by Anisha Dixit
Manish Mehrotra's independent debut — inside Humayun's Tomb — is the most culturally significant restaurant opening in India in years. The food matches the address.
From ₹12,000 HydraFacials to ₹1.5-lakh exosome therapy — Mumbai's aesthetics market has gone full luxury, and we've ranked the treatments by whether they actually deliver.
A 700-year-old Rajput fort converted into a Six Senses with butler service and a spa that'll recalibrate your nervous system. Book six months in advance.
From ₹80,000 polki earrings to High Jewellery that costs more than a flat — here's what Sabyasachi actually charges, and whether every rupee is worth it.
Five floors, 250 brands, and private shopping lounges — Paris has finally landed in Kala Ghoda, and it brought its price tags.
100+ premium international skincare brands just landed in India. We did the homework. These five are worth the splurge.
Cantonese cuisine just moved into one of Mumbai's most iconic Art Deco addresses. The King Crab Crystal Dumplings are non-negotiable.
205 rooms, the Yamuna River, 2km from the world's most photographed monument. Agra's luxury stay problem is officially solved.
ISSHO means 'together' in Japanese. Irasva's lab-grown collection means your fine jewellery budget just got a whole lot further.
Kim K's shapewear empire lands in India via Reliance. Your wardrobe officially has no more excuses.
Switzerland said: your diet ends here. We agree.
If you are going to eat your feelings, at least let them be very, very premium feelings.
The Omani house of oud and obsession just opened in Bengaluru. Your nose will not be the same.
From Rs 2 lakh to Rs 25 lakh: an honest breakdown of Indian bridal couture's most loaded question.
Goa finally has the grown-up luxury hotel it deserved. And the bar program to match.
Irasva's ISSHO collection just made the ethical choice the chic one.
La Mer Crème: ₹32,000. Augustinus Bader The Cream: ₹28,000. Sisley Black Rose Oil: ₹15,000. We looked at what each actually delivers per rupee.
One necklace that becomes a bracelet. One earring that becomes a pendant. One very smart way to justify expensive jewellery to yourself and everyone else.
A royal fort, a tiger reserve next door, and a wellness programme that makes you feel guilty for checking email. This is what Rs 65,000 a night buys you in Rajasthan.
₹6,500 a head, 14 courses, 3.5 hours. What actually happens when you give India's most theatrical fine dining the time it needs.
Bandhani, zardozi, Banarasi, and the artisans who make them — JADE by Monica & Karishma's AW2026 collection is a love letter written in gold thread.
When Rihanna, Kim K, and the Pacific Ocean are all on the same reservation
Same sparkle. Very different receipts. Which one should you actually buy?
The overwater villa that makes you question your entire working life.
Because some people order wine lists. You need a different list entirely.
A boutique mountain retreat in Paithalmala that prioritises sense of place over amenity count — and is better for it
Uncut diamonds, ₹4 lakh to ₹4 crore — what Polki actually costs in 2026 and whether it’s worth the heirloom price tag
Cocktail Cinema inside Mahalaxmi Race Course, designed by Gauri Khan — a bar that earns its exclusivity rather than simply asserting it
Kim Kardashian's billion-dollar basics empire finally reaches Indian wardrobes — and the price conversion will not break you
Hollywood glamour meets a Royal Indian Arch — CT's first India flagship earns the hype and the footprint
A new multi-designer store in Defence Colony wants to make Southeast Asian fashion legible to Delhi's luxury consumer. A noble, slightly chaotic, entirely necessary ambition.
Elemis, Paula's Choice, Laura Mercier, and 97 more brands just arrived on Amazon India. Your skincare routine is about to get very expensive, very legitimately.
From 8,000 tasting menus to six-figure private dining, here's where Mumbai's restaurants are cheerfully separating you from your money and mostly worth it.
India's most photographed designer launches a fine jewellery line built for daily wear — and the 'M' doesn't just stand for Malhotra.
Because regenerative facials are the new statement jewellery
Hamachi ceviche and a pool — welcome to Mumbai's long-overdue beach moment
India's most extravagant watch boutique, finally at home in Delhi
The world's 10,000th Marriott has tigers for neighbours
Virgil's vision, now with a Karnataka address
Rihanna eats here three times a week. Anisha went vegetarian and reported back.
Small things, wrong time of day, very nice rooms. A definitive guide to Mumbai's most expensive ways to drink tea.
Both involve lake views, extreme prices, and feeling like a Mughal emperor. The question is which one actually delivers.
Lab-grown diamonds have had an image problem in India. Evol Jewels in Bengaluru is fixing it one beautiful piece at a time.
A bag born from a 1952 couture dress, revived by fashion's most precise creative brain working today.
Delhi's newest multi-designer store is an edit of the subcontinent's best — and it already has a Bella Hadid connection.
Five years of Khar West's most celebrity-frequented izakaya — and the vegetarian edit finally gets its due
India's luxury beauty industry has moved past pampering and into medicine. This is what ₹25,000 buys your face in 2026.
Pooja Dhingra's most grown-up project yet: a proper French café in South Bombay's most quietly beautiful neighbourhood.
When fashion's great romantic resets at Jio World Plaza, and Bombay actually shows up.
140 rooms, a casino, and a view that will make you question every city break you have ever booked.
Bollywood glamour meets Beirut soul in the heart of Fort, for less than a pair of movie tickets
Where Mumbai's elite lunch — and where ₹5,000 feels almost reasonable
Chef Vineet Bhatia's five-course progressive Indian tasting menu is the most defensible ₹7,900 you'll spend on dinner in the capital.
The most expensive face cream in India is now available — and the science behind it is as serious as the price tag.
Sanjay Dutt eats here. Kareena Kapoor too. Now you know.
A German stem cell scientist, a ₹32,000 face cream, and the big question: worth it?
From ₹3 lakh to ₹3 crore — and everything in between
Paris lands in Delhi. Your credit card is already nervous.
From ₹50,000 to ₹1.1 crore a night — because why not
The OG of modern Indian fine dining finally comes home — and yes, it was worth the wait
Creed Aventus. Kilian. Clive Christian No.1. Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge. The Indian luxury fragrance market grew up — and the price tags grew with it.
₹1.8 lakh per night, 65 suites, Ayurveda meets advanced diagnostics in Northern Kerala. When a wellness retreat decides to take itself seriously, the results are extraordinary.
Lab-grown. AI-assisted design. Domestically manufactured in 14K–18K gold from ₹30,000. DAIMANTÉ is for the Indian buyer who has done their homework.
India's most decorated table, a 10-course hyper-local tasting menu, and a bill that rivals a weekend in Alibaug. The short answer is yes.
From ₹1.5 lakh for Falguni Shane Peacock separates to ₹35 lakh for a Gaurav Gupta bridal — ICW 2026 had its most ambitious edition yet. Here is the full bill.
Champagne at 35,000 feet and a vegetarian menu that doesn't taste like an afterthought.
Renaissance energy, farm-to-table restraint, and a burrata that justifies every rupee of the exchange rate.
If this restaurant were a song, it would be a 10-minute version of something legendary.
Nano-sized stem cell vesicles, no blood draws, and a price tag that makes your regular facial feel like a steal — welcome to 2026 skincare.
An 80-90% price difference, a De Beers retreat, and India now exports more lab-grown carats than natural — here's what your money actually buys.
The brand that turns French Fries into ₹5-lakh handbags has opened its first India boutique — and it brought the Elephant Majestic.
From invitation-only private islands to LVMH's first Maldives address — these five openings make overwater villas feel like last year's news.
The Leela's signature Italian restaurant launches a truffle-and-caviar menu that costs more than your rent — and earns every rupee.
One is chemically identical. The other holds the price tag. The real question isn't which is better — it's which is right for what you're actually trying to say.
Augustinus Bader. Drunk Elephant. Tatcha. La Mer. They're all here now, and you no longer need a NRI cousin or a dubious Instagram reseller to get them.
14-foot crystal chandeliers, marble floors, a Michelin-pedigreed kitchen. Louve isn't just a new restaurant. It's a thesis statement.
148 rooms, a 20-acre beachfront in South Goa, and the full weight of one of the world's most storied luxury hotel brands. India's hospitality landscape will not be the same.
Manish Malhotra's Maa and Rahul Mishra's Devi didn't just make the cut for Paris Haute Couture Week 2026 — they stole the conversation.
The cricket legend's homegrown restaurant delivers the same precision at the table that he brings to the crease.
Mumbai's favourite Mexican haunt proves good guacamole knows no passport — especially at these prices.
The SoBo café that turned weekend brunch into a full lifestyle statement — and the bill makes you believe every rupee.
Mumbai's most-photographed tables deliver food that actually earns the social media real estate.
Twenty years of celebrity dinners and Olive is still the room where Mumbai's A-list chooses to be seen.
The global creative elite's dining room lands in Mumbai — and the kitchen deserves the membership fee.
The restaurant that made Bandra cool has moved upstairs — and the views are as good as the truffle parmesan fries.
India's first Michelin-starred vegetarian restaurant now has a Mumbai address — and it was worth every rupee of the wait.
The Bollywood powerhouse's restaurant is exactly what you'd expect — beautiful, confident, and worth the reservation.
KJo's restaurant was always going to look beautiful — the surprise is how seriously the kitchen takes its craft.
Shilpa Shetty's Peruvian-Latin restaurant is cooking the city's most adventurous food — and the bill reflects the ambition.
Since 1919, the greatest names in the world have eaten here. Taylor Swift still does. The flannel cakes have not changed. Neither has anything else — and that is precisely the point.
Canon Drive's most celebrated table, handmade pasta that has earned a permanent place on Hollywood's A-list itinerary, and a bill that confirms you have arrived.
Is Foo actually worth the wait, or is it all vibe and no substance?
Avocado toast, big coffee energy, and a bill that'll make you think twice.
Dark interiors, great cocktails, and a dinner menu that holds its own — if your wallet can too.
Colaba's most ambitious new restaurant delivers on every promise — at a price.
This cosy Santacruz gem serves proper French food without the South Mumbai price tag.
Sunlit rooms, seasonal menus, and Mediterranean soul — Santacruz just levelled up.
BKC's most atmospheric watering hole delivers on vibes, drinks, and dinner — for a price.
