Chor Bizarre Returns to the Expansion Trail with Jaipur Opening at InterContinental

Chor Bizarre, the restaurant brand founded by Rohit and Rashmi Khattar in 1990, is set to open at InterContinental Jaipur, marking its entry into the city after 36 years of operations. The restaurant, which began at Hotel Broadway in Delhi, is part of Old World Hospitality and will open reservations on 5 October. Its launch in Jaipur is being undertaken with DS Group and InterContinental Jaipur.

The brand started as a themed restaurant built around Indian regional cuisine and was among the first to take Kashmiri food, including Wazwan and Kashmiri Pandit home-style preparations, beyond the Valley. It also operated a London branch from 1997 to 2020. The Jaipur opening forms part of the brand’s next phase of expansion, with plans to enter more cities.

“As our very first restaurant, Chor Bizarre holds a special place in my heart, and the emotional connect for all of us is immense. We are delighted that the DS Group and the Intercontinental Jaipur invited us to bring Chor Bizarre to the Pink City, which we hope embraces us as warmly as Delhi has for the last 36 years. We have further plans to take it to multiple cities,” says Rohit Khattar, Founder Chairman, Old World Hospitality.

The Jaipur menu will feature Kashmiri dishes such as tabak maaz, goshtaba, dum aloo and haaq, alongside regional preparations from other parts of India. These include junglee maas, jackfruit moilee, jhakiya aloo, Himachali lakhori khumb, martaban ke chhole and the restaurant’s sharabi kababi tikka masala. The menu will also include three biryanis, a selection of vegetarian dishes and chaats.

Brand Chef Srinivas A said, “Chor Bizarre has always been about celebrating the diversity of Indian food without losing the identity of the dishes themselves. In Jaipur, we have brought back some of the restaurant’s much-loved classics, and Kashmir remains an important part of the menu, particularly the Wazwan. We have also introduced a few new dishes for Jaipur.”

The beverage programme, led by group Head of Bars Varun Sharma, uses Indian ingredients such as kahwa, khus, tamarind, raw mango, saffron and walnut. Drinks include the Pink City Spritz, Mango Margarita, Bizarre-75, Tamarind Martini, Kashmiri Kahwa Punch and Walnut & Coconut Old Fashioned. Non-alcoholic options include shikanjvi, rose-and-nut lassi, seasonal kombucha and house sodas.

“I have always found Indian ingredients particularly exciting to work with because they offer such a wide range of aromas, textures and flavours. For Jaipur, we have translated that into a cocktail programme that is playful yet balanced. Each drink has been designed to complement the food while adding its own character,” says Sharma.

The restaurant will have 55 seats, with interiors combining antique furniture, vintage memorabilia, retro Bollywood posters and other objects collected from across India. A separate Kashmiri private dining room will offer Wazwan-style service around carved Chinar-wood tables, with dishes served on a shared copper platter known as a tarami.

InterContinental Jaipur, a 218-room hotel located near Jaipur International Airport, the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway and the Jaipur Exhibition & Convention Centre, will add Chor Bizarre to its specialty dining portfolio.

“The addition of Chor Bizarre brings a very different dimension to our culinary offering. The restaurant’s strong legacy, eclectic character and focus on regional Indian cuisine make it a natural fit for Intercontinental Jaipur and we are delighted to be the new home for this much-loved dining institution,” says Nathan Andrews, Business Head, Hospitality, DS Group.

The restaurant’s opening-night event is scheduled for 4 October and will feature Javed Akhtar reading his poetry, with Shabana Azmi translating it into English, followed by a conversation with the audience.