ITC expands its culinary bouquet with Avartana – an elevated experience of Southern gastronomy

South Indian cuisine has long been a victim of oversimplification. Despite its rich and diverse culinary trition, in most parts of India, menu cards largely reduce region to idly, dosa, and sambar – familiar dishes, which barely scratch surface of what Sourn kitchens have to offer.

Enter Avartana, latest dition to ITC Maurya’s lineage of fine dining experience. Here South Indian flavours are reinvented for sophisticated palate. result of Chef Nikhil Nagpal’s innovation and research, Avartana distills, known flavours with culinary artistry into a degustation experience that explores depth and nuance of South Indian cuisine. Avartana means iteration or evolution— and sets tone for evening of exploration. experience is a deconstruction of trition and recreation of an avant-garde feast.

restaurant offers an array of tasting menus: Anika, Bela, Jiaa, Maya, and Tara – each, a unique experience weaving in diverse textures, presentations and flavours. For true connoisseur, 13-course Anika is an unmatched experience, most elaborate in menu book, displaying drama and experiments around taste and colour.

Nothing will look or feel like idly, dosa, and sambar that you associate with South India. It will challenge many notions and create new ones. Expect freshly garnished rasam elegantly presented in a martini glass; kokum in a tequila cocktail, quail eggs, and coconut-inspired desserts. Each dish is thoughtfully arranged to please eye and palate. 

curated experience unfolds over two indulgent hours ideal for those who appreciate subtleties of slow, mindful dining. Each course has a narrative, and degustation experience factors in space for appreciation. It is best kind of evening, reserved for a rendezvous with a gourmet.

aestic of room at New Delhi avatar of Avartana, compliments its culinary vision. matt gold and white décor are minimal and evocative of all things South – its tranquil coastlines and lush coconut groves. Detailed to perfection, immersive dining experience feels like an artistic expression that speaks to your senses. 

Avartana is alrey an established name at ITC Grand Chola, ITC Royal Bengal, ITC Maratha, and Colombo’s ITC. Quite clearly it ds to lineage of culinary excellence like Bukhara and Dum Pukht. For discerning gourmand of New Delhi, Avartana unfolds a journey of hirto unknown flavours as it challenges convention and elevates capital’s fine dining experience. If you are looking for an evening of gourmet indulgence in capital, you now have a worthy option.