Condé Nast Traveller Unveils Fifth Top Restaurant Awards with Zomato Partnership

Monday, 15th October 2024: Condé Nast Traveller India, the country’s leading luxury travel and lifestyle multimedia brand, is thrilled to announce the fifth edition of its prestigious Top Restaurant Awards in a multi-year partnership with Zomato. This landmark collaboration in hospitality will kick-off with a glittering awards ceremony on Monday, 11 November in Mumbai and play across digital & social platforms and via curated experiential experiences.

The Top Restaurant Awards stand out for their credibility, built through a rigorous selection process. Thousands of restaurants from all over India are scored by 100 jury members from across ten regions. These include India’s foremost food writers, creators, and tastemakers, who vote across two rounds to score India’s 50 top restaurants. A few notable jury members include Rashmi Uday Singh, Harsh Goenka, Kunal Vijaykar, Sadaf Hussain, Raghavendra Rathore, Sid Mewara, Jayanti Reddy, Jim Sarbh, Rohan Joshi, Pernia Qureshi, Vinita Chaitanya, and many more. The process and tabulation is overseen by an independent consulting firm. Condé Nast Traveller will appoint an independent consulting firm for the voting process and tabulation.

Condé Nast Traveller’s partnership with Zomato marks a pivotal moment in the industry and will be focused on developing unique dining experiences across India. This collaboration is designed to shine a spotlight on India’s rich and diverse dining landscape and the people behind it.

“Condé Nast Traveller is thrilled to have partnered with Zomato for the Top Restaurant Awards. This collaboration marks a new chapter for us, bringing together two powerhouses in food and hospitality. Over the next few years, we will work together to celebrate India’s vibrant culinary landscape.” – Sandeep Lodha, Managing Director, Condé Nast India

“Thrilled to partner with Condé Nast Traveller in our endeavour of powering India’s changing lifestyles across use cases including dining out, going-out, staycations and more. Looking forward to building more unique and premium going-out experiences for our customer.” – Deepinder Goyal, Founder & CEO, Zomato

“The process of selecting India’s finest restaurants of the year remains unchanged and meticulous–100 jurors from 10 regions vote confidentially over multiple rounds till we arrive at the Top 50. With Zomato as our partner, we’re taking this celebration of Indian dining beyond that one awards night, with content and experiences that I’m sure diners will enjoy. Top Restaurant Awards are all about cheering the people who make eating out so much fun. Now, things just got more delicious!” – Salil Deshpande, Head of Editorial Content, Condé Nast Traveller India