Benares | Restaurant Review | The Arbuturian
Taking its name from India's holy city, Benares is a Mayfair institution that has undergone a metamorphosis since the 2018 departure of pioneering chef and restauranteur Atul Kochhur, who originally opened the restaurant in 2003 and received his second Michelin star here in 2007. He was replaced by Sameer Taneja as Executive Chef who, having previously worked as Head Chef under Kochhur, returned after a six year absence and lost no time in redesigning the menu in order to regain the restaurant's lost Michelin star which he achieved in 2021 and has held ever since - thereby restoring ...