Opening late August · Dartmouth
Modern Indian dining rooted in heritage
A new dining room where heirloom recipes meet a modern table — flame, spice, and patience, served with intention.
Our Story
An inheritance, set at a modern table
Waaris — the one who inherits, and keeps what is handed down.
WAARIS begins with what is passed down — the slow dals, the breads pulled from live flame, the spice tins opened a hundred times a day. We hold those rituals close, then set them in a room that belongs to now: quiet, warm, and unhurried. This is Indian dining without costume — heritage carried forward, not preserved behind glass.
The Table
A menu in two acts
Food
Small plates, breads from the tandoor, and mains built on heirloom technique — finished with restraint.
Bar
House cocktails built on Indian pantry flavours, rare spirits, and a wine list chosen for spice.
Our opening menu is being refined — dishes shown across this site are samples.
In the Room
First glimpses
Gatherings
Gatherings at WAARIS
Long tables, seasonal menus, slow evenings. Occasional gatherings will follow the opening — quietly announced to the list first.
The Opening List
Be first at the table
Opening announcements, first-night invitations, offers, and news from the kitchen — sent only when there’s something worth sharing.