RRoyal SpiceRestaurant
Royal Spice dining room

Est. 1998 · Mumbai

Royal SpiceRestaurant

An intimate stage for Indian gastronomy. Heritage recipes, single-estate spices, and candle-lit evenings that linger.

Restaurant interior

The Story

A quarter century of spice, fire and craft

Royal Spice was born in a modest Bombay lane in 1998 — a family kitchen where three generations traded recipes over slow-simmering pots. Today, it is a candle-lit destination where heritage meets modernity, and every plate tells a story.

25+
Years
40k
Guests / yr
12
Awards
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Chef's Signatures

Dishes that define us

A curated tasting of what has kept guests returning for decades.

Butter Chicken Signature

Butter Chicken Signature

₹640

Tandoor chicken folded into velvet tomato reduction.

Hyderabadi Dum Biryani

Hyderabadi Dum Biryani

₹720

Aged basmati layered with lamb, sealed and slow-cooked.

Paneer Tikka Royale

Paneer Tikka Royale

₹480

Charcoal-grilled cottage cheese, mint emulsion, saffron oil.

Gulab Jamun 24k

Gulab Jamun 24k

₹320

Warm milk dumplings, cardamom syrup, edible gold leaf.

Why Royal Spice

Craft you can taste

Michelin-Trained Chefs

A brigade shaped by kitchens in London, Dubai and Delhi.

Heritage Ingredients

Single-estate spices, farm-direct produce, artisan dairy.

Slow-Cooked Craft

Dum, tandoor and hand-pounded masalas. Nothing rushed.

Award-Winning Room

Named Restaurant of the Year 2024 by Condé Nast India.

Guest Voices

Loved by critics & regulars

"Every plate at Royal Spice reads like a love letter to Indian culinary heritage — refined, unhurried, unforgettable."

Ananya Kapoor
Food Critic, The Times

"The biryani is a religious experience. The service quietly extraordinary."

Rahul Mehta
Regular Guest

"One of the most beautiful dining rooms in Mumbai. The truffle naan alone is worth the trip."

Sofia Marchetti
Traveler

The Room

A visual prelude

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Find Us

An evening awaits at Heritage Lane

  • 12 Heritage Lane, Colaba, Mumbai 400001
  • +91 98765 43210
  • Mon – Sun · 12:00 – 23:30