Best Restaurants in Agra
The best restaurants in Agra serve you with a palate of multi cuisine food such as Indian, Italian, Mughlai and Chinese. The five star food outlets are known for their exquisite setting, grandeur, expert chefs and elaborate menu for main course and desserts. The rooftop restaurants are popular among tourists as they are ideal place to dine in summer and offers clear views of the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort. India Profile offers online information on some of the best-rated restaurants in the Taj city.
Esphahan
Location : The Oberoi Amarvilas
Specialty : Traditional Indian cuisine
Opening Hours : 7pm-10:30pm
Rated among the leading chain of luxury hotels in the world, Oberoi Hotels and Resorts operates Oberoi Amarvilas in Agra. Overlooking the Mughal mausoleum, the Taj Mahal, this hotel has Esphahan as one of its on-site luxury restaurants. Offering a fine dining experience, Esphahan is popular for its Taj view and specialized Indian cuisine. Traditional cuisine that you can order here includes Mughlai, Hyderabadi dishes, Rajasthani and Gujarati thali. This restaurant is also open to non-hotel guests and serves only dinner.
Peshawri
Location : ITC Mughal, Agra
Specialty : North West Frontier cuisine
Peshawri is the ultimate destination to enjoy all kinds of North West Frontier and tandoor cuisine while in Agra. This is an in-house restaurant of ITC Mughal. Keeping with the Mughal traditions, there is an award winning exclusive tandoor and Mughlai menu available here. The open kitchen has clay oven where delicious kebabs and Indian breads are prepared. Among the specialties, you can try the dal bukhara. The dal bukhara is made overnight and marinated with ginger, garlic and tomato. You can also choose from a wide selection of wine and beverages. The décor of this restaurant is sophisticated and ethnic. Peshwari is voted as the best restaurant by Restaurant magazine for consecutive four years.
Jhankar
Location : The Gateway Hotel, Agra
Specialty : Traditional Indian cuisine
Opening Hours : 7pm-11:30pm (dinner only)
Jhankar, is an Indian restaurant at the Gateway Hotel, Fatehabad Road in Agra. It specializes in north Indian delicacies and experiments with a variety of royal Mughal recipes. This charming restaurant has a traditional décor and remains open only for dinner. A live music and dance performance complements your dining here. The feeling is that being a part of a Mughal style banquet.
Mughal Room
Location : Clarks Shiraz Hotel
Specialty : Multi cuisine food
Opening Hours : 12:30pm-2:45pm (lunch), 7pm-11:30pm (dinner)
This roof top restaurant overlooks the Taj Mahal and is well known for its ambience and romantic setting especially in the evening. The live ghazal performance adds to its charm. The open terrace acts as a natural air conditioner and guests can enjoy Mughlai, Continental and Chinese cuisine here. You also get a variety of beverages, desserts and wine.
Mahjong Room
Location : ITC Mughal, Agra
Specialty : Chinese
Opening Hours : 12:30pm-2:30pm (lunch), 7pm-11:45pm (dinner)
This roof top restaurant overlooks the Taj Mahal and is well known for its ambience and romantic setting especially in the evening. The live ghazal performance adds to its charm. The open terrace acts as a natural air conditioner and guests can enjoy Mughlai, Continental and Chinese cuisine here. You also get a variety of beverages, desserts and wine.
Aqua Grill
Location : Jaypee Palace Hotel
Specialty : Grill
Opening Hours : 7:30pm-10:30pm (dinner)
Set amidst a flourishing green environment and overlooking the pool, Aqua Grill is the place for all grill, seafood, tandoor and grill lovers. Both vegetarian and non-vegetarian tandoor is available at this bar-be-que outlet inside the Jaypee Palace Hotel. Open only for dinner, you can choose to spend your evenings sipping cocktails, enjoying the cool breeze and treating yourself a delectable range of grill delicacies such as crabs, prawns and shrimps.