Setting the bar high

Comorin has a hint of Indian Accent but is a far more trendy outpost by Old World Hospitality

When a culinary superstar who gave the world a new window to Indian cuisine decides to expand his view, the result is a brilliant new space called Comorin. Old World Hospitality is best known for Indian Accent and for giving Chef Manish Mehrotra to the world. Now, it has created a new brand conceptualised by Rishiv Khattar, Director, EHV. The space looks and feels international, both in design and concept, and it is located at Two Horizon Centre (a swish office district) in Gurugram. The restaurant looks like a mod café, casual, yet intimate, with sections for a very chic (and long) cocktail bar, a coffee bar and a market section that sells everything from tea and coffee to cured meats, marinated fish, barware and fermented drinks.

The menu, which has been designed by Chef Manish, is being executed by the head chef Dhiraj Dargan. The small, large and extra large plates are all Indian-origin but steer far from what passes as regular. Dishes like the Andhra gongura chicken, haleem with butter toast, cocktail idlis with a twist of lime and mutton and egg bhurji served with hummus and naan are tasty and familiar without being overwhelming. Big on flavour and ideal for complementing the eclectic bar menu, they have a distinct Mehrotra stamp but are shorn of the Indian Accent stiff upper lip.

What makes Comorin a fantastic watering hole are its craft cocktails, many of which use sous vide infusions to elevate the mundane. The nitro brew and botanicalinfused drinks are reminiscent of specialty bars found in downtown Manhattan and Shoreditch, London. The pickled pom whisky which has pickling spices infusing the bourbon is an ideal winter drink. Visit Comorin as much for the drinks as the nibbles as it gives you a taste of an India palate that’s returned home after a long stint overseas. Meal for two `1500 plus taxes (without alcohol); Reservations-0124-4984224