Indigo was a restaurant founded by the Indian chef Rahul Akerkar in 1999 in Mumbai, India, which was in a restored colonial bungalow behind the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.[1] The restaurant gained iconic status as it was one of the first standalone fine-dining restaurants in the country to serve quality European cuisine, while functioning independently outside the luxury hotels industry.[2][3] It is credited with influencing the Indian restaurant industry in the country's post-liberalisation era.[4][5] Food critic Vir Sanghvi called the restaurant "one of the most important establishments in Indian restaurant history".[6] It was included in the top 60 restaurants in the world by Condé Nast Traveler.[7][8]
The restaurant closed on 29 April 2018, following the expiration of the property's lease and failed renegotiations.[3][9]
^Lyons 2010, p. 186: "Indigo's chef, Rahul Akerkar, is a superstar throughout India and beyond. In his kitchen, amid the pots and pans, hang the many awards he's been given over the years by international food critics and publications, among them Conde Nast Traveler, who named Indigo as one of the 60 finest restaurants in the world."