About Travertino
Travertino at The Oberoi New Delhi represents the Italian dining tradition as interpreted by a luxury hotel with exacting standards and the wisdom to leave well alone. This is not Italian cuisine reinvented or deconstructed — it is Italian cuisine practiced with skill, sourced with care, and served in an environment that provides the relaxed elegance the cuisine demands.
The pasta programme is the restaurant's greatest achievement. Dough is made daily, cut and shaped by a kitchen that understands the regional specificity of Italian pasta traditions: the rigatoni all'Amatriciana adheres to the Roman orthodoxy of guanciale and Pecorino Romano; the tagliatelle al ragù follows the Bolognese specification of mixed meats and minimal tomato. These are not adaptations — they are sincere attempts at the originals, and they succeed.
The imported Italian ingredients — San Marzano tomatoes, Parmigiano Reggiano, prosciutto di Parma — are sourced directly, avoiding the degradation that occurs when these products travel through intermediary markets. The result is a kitchen that tastes like Italy, which in Delhi is a rare achievement.
The room, clad in the Roman travertine that gives the restaurant its name, is warm and architectural without being cold. Natural stone, indirect lighting, and well-spaced tables create the conditions for conversation. The wine list focuses on Italian regions, with particular depth in Tuscany and Piedmont — selections made by sommeliers who have done their homework.
Best Occasion Fit
Travertino is the Delhi restaurant that always delivers. For first dates, the Italian canon offers reassuring familiarity — shared plates, good wine, food that invites commentary — while the Oberoi setting ensures the evening feels genuinely special. For team dinners, the restaurant's private dining room can be configured for groups of up to twenty, with family-style sharing menus that encourage the communal spirit Italian dining at its best creates.