Our Story
Rooted in heritage,
plated for today
Royal Spice is more than a restaurant. It is a quiet promise — that Indian food, given time and reverence, can move you.
A family kitchen, grown up
In 1998, three sisters opened a 12-seat kitchen off Colaba causeway. Their only rule: cook the way their grandmother did — slowly, with whole spices, and no shortcuts. A quarter century later, that rule still runs the pass.
Today Royal Spice welcomes 40,000 guests a year across a candle-lit room designed by Studio Lotus, but nothing on the plate has been hurried.
Our Mission
To preserve the soul of regional Indian cooking while reimagining its presentation for the modern palate.
Our Vision
To be the most loved Indian dining room in the world — a place remembered for warmth, craft, and quiet excellence.
The Chef
Vikram Patel
Executive Chef · 18 years at Royal Spice
Trained under two Michelin-starred chefs in London and Dubai, Vikram returned home in 2006 with a single ambition — to plate the food of his childhood with the precision of the great European kitchens. His signature dum biryani is, in his own words, "the only recipe I never write down."
"Spice is not heat. Spice is memory."
Recognition
Awards & Honours
Restaurant of the Year — Condé Nast India, 2024
Best Fine Dining — Times Food Awards, 2023
Chef of the Year — Vikram Patel, 2022
Top 50 Restaurants in India — 2021 – 2024
