The Leela Palace New Delhi’s Authentic Japanese Restaurant - Megu, Recognized in the World's 50 Best Discovery

New Delhi, 9 September 2021 - The Leela Palaces Hotels and Resorts is thrilled to announce that Megu, at The Leela Palace New Delhi has been recognized as the World's 50 Best Discovery - Restaurants & Bars category.

Megu is currently the city’s only authentic Japanese fine dining restaurant providing a very exuding a ‘Manhattan-style’ charm of high-gloss splendor and nurturing one of the world's most sophisticated cuisines, a meal at Megu makes for a beguilingly international experience!

50 Best Discovery, an interesting database for dining and drinking, is an extension of the annual 50 Best restaurant and bar rankings. The venues included in 50 Best Discovery are all chosen by the professionals who compile the rankings of The World's 50 Best Restaurants and The World's 50 Best Bars, as well as Asia's 50 Best Restaurants, Asia's 50 Best Bars, and Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants.

Megu has successfully reinvented the traditional Japanese food scene in India while retaining original Japanese flavors. All the meals at the restaurant are created using a unique grilling technique sumibi aburiyaki, which employs a special bincho-tan charcoal and ingredients imported from markets in Tokyo.

Commenting on the achievement, Mr. Anupam Dasgupta, General Manager, The Leela Palace, New Delhi said, “We are delighted to have received this honor of being named one of the world's 50 finest discoveries. This recognition has reinforced the confidence of our energetic and passionate team members, who are committed to providing unique culinary experiences to our discerning guests.

With this achievement under our belt, we will continue to showcase our exceptional services to our guests visiting our hotel and supporting us in achieving the goal of being one of the most sought-after Japanese restaurants and dining destination - not only in New Delhi, but globally.”

Chef de Cuisine, Shubham Thakur shared, “To be recognized as one of the World's 50 finest discoveries, lends a feeling of privilege having been able to exhibit the exquisite Japanese cuisine to our patrons, while constantly innovating with unique flavors, ingredients and presentation skills. Working with The Leela and the dedicated F&B team has made it possible for us to curate delightful culinary experiences and constantly strive to set new benchmarks.”

Pushing the culinary boundaries, Megu is slated to open an internationally benchmarked and casual chic ‘Izakaya Lounge’ that will offer Chef Shubham’s interpretation of Japanese expatriate food which has been inspired by local flavors.