Where To Celebrate Diwali In London For 2025

Also known as the festival of lights, Diwali is a five-day festival which celebrates togetherness and the victory of good over evil. Originating in India, it is rooted in religion, and is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains all over the world through dazzling light displays, festive decor and gift exchanges. But food is also a key part: families and friends enjoy big feasts of sweet and savoury fare, with many dishes holding symbolic meaning. Here in London, many restaurants get involved with special menus and events; we’ve rounded up the best of the bunch for 2025. Read on for our guide on where to celebrate Diwali in London.

Best Diwali Menus In London

Trishna

Located in the heart of pretty Marylebone Village, Trishna is one of London’s best-loved Indian restaurants. This year, it’s marking Diwali with a celebratory tasting menu featuring the likes of half lobster cafreal, tandoori lamb chops, and coconut and corn tikki – with vegetarian and vegan menus also available. For an extra treat, add the sommelier wine pairing – and if you’re after something more intimate, the private dining room is a lovely space for a special family dinner, with space for six to 12 guests.

How much? From £120pp, £90pp for wine pairing

When? 13 – 22 October 2025

Where? 15-17 Blandford St, London W1U 3DG

BOOK: trishnalondon.com

Brigadiers

City restaurant Brigadiers is known for its live sports viewings, but it also has an impressive food offering. Visit this October to enjoy its generous Diwali feast, complete with starters of Goan scallop and chorizo, and oxtail and sweet potato samosas, ahead of mains including tandoori guinea fowl tikka changezi, and dum venison biriyani. Expect all the sides too – pilau, mahkani, masala, bread – and a buzzy atmosphere.

How much? £100pp

When? 17 – 26 October 2025

Where? 1-5 Bloomberg Arcade, London EC4N 8AR

BOOK: brigadierslondon.com

Kanishka by Atul Kochhar

For a fine dining experience, treat yourself to a six-course tasting menu at Mayfair’s Kanishka by Atul Kocchar. The special Diwali edition kicks off with dishes like achari paneer tikka, and lehsuni palak chenna – garlic sautéed spiced spinach with roasted baby burrata. This is followed by a showstopping rogan josh wellington, a twist on the British classic made with kashmiri spiced lamb cannon. Finish on a sweet note with the gulab jamun saffron brulee, served with milk dumplings and saffron custard. 

How much? £95pp

When? 14 – 19 October

Where? 17-19 Maddox St, London W1S 2QH

BOOK: kanishkarestaurant.co.uk

The Cinnamon Collection

Vivek Singh’s restaurant group The Cinnamon Collection always goes big on Diwali celebrations. This year, feasting menus are on offer across all five of the London restaurants, running throughout the month of October. At the flagship Westminster branch – housed inside a grand Grade II listed library – diners can enjoy five courses featuring the likes of chargrilled partridge breast, and moreish grilled shrimp skewers, finishing with a dessert trio of pistachio kulfi, carrot halwa roll, and rasmalai tres leches. For an even bigger affair, head to Cinnamon Kitchen Battersea, which is serving a nine-course sharing feast filled with the likes of Bengali spiced fish cake, baked bream fillet, and a lemon and ginger-infused jamun brûlée to finish.

How much? Menus from £39pp

When? 1 – 31 October 2025

Where? Across all The Cinnamon Collection’s restaurants

BOOK: thecinnamoncollection.com

Vatavaran

One of London’s newer – and glitzier – Indian restaurants is Vatavaran, Rohit Ghai’s eatery which opened in Knightsbridge in 2024. Its menu is inspired by the cuisine of the Himalayas, with two celebratory menus on offer this Diwali: a classic, and a vegetarian. The former includes dishes like lobster vermicelli with coconut and curry leaf, butter chicken with kashmiri chilli, and lamb barbat with burnt spices, with a chocolate and hazelnut lemon curd meringue for dessert. Veggies, meanwhile, will be treated to paneer tikka, aloo chaat and gobhi truffle with saffron and morels.

How much? From £70pp

When? 17 – 19 October 2025

Where? 14-15 Beauchamp Pl, London SW3 1NQ

BOOK: vatavaran.uk

Farzi

Bring your appetite to Farzi, which is throwing an all-you-can-eat Diwali brunch. On 19 October, the West End restaurant will be serving a sumptuous buffet, complete with live cooking stations including a chaat counter. Pile your plate high with beetroot and paneer curry, prawn moli and chicken rizala kebab, before heading to the desert station to get stuck into the Diwali specials. There will be live music and entertainment too, plus henna and face painting.

How much? £40pp

When? 19 October, 12 – 5pm

Where? 8 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4BP

BOOK: farzilondon.com

Raaz

Putney’s recently opened Raaz is celebrating its first Diwali with a week-long celebration centred around community. Diners will be treated to a three-course feast for a very reasonable price of £39.99pp, with dishes including butter chicken, kadai prawns and grilled pumpkin moilee, paired with a generous spread of Indian sides such as dal makhani, basmati rice and naan. Helmed by ex-Benares chef patron Imran Mansuri, the neighbourhood restaurant will have an especially cosy feel this Diwali, being lit entirely by candlelight. 

How much? £39.99pp

When? 21 – 27 October 2025

Where? 113 Lower Richmond Rd, London SW15 1EX

BOOK: raazlondon.com