef: Atsushi Yohana

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Pune Restaurants

Farro

Chef: Vardaan Marwah

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Tsuki

Chef: Nilanjan Maity

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Aasmana

Chef: Nishesh Bhargava

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Al Di La

Chef: Tapas Manna

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Mocha

Chef: Rajiv Kumar

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Tao-Fu

Chef: Fu Lei

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Ukiyo

Chef: Abhishek Kumar

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Alto Vino

Chef: Christian Huber

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Bastian Empire

Chef: Ranjit Bindra

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Mumbai Hotels

Taj Mahal

February 1, 2025

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Four Seasons

February 1, 2025

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Oberoi

February 3, 2025

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JW Marriott Juhu

February 3, 2025

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ITC Maratha

February 3, 2025

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Our Auditors

New York

Indrani Pal Chaudhuri

Founder - Open Origin DX Studios

David Schwartz

Founder - Gerstman Schwartz LLP

David Meltzer

Founder - David Meltzer Enterprises

Jordan Edelson

CEO - tradeZing

Homi Battiwala

Vice President, Global Marketing & Insights Excellence - PepsiCo

Steve Rodgers

CEO - The Alchemy Advisors

Christopher Salem

CEO & Co-Founder - CRS Group Holdings LLC

London

Shivansh Pratap Singh

Industry Manager - Google

Abigail Wilmore

CEO &Founder - People Flow

Smita Tharoor

Founder & CEO - Tharoor Associates

Mirjana Prokic

Founder & CEO - hangAIR Global Ltd.

Susana Ecclestone

CEO & Director - Harrington Blue & Partners

Siddhant Chopra

Group Promoter - Niraj Cement Structurals Ltd

Dana Al Salem

Founder & CEO - FanFactory Ltd

Dubai

Dr. Thoraya Al Awadhi

Founder & CEO - Thoraya Al Awadhi Group of Companies

Jamil Al Hashimi

Public Relations Officer - Dubai Municipality

Saher Shaikh

Founder - The Purple Chef

H.E Yaqoob Al Ali

Executive Director & Private Advisor - Office Of His Highness Sheikh Juma Bin Maktoum Juma Al Maktoum

Ila Colombo

Founder, CEO & Creative Director - DEOND

Dipika Dangi

Founder - Rumi Grown Diamonds Pvt ltd

Emanuele Dascanio

Artist - Emanuele Dascanio Pra Rted MCD (Italy/Siberia)

Shiraz Jamaji

CEO - Al Huzaifa Furniture

Guillermo Blanco

Design Director - WORLDESIGNTEAM (WDM)

Mumbai

Sajjid Mitha

CEO - Polymerupdate

Vratika Gupta

Founder & CEO - Masion Sia

Simone Arora

Founder, Designer & Curator - SIMONE..Naturally Inspired

Alessandro Giuliani

MD - SDA Bocconi Asia Center

Hansal Mehta

Director - Omerta (Feature Film)

Sabbas Joseph

Co-Founder - Wizcraft

Hrishikesh Kannan

National Brand Head - Radio One India Network

Delhi

Amit Malik

VP - Ciena

Ashish Kotawala

Executive Director - GDK Jewels Pvt Ltd

Dr Blossom Kochhar

Founder & Chairman - Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic

Shweta Chhatwal

Director & Principal - Modern School

Somya Khurana

Holistic Healer, Podcaster & Founder - Pragya Foundation

Viraj Bahl

Founder & MD - Veba

Emmanuel Suraj

CEO - DefinEquity Investment Managers

Pune

Ushma Agarwal

MD - Karia Builders

Shreya Patharkar

Founder & MD - Lafayette Luxury

Priyanshu Gaurav

Executive Director - Nuvama Wealth Management

Poonam Mehta

Co-Founder - AMPM Designs

Damini Oberoi

Founder & CEO - Q Events & Weddings

Badal Saboo

Fashionpreneur & Strategist - BADAL SABOO GROUP

Ajinkya Firodia

MD - Kinetic Engineering Ltd

Lovell Prabhu

Fashion Director - LovellPrabhu

Bengaluru

Triveni Vinod

Director - CKC Group of Jewellers

Dev Prabhu

CMO - TOR Enterprise

Spoorthi Vishwas

Actress & Founder - Dream Big Vision & Dream Big Celebrations

Deepak Gulati

Managing Director - Fine Footwear Pvt Ltd

Nipun Kejriwal

Founder - Tahini Pte Ltd,

Biren Ghose

MD - Technicolor Group

Chennai

Vaishali James

Co-founder, Imaginator - Sangatna Angels

Garima Tyagi

Vice President- Head HRBP & DE&I - Societe Generale Global Solution Centre

Osman Abdul Razak

Creative Director - Osman Abdul Razak

Dr. Yashwanth V

Founder & Chief Consulatant - Yash Dental

DLC GUIDE

DLC EVENTS

The Orfali Bros Culinary Distinction

A Celebration of Excellence | Le Petit Beefbar Dubai Recognised by DLC Guide

DLC Guide 2025 Delhi Listing

DLC EVENTS

The Orfali Bros Culinary Distinction

A Celebration of Excellence | Le Petit Beefbar Dubai Recognised by DLC Guide

DLC Guide 2025 Delhi Listing

Zarqash, Bangalore Joins the Esteemed DLC Guide 2025 Listing

Row on 5 Joins DLC Guide London 2025 Listing

Celebrating Authentic Brazilian Rodizio at Fazenda, London.

Uchi Dubai: Where Japanese Craft Meets Culinary Art

Savour The Unexpected- Jun’s Enters The DLC Guide

Farro Pune: Celebrating Indian Flavours with a Mediterranean Soul

Savor Italy’s Finest – Cena Pranzo Enters The DLC Guide!

DLC EVENTS

The Orfali Bros Culinary Distinction

A Celebration of Excellence | Le Petit Beefbar Dubai Recognised by DLC Guide

DLC Guide 2025 Delhi Listing

Zarqash, Bangalore Joins the Esteemed DLC Guide 2025 Listing

Row on 5 Joins DLC Guide London 2025 Listing

Celebrating Authentic Brazilian Rodizio at Fazenda, London.

Uchi Dubai: Where Japanese Craft Meets Culinary Art

Savour The Unexpected- Jun’s Enters The DLC Guide

Farro Pune: Celebrating Indian Flavours with a Mediterranean Soul

Savor Italy’s Finest – Cena Pranzo Enters The DLC Guide!

Recent Events

WHY IS DLC GUIDE UNIQUE?

89+

Restaurants

55+

Auditors

5+ Countries

New York | Dubai | London | Singapore | India

DLC Guide Listing

Hotels & Restaurants

New York Restaurants

Zuma

Bungalow

Semma

Indian Accent

London Restaurants

ROW ON 5

Fazenda

Benares

Cafe Spice Namaste

Kutir

Colonel Saab

Gymkhana

Dubai Restaurants

Orfali Bros

Le Petit Beefbar

Uchi

Jun’s

Harummanis

Eugène Eugène

Salvaje

Maisan 15

Mumbai Restaurants

The Table

Indian Accent

Amadeo by Oberoi

Gigi

Neuma

Americano

Celini, Grand Hyatt

Izumi

Trèsind

Torii

Scarlett House

Papa’s

Avartana, ITC Maratha

Baglami

Mizu Izakaya

Bastian – At The Top

Masque

Delhi Restaurants

Captain’s Cellar

Del – Roseate House