Zambar (restaurant)

Zambar is a restaurant in Gurgaon, Haryana, northern India, which serves South Indian cuisine. Zambar is situated on the third floor of Ambience Mall in Gurgaon, in a restaurant which is shaped like a long boathouse.

Cuisine

Zambar restaurant serves South Indian cuisine, specifically the cuisines of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu,{{Cite web |title=Zambar |url=http://www.zomato.com/ncr/restaurants/gurgaon/ambience-mall/zambar-3431 |access-date=13 May 2012 |website=Zomato.com}}{{Cite web |title=Zambar restaurant in Gurgaon |url=http://www.gurgaonsite.com/zambar-restaurant-in-gurgaon.html |access-date=13 May 2012 |website=Gurgaonsite.com}} particularly coastal dishes.{{Cite web |date=16 March 2014 |title=Hyderabad on a platter at Zambar restaurant |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/bt-more/whats-in/hyderabad-on-a-platter-at-zambar-restaurant/story/204058.html |access-date=2 July 2020 |work=Business Today}} The restaurant serves Chettinad, Kuttanad, Malabar, Coorgi, Mangalorean and Madras curries and vegetables.{{Cite news |last=Datta |first=Tanu |date=25 January 2014 |title=There's More to Feast than Zambar and Rice |work=The New Indian Express |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/food/There%E2%80%99s-More-to-Feast-than-Zambar-and-Rice/2014/01/25/article2017414.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126012846/http://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/food/There%E2%80%99s-More-to-Feast-than-Zambar-and-Rice/2014/01/25/article2017414.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 January 2014 |access-date=2 March 2015}} The restaurant is designed like a long boathouse.{{Cite web |title=Zambar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/eating-out/the-best-restaurants-in-gurgaon/Zambar/ps32349018.cms |access-date=2 July 2020 |newspaper=Times of India}} Marathwada cuisine is also served, ranging from "Bharli Wangi (peanut stuffed aubergines) to the Patal Bhaji (spinach and chana dal curry) to the Sabudana Wada and Shrikhand Poori".{{Cite web |date=14 March 2019 |title=Zambar introduces diners to the complex, rich flavours of Marathwada cuisine |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/food-wine/zambar-marathwada-cuisine-missal-pao-5625243/ |access-date=2 July 2020 |newspaper=Indian Express}} On Christmas Eve a special menu is served at the restaurant, with dishes such as Sutta Kozhi Biryani, which charcoal chicken biryani served with steamed coconut vegetables and gravy and Idicha Mutton Vadai, which is mutton cutlet with ghee rice and vegetables.

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Onam Festival

The restaurant participates in Onam, a major Kerala festival, usually held in September. To celebrate the 2019 festival in September 2019, the Head Chef Vetrimurugan Natesan cooked a feast composed of 26 elements, including pickles, chutneys, chips and finishing with desserts.{{Cite web |title=Onam 2019: Zambar In Gurugram Is Hosting The Ultimate Traditional Onam Sadya Feast |url=https://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/onam-2019-zambar-in-gurugram-is-hosting-the-ultimate-traditional-onam-sadya-feast-2098696 |access-date=2 July 2020 |website=food.ndtv.com}}

Reception

GQ India cites Zambar among the best dosa restaurants in the Delhi area.{{Cite web |title=Here’s where to go for the best dosas in Delhi |url=https://www.gqindia.com/live-well/content/looking-for-the-best-dosa-in-the-capital-city-check-out-this-list-of-restaurants-in-delhi-that-serve-the-best-dosas |access-date=2 July 2020 |work=GQ India}} Delhi Food Tours noted the "typically south Indian spices which can be traced to the open kitchen within seconds. "{{Cite web |title=Zambar |url=http://delhifoodtours.com/reviews/zambar/ |access-date=13 May 2012 |website=Delhi Food Tours}} The Times of India said "Zambar showcases the food of the four southern states, with a preponderance of dishes from Tamil Nadu. The entire staff – kitchen and service – appears to be from the south, so authenticity is spot on. And intriguingly enough, they have three sections of the menu: vegetarian, non-vegetarian and coastal... The Vegetable Avial was the finest version I've eaten in a long time."{{Cite news |date=2 June 2010 |title=Straight from the South |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food/food-reviews/Straight-from-the-south/articleshow/5921284.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707015828/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-06-02/food-reviews/28287316_1_dish-south-indian-ponni-rice |url-status=live |archive-date=7 July 2012 |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=13 May 2012}}

Zambar (restaurant)

Cuisine

Onam Festival

Reception

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