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As December unfolds, restaurants across India begin interpreting Christmas in distinct ways — some rooted in tradition, others shaped by global influences or regional identities. This year’s festive menus reflect changing dining habits, where experience, comfort, and cultural crossover often matter as much as indulgence. Here’s a considered look at some of the Christmas menus being offered this year.
Bengaluru
Helen’s Place Introduces Its Christmas Menu for the Festive Season
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Helen’s Place approaches Christmas with an emphasis on warmth and familiarity rather than spectacle. The menu balances refined European-style dishes with hearty winter mains, creating food meant for lingering meals. Dishes like risotto, pork ribs, and lamb parmentier anchor the experience in comfort. Desserts lean into nostalgia, using spices and liqueurs to echo classic holiday flavours. The ambience remains intimate, supported by soft lighting and live music on select evenings. Overall, the menu feels designed for slow, shared dining rather than overt celebration.
Where: No 90 Above Titan World, Marathahalli , Service Road, Outer Ring Rd, Chandra Layout, Marathahalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560037.
Terra at Mulberry Shades Nandi Hills Presents Its Christmas Dining Experience
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Set against the winter backdrop of Nandi Hills, Terra’s Christmas offering focuses on classic festive dining. The Christmas Eve dinner highlights traditional holiday fare such as roast turkey, gravy, plum cake, and mulled wine. A buffet format encourages sharing and abundance, reinforcing the collective nature of the celebration. Live music adds to the evening’s atmosphere without dominating it. The experience leans heavily on nostalgia and familiarity. It reflects a hotel-style celebration designed around togetherness.
Where: Terra, Mulberry Shades Bengaluru Nandi Hills
Grand Mercure Bangalore Rolls Out Special Menus for Christmas Celebrations
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Grand Mercure Bangalore’s Christmas menus centre on comfort-driven European festive fare. The progression from soups and salads to hearty mains like turkey, steak, and seafood creates a familiar holiday rhythm. The choice of indoor and poolside venues allows for different dining moods across Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The menu balances indulgence with restraint, avoiding excess. Rather than novelty, it relies on well-known festive flavours. The experience is calm, warm, and quietly celebratory.
Where: The Verandah at Grand Mercure Bangalore (Christmas Eve Dinner) | By the Blue at Grand Mercure Bangalore (Christmas Brunch)
33&Brew Presents Its Holly Jolly Christmas Menu
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33&Brew’s Christmas menu is built around abundance and variety. The offerings range from small plates to hearty mains and dessert-forward finales. Global comfort flavours dominate, with roasts, spiced dishes, and chocolate-heavy desserts taking centre stage. Playful naming adds character without altering the food’s familiarity. The menu encourages indulgence and sharing. It’s designed for long, relaxed meals with groups.
Where: 33&BREW, Prestige Technostar, Doddanakundi Industrial Area 2, Phase 1, Brookefield,
Bengaluru, Karnataka 560048
Hunaaan Launches Its Special Christmas Menu
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Hunaaan integrates Christmas into its pan-Asian culinary identity. The menu features dishes rooted in technique and balance rather than overt festivity. Options are suited to both shared and individual dining, making the experience flexible. The restaurant’s refreshed interiors and live cooking bar add energy to the meal. The festive menu feels cohesive with the brand’s overall philosophy. Christmas here is adapted, not imposed.
Where: Hunaaan, Indiranagar, Bangalore
Kuuraku Nexus Shantiniketan Introduces a Christmas Special Menu
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Kuuraku’s Christmas menu focuses on interaction and ritual. Sushi tasting sets highlight different styles and techniques, while the matcha ritual adds a hands-on element. Desserts continue the matcha theme with restrained sweetness. Festive touches come through limited-edition sake and small activities rather than décor alone. The experience feels structured yet playful. Christmas becomes an extension of Japanese dining culture.
Where: Ground floor, Forum Nexus Shantiniketan Mall, Whitefield Main Rd, Thigalarapalya, Krishnarajapuram, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560067
Mumbai
Eve Unveils a Seasonal Christmas Menu Across Mumbai Locations
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Eve’s Christmas menu spans its Mumbai outlets, pairing festive décor with a seasonally curated food offering. The menu blends familiar comfort dishes with modern interpretations, allowing traditional and experimental plates to coexist. Vegetarian options sit comfortably alongside meat-led dishes, giving the menu a broad appeal. Desserts and cocktails extend the experience without overpowering it.
Where: Across all outlets
Baglami Curates a Limited-Edition Christmas Tasting Menu
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Baglami’s Christmas menu takes the form of a structured tasting journey. Each course focuses on technique, texture, and layered flavours rather than overt festive symbolism. Ingredients like truffle, caviar, and tropical fruits are used to create contrast and progression. Warm broths give way to playful, spirited elements as the meal unfolds. The menu encourages attention and pacing. It positions Christmas as a culinary exploration rather than a traditional feast.
Where: Bağlami, Bombay @ BKC 7, Ins Tower, Opp NMACC, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400098.
Foo Launches a Limited-Edition Christmas Cocktail Menu
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Foo marks the festive season with a focused Christmas cocktail selection. The drinks incorporate winter spices, creamy textures, and fruit-forward flavours. Each cocktail reflects Foo’s modern Asian influence while remaining seasonally relevant. The menu functions as an addition rather than a reinvention of the dining experience. It complements food without overshadowing it. The approach treats Christmas as a mood rather than a theme.
Where: Across all outlets
Bang Bang! Noodle Launches a Sichuan-Inspired Christmas Menu
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Bang Bang! Noodle approaches Christmas with bold flavours and humour. Dumplings reinterpret classic Christmas ideas using Sichuan spice profiles. Festive décor and interactive elements add a playful layer to the experience. The menu stays true to the restaurant’s identity rather than softening it for the season. Contrast and creativity drive the offering. It treats Christmas as a space for experimentation.
Where: Shop No. 4, Ekta Tripolis, Siddharth Nagar Rd, Motilal Nagar I, Goregaon West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400104.
Indian Accent Mumbai Curates a Special Christmas Feast
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Indian Accent’s Christmas menu reflects its signature modern Indian approach. The vegetarian and non-vegetarian menus offer extensive, thoughtfully paced courses. Festive ingredients appear subtly rather than overtly. Desserts and optional wine pairings complete the experience without excess. The meal is designed for attentive, unhurried dining. Christmas here is framed as a refined culinary occasion.
Where: Jio World Centre, Ground Floor, Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, C-64, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400051.
Mag St. Bread Co. Unveils Its 2025 Christmas Collection
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The holidays have officially arrived at Mag St. Bread Co., and the bakery is welcoming the season with its most joyful line-up yet. December begins on a sweet high with three much-loved creations: the White Chocolate and Cranberry Cruffin filled with festive cheer, the Strawberry and Lemon Mascarpone Donut layered with bright, fruity comfort, and the Apple Pie Snickerdoodle that tastes like a warm winter hug.
Where: Mag St., 4, Mandlik Rd, Apollo Bandar, Colaba, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001
Tattva Bar & Café Ignites Christmas with Winter Wonderland Menu Magic
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Tattva Bar & Café in Andheri has lit up this Christmas season with a thoughtfully curated Festive Menu that beautifully blends winter warmth and global flair. Tattva’s Christmas Menu is a sensory celebration where smoky, spiced comforts meet playful innovation, perfect for holiday gatherings and festive cheer. The bar sets the festive tone with signature mocktails like Northern Berry Solstice (raspberry, strawberry, cranberry, grenadine), Ginger Frost Mule (cranberry juice, fresh ginger, lime, ginger ale), and Snowflake Colada (coconut milk, fresh cream, pineapple juice, coconut syrup).
Where: 7th Floor, Redpine, Peninsula Hotel, Near, Airport Rd, Bori Colony, Marol, Metro, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400059
Pune
The Orchid Hotel Pune Hosts a Christmas Eve Gala Dinner
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The Orchid Hotel Pune’s Christmas Eve gala follows a traditional festive format, combining a large buffet with live music. The experience is designed for families, groups, and corporate gatherings rather than intimate dining. Emphasis is placed on scale, variety, and ambience over individual dishes. The evening aims to recreate a classic Christmas celebration through décor and music. It prioritises shared celebration and formality. The focus remains on the event rather than culinary experimentation.
Where:Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Bengaluru - Mumbai Hwy, adjacent Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Road, National Games Park, Balewadi, Pune, Maharashtra 411045
Delhi
The Grammar Room Introduces a Cuban-Inspired Christmas Menu
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The Grammar Room steps away from conventional Christmas flavours by drawing inspiration from Cuban cuisine. The menu features sandwiches and small plates designed for sharing. Sweet, sour, and spiced notes keep the food lively without becoming heavy. The format suits casual gatherings rather than formal dining. Festive cheer comes through flavour and atmosphere rather than seasonal tropes. It offers an alternative way to experience Christmas at the table.
Where: One Style Mile, Kalka Das Marg, Mehrauli, New Delhi, Delhi 110030
Petite Pie Shop Launches a Christmas Special Menu
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Petite Pie Shop at Worldmark Gurugram brings a cosy, craft-led Christmas to the city this season. The highlight is the Campfire Hot Chocolate, made with Callebaut Belgian dark chocolate, rich cocoa and their signature in-house chocolate sauce, finished with toasted marshmallows. The festivities gain momentum with their slow-soaked Christmas Cakes, offered in Boozy and Virgin versions, along with a curated range of gingerbread cookies, assorted cookie boxes, hot chocolate and mulled-wine spice mixes, and house-made berry & apple jam for gifting.
Where:Shop 23, Worldmark, Sector 65, Gurugram, Haryana 122101
Ahemdabad
Le Méridien Welcomes the Festive Season With a New Menu
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Le Méridien Ahmedabad welcomes the festive season with La Fête, a month of refined celebrations designed to pause, connect, and savour the joy of togetherness. Christmas Eve comes alive at The Market with a lavish festive dinner buffet on December 24, from 7 PM – 11 PM, complete with soulful Christmas carols and holiday classics. The celebrations extend into Christmas Day with the Grand Christmas Brunch on December 25, an elegant showcase of global flavours, exquisite creations, and the spirited cheer of the season, from 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
Where: Ramdev Nagar Cross Road, Satellite, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380015
Goa
The Westin Goa
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As festive cheer sweeps across Goa’s relaxed coastal landscape, The Westin Goa opens the season with immersive dining, handcrafted treats and warm gatherings. Christmas Goodies & Hampers, available December 12 onwards, offer artisanal assortments and indulgent creations perfect for thoughtful, joy-filled gifting.
At The Market, a specially curated Christmas Eve Dinner Buffet on 24 December brings seasonal favourites and live entertainment for a classic Christmas celebration. The cheer continues on 25 December with the spirited Christmas Brunch & Bar Takeover by House of SamSara.
Where: Survey No 204/1, Sub Division 1, Bardez, Dmello Vaddo, Anjuna, Goa, 403509
Kolkata
Trincas Celebrates Christmas with a New Menu Launch
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Trincas celebrates its 98th Christmas with a nod to its rich legacy and iconic flavours. From Mr Trinca’s early days as a baker to Puri & Joshua turning it into a pop-culture phenomenon in the 1960s, the brand has always told a story through its food. This year, the spotlight is on Chimmoo Aunty’s legendary Chicken Curry, a fiery recipe
born in the 1940s when Ellis Joshua and his family fled wartime Rangoon to Calcutta. These specials celebrate Calcutta’s storied past and Trincas’ enduring contribution to the city’s culinary landscape, with plenty of options for vegetarians, non-drinkers and those seeking milder tastes.
Where: 17, Park St, near Oxford Book Store,Taltala, Kolkata, West Bengal 700016
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