Indian Accent, Mayfair

Indian Accent first opened in New Delhi in 2009, with executive chef Manish Mehrotra at the helm of its innovative and perhaps unorthodox menu. In 2016, a second outpost launched in New York and now Albemarle Street is home to the third. The elegant Mayfair location is complete with jade green velvet banquettes and a mellow jazz soundtrack.

The most satisfying way to experience the depth, complexity and delicacy of Mehrotra's creativity is by ordering the lunch or dinner tasting menu. It's a moving experience and touches all the senses. Mehrotra uses local produce and modern technique to construct dishes in a very different way to any other high-end Indian restaurant in Mayfair.

Standout dishes include: a crisp beet and peanut butter vadai with goat's cheese pachadi; and wild mushroom kulcha with black dairy dal and pistachio cream, with wasabi cucumber raita. Most captivating of all is makhani malai: saffron milk, rose petal jaggery brill and almonds. Drink an exquisite "Proper Copper" kaffir lime leaf infused vodka cocktail with honey and rosewater adorned with rose petals out of a copper mug.