Diwali 2026: 5 Indian fine dining restaurants to visit in London

Every year, Indians around the world celebrate the triumph of good over evil with Diwali, the festival of lights. This year, the festival falls on 8 November, and one of the many ways people celebrate is by indulging in some truly delicious Indian food as fireworks dot the night sky. To mark the occasion, many Indian fine dining restaurants around London are releasing special menus, cocktails and festive activations for guests to indulge in. Here, we list five of the best Indian fine dining restaurants in London to visit for Diwali 2026.Trishna, Marylebone

In the heart of Marylebone, Trishna will celebrate Diwali with its Taste of Trishna feast, a five-course menu created by executive chef Sajeev Nair and available from 2 to 8 November. Highlights include seafood paniyaram with oscietra caviar, amrut grouse with single malt and half lemon lobster tail with lemon butter, before finishing with gulab jamun tiramisu with Mysore pak crumble and filter kaapi granita. A vegetarian menu is also available for those who’d prefer it. Extending the Diwali celebrations, Trishna is partnering with Bombay Sapphire on the muziris negroni, a festive twist on the white negroni inspired by Kerala’s ancient pepper port. Served tableside, it will be available alongside Trishna’s signature aamra negroni. As an added touch, every guest dining from either Diwali menu will take home a miniature serve.TH@51, St James’s

At Taj Hotel’s TH@51, Diwali is being celebrated in the most traditional Indian way imaginable: with a thali, which is essentially a huge plate filled with multiple different mouthwatering dishes and sides for guests to indulge in. The menu explores vibrant flavours from across India, with the vegetarian thali offering dishes like kurkuri bhindi and aloo lal mirchi, while non vegetarian diners can relish in spiced fish, lamb flavoured with red chilli and chicken butter masala. Dessert offers a rich selection of Indian traditions to close the meal, including kesari rasmalai and gulab jamun. If you’re looking for a truly traditional Diwali celebration, TH@51 is the way to goRomy Gill at The Pem, Westminster

To celebrate her new restaurant’s first Diwali, Romy Gill has designed a special menu that draws on the dishes she enjoys serving at home during the festival, featuring twists inspired by her travels across India. Available from 3 to 7 November, the four-course menu brings together generous dishes inspired by the traditions of Romy’s own Diwali table. Highlights include aloo tikki (crisp spiced potatoes balanced with shallot, chilli, coriander and chickpeas), twice-marinated lamb chops charred until succulent and served with mint chutney, a fragrant Punjabi style chicken curry and so much more. For dessert, there is moong dal halwa – a warming spiced pudding flecked with saffron, nuts and served with saffron ice cream. Jamavar, Mayfair

Jamavar London has curated a truly regal feasting menu for Diwali that is inspired by the grand celebrations of India’s princely courts. Drawing on a tradition where festive occasions were marked by abundant tables and generous hospitality, each course offers a distinct expression of festive dining, coming together in a feast designed for sharing and celebration. Guests will be welcomed with a drink on arrival, followed by the ‘Jamavar Jewel Box’, a collection of mirchi pakora, masala kaju, mathri, papads and chutneys. Next comes a layered chaat of urad dal dumplings, yoghurt, tamarind and mint. From the tandoor, guests can choose between dill malai jhinga and bhatti ka murgh, then between achari gosht, made with Hampshire lamb, and Jamavar’s Old Delhi butter chicken. Mains are served with a generous spread of kadhi pakore, saag makkai mutter, kale chana pulao, boondi raita and breads. A vegetarian menu is also available, featuring wild mushroom galouti and gucchi mutter with morels. The feast ends with shahi kala jamun, made with caramelised milk, pistachio cream and saffron basundi. If you want to feast like royalty this Diwali 2026, the Michelin-starred Jamavar should be on your list.The Cinnamon Club, Westminster

Chef Vivek Singh’s The Cinnamon Club is celebrating the festival of lights with a five course tasting menu. Set within the Grade II-listed former library in the heart of Westminster, the menu begins with a traditional Diwali welcome of mithai and canapés, before moving through modern Indian dishes including chargrilled partridge breast with mushroom pickle and spiced pear chutney, and Lucknowi lamb shank biryani with aubergine salan and burhani raita. The experience concludes with a decadent saffron and pistachio kulfi. Classic flavours for a joyous occasion.

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