In a city that thrives on culinary innovation, Delhi NCR’s dining scene is embracing a quiet yet meaningful revolution — one rooted in the fresh and seasonal ingredients. The farm-to-table movement, once a niche philosophy, has evolved into a conscious culinary trend that celebrates sustainability and seasonality.
Across Delhi NCR, chefs and restaurateurs are bringing diners ingredient-forward menus that feature dishes that tell a story.
OMO Café
Omo Café is a 100 per cent vegetarian kitchen that sources fresh ingredients to curate a menu serving freshly cooked meals with no preservatives or artificial flavourings.
Chef Vanshika Bhatia is the mind behind the roster at OMO. Each dish celebrates sustainability and connects diners to the source of their food. Highlights from their menu include a buttery steak with spaghetti, black and white rice from Nagaland, stir-fried with fermented bamboo water and homemade kimchi, and grilled Kashmiri kalari with pita, bell pepper salsa, and red pepper sauce.
For desserts, go for the coconut gelato with spiced waffles, homemade rose syrup, and falooda. Their almond streusel with white chocolate ganache and coffee caviar is another highlight from their dessert section.
Address: R-004, 2nd Floor, DLF, Galleria Market, DLF Phase IV, Sector 28, Gurugram, Haryana 122002, India
Price for two: INR 2,400
Unico
At Unico, each dish tells the story of ingredients, intentions, and identity. Chef Richa Johri crafts the menu, featuring dishes made with fresh and seasonal ingredients that are unique and unlike any other you will find elsewhere.
Highlights from the menu include their quinoa and cranberry salad, spicy yam churros, mushroom pate, artisanal homemade cheese and butter platter, and gnocchi sorrento. Their hand-tossed pizzas and pides (Turkish pizza) are diner favourites, and must-tries include tres leches pide, pesto genovese, and peppy paneer.
Their salted caramel cheesecake and knafeh are worth-trying desserts. They also offer craft cocktails to complement your meals. The gin-based white basil (basil, citrus, elderflower, and olive oil) and midnight plum (bourbon, plum, bird’s eye chilli, bitters) are standouts. They also offer a range of classic cocktails, alcohol-free beverages, and coffee that you could choose according to your preference.
Address: Ground Floor, Sector 43, Haryana, DLF Phase 5, Gurgaon
Price for two: INR 2,400
Farmer’s Basket At Pluck, Pullman New Delhi Aerocity
Farmer’s Basket at Pluck is a restaurant at Pullman New Delhi Aerocity that celebrates conscious dining, seasonal produce (a lot of it from the hotel’s in-house garden), honest flavours, and sustainability.
The ingredient-forward menu, features dishes that utilise fresh herbs and edible flowers sourced from the hotel’s garden. Highlights from the menu include Italian burrata salad, rye ravioli, and paganini. From their Indian menu, go for the paratdar paneer tikka, bhuna khumb palak, and subz dum biryani. For desserts, go for their gulab jamun crème brûlée.
Address: Pullman Aerocity, Asset 2, Hospitality District, Aerocity, New Delhi
Price for two: INR 4,500
Agama Café
Agama is a farmer’s experimental café in the GK 2’s M Block Market. One of the most interesting picks from the ingredient-forward menu is the “pluck and plate your salad” option, which allows diners to pluck their preferred greens from the café’s hydroponic wall and prepare a salad of their choice at the salad bar. Their charred carrot and beetroot salad, as well as their jungle salad, are also great options.
Also, try the avocado fritters, agama chaat, and black gram hummus with lavash and pita bread if you are looking for great starters. For the main course, their burgers, wraps, and tacos do a good job. The mushroom galawat burger, schez tofu wrap, tofu noodle bowl, and black rice burrito bowl are diner favourites.
Their desserts are innovative and fun. Go for the deconstructed cheesecake or the classic tiramisu. The beet and fig mousse is another standout from the dessert menu.
Address: M-18, Block M, Greater Kailash 2 (GK 2), New Delhi
Price for two: INR 1,500
Roots Cafe
Tucked away in GK’s N Block Market is a women-led café that relies on a farm-to-table approach and handpick their produce from Rural Mitra, their farm in Greater Noida. The café was founded in 2024 by Meenakshi Mitra. Highlights from the menu include quinoa yellow dal khichdi, hummus tomato pomegranate salad, green spinach leek soup, and Thai basil tofu.
Pair your meal with their immunity boost shots that feature turmeric, ginger, lemon juice, and gooseberry. The dark chocolate cake with apple tahini and served with strawberry sauce and orange white chocolate cake served with blueberry sauce are must0try desserts from their roster.
Address: N 18, N block Market GK 1, Roots Café
Timings: 9:30 am to 7:30 pm, Saturday closed
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