Selma Day
Oct 29, 2026
Diwali, the annual festival of lights, is on the horizon, which means there will be plenty of celebrations taking place across the capital. From a feast fit for royalty at Jamavar to a festive tasting menu at Gymkhana, here's our pick of the best spots to celebrate in Mayfair.
A five-course Taste of Trishna Diwali menu – available until November 8 and priced at £120 per person – includes seafood paniyaram with Oscietra caviar, Amrut grouse with single malt and half-lemon lobster tail with lemon butter. A sweet finish comes in the form of gulab jamun tiramisu with Mysore pak crumble and filter kaapi granita. A vegetarian alternative is available at £110 per person, with an optional sommelier wine pairing for an additional £90 per person.
Trishna will also introduce the Muziris negroni, a festive take on the white negroni, with a miniature serve to take home.
Gymkhana's festive tasting menu (£165 per person) begins with pappadums and club chutneys, gol guppas and aloo chaat, before Amritsari shrimp and queenies. Guests then choose between Goan cafreal salmon tikka or tandoori masala lamb chop (for a £20 supplement), followed by chicken butter masala and pork cheek vindaloo, served with dal maharani, saag makai, saffron pilau and butter naan. The menu finishes with saffron pistachio kulfi falooda.
A festive vegetarian tasting menu (£150 per person) is also available, featuring achari paneer tikka and truffle & morel methi malai. Optional wine pairing costs £110.
As part of its 10th anniversary, Jamavar is launching A Diwali Darbar, a feasting menu inspired by the grand celebrations of India's princely courts. Available lunch and dinner until November 8, the menu is priced at £138 per person, including a drink on arrival, with a wine flight offered at £98, featuring Laurent-Perrier La Cuvée and Margaux du Château Margaux
To start is the Jamavar Jewel Box of mirchi pakora, masala kaju, mathri, papads and chutneys, followed by Nazakat ke Bhalle, a layered chaat of urad dal dumplings, yoghurt, tamarind and mint, then from the tandoor: dill malai jhinga or bhatti ka murgh. Mains feature achari gosht with Hampshire lamb, or Jamavar's Old Delhi butter chicken, served with kadhi pakore, saag makkai mutter, kale chana pulao, boondi raita and breads. Finish off with shahi kala jamun with caramelised milk, pistachio cream and saffron basundi.
A vegetarian option includes wild mushroom galouti and gucchi mutter with morels.
To celebrate the Festival of Lights, the Ambassador's Clubhouse Diwali Feast will be served until November 15. Rooted in festive traditions and royal recipes from across northern India, the Michelin-starred menu celebrates the generosity of Punjabi cuisine through feasts designed for sharing.
For larger celebrations, guests can choose between three private dining rooms, accommodating groups of 6-12 guests, or you can host your own party at AMBASSY on the lower ground floor, complete with its own bar, DJ equipment and a late licence to carry the celebration into the early hours.
At Kanishka, Chef Atul Kochhar is offering a Diwali tasting menu that features his signature chicken tikka pie with cumin mixed berry chutney (Khasta murgh). It comes after a selection of snacks and is followed by Orkney scallop, caramelised apple and ginger purée, Exmoor caviar and sunflower seeds; coconut marinated chalkstream trout, Devon crab croquette and coconut sauce; fennel and star anise-marinated Romney lamb cutlet, kohlrabi, cavolo nero and jus (Changezi Champen); and Mithai platter (rasmalai with saffron poached pear, dark chocolate mousse and almond fudge.
Wine pairing is available at £80 and an early evening tasting menu (Monday to Saturday, 5pm-6:30pm) is priced at £95 per person.
Chef Rohit Ghai is offering a special Diwali menu at Manthan Mayfair until November 8. At £65 per person (add wine pairing from £55 per person), it includes papadoms and chutneys; chicken tikka samosa with charred mint, garlic pickle; fish tawa fry (sea bass, southern spices, sambal; lamb chop with Indian onion, royal cumin, garam masala; jheenga lababdaar (wild prawns, ginger, tomato; venison kachhi mirch (slow cooked, green peppercorn, fennel)); and anjeer kheer (fig, pistachio, kulfi).
A vegetarian set menu is also available, priced at £65 per person - again with an optional wine pairing.
Trèsind will mark its first Diwali in London with a specially curated festive tasting menu (including a vegetarian option) that brings together familiar flavours, festive memories and regional influences through chef Amit Bagyal's contemporary approach. Available until November 7 for lunch and dinner, the £115 per person menu includes a reimagined jalebi chaat, offering a playful nod to one of India’s most recognisable festive sweets. The dish brings together jalebi with avocado, strawberry and pomelo, finished with cooling yoghurt ice cream.
For the main course, guests choose two from three dishes: traditional butter chicken with butter naan, Goan lamb vindaloo with rosemary paratha, or sea bass in a coconut rich kiri hodi with Malabar paratha.
To finish, there’s
ghewar, paired with rose and cardamom ice cream, caramelised milk and delicate
shards of soan papdi.
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