A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to order, to be consumed on the premises. The term covers a multiplicity of venues and multifarious styles of cuisine.

Restaurants are sometimes also a feature of a larger complex, typically a hotel, where the dining amenities are provided for the convenience of the residents and for the hotel to maximize their potential revenue. Such restaurants are often also open to non-residents. The one who operates a restaurant is generally termed as a restaurateur.

Indian restaurants:
Speaking of Indian cuisines, the Indian food has evolved over centuries and has flourished under the many rulers that ruled the country. Chefs vied with one another to create exotic delicacies for their rajah`s. The result is centuries of patronage to the art of cooking and a large repertoire of delicious recipes.

Indian Restaurant Cuisine: North Indian Cuisine influences many Indian restaurants around the globe. Indian chefs that had their culinary training in France have also played a crucial role in the Indian restaurant cuisine. They created a fusion of the two great cuisines by adopting cream sauces in their Indian recipes.

When restaurants first became popular, after Independence, (traditional sensibilities frowned upon eating out), the vast majority were Punjabi and Moghul court inspired, which continues even today.

Restaurants in Mumbai:
Among various restaurants, Bombay Blues- chain of restaurants, Fountain sizzlers,Café Mondegar are very much popular and for maharashtrian foods Gypsy corner is famous.

Restaurants in Delhi:
Among various restaurants, Top of the Village restaurant,House of Ming,The Frontier restaurant at the Oberoi Hotel are popular restaurants of the Capital city.

Restaurants in Chennai:
In Chennai most of the restaurants are vegetarian and among them,the Annalaxmi restaurant is most famous vegetarian establishment . Restaurants in Hyderabad:
The Country Club is a restaurant,The Riviera is l known for its sizzlers and the Waterside Cafe is located at the Banjara Hills and most popular for the largest buffet in town.

Restaurants in Bangalore:
Except various vegetarian restaurants, Coconut Grove, Rice Bowl -Chinese cuisine restaurant,The aromas of china restaurant are very much famous in the city.