Karigari's dining room in Sector 51: set tables, patterned chairs and the lit bar behind them

Handcrafted Bistro · Est. 2022

The work of
an artisan's hand.

Karigari is a premium Indian dining house mentored by Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi — Mughlai and Awadhi cooking made the long way, and served in a room that feels handmade rather than designed.

2022
the year the first Karigari opened
Thirteen
restaurants across India, and counting
Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi
the hand behind every kitchen
Handcrafted bistroMughlai & AwadhiClay oven, live fireWhole spices, roasted in houseMentored by Chef Harpal Singh SokhiThirteen restaurants across IndiaHandcrafted bistroMughlai & AwadhiClay oven, live fireWhole spices, roasted in houseMentored by Chef Harpal Singh SokhiThirteen restaurants across India
A cook grinding cardamom, peppercorns and dried chilli in a brass mortar

The craft

Cooked the way it's made — slowly, and by hand

Karigari is the old word for a craftsman's skill, and it's the only word that fits this kitchen. The brand began in 2022, founded by Yogesh Sharma on a simple idea: food worth waiting for, served with real hospitality.

Nothing here is assembled from a packet. Masala is roasted and milled in the room, dough rests overnight, and the gravies are finished the way they've been finished for generations — which is exactly how the chef wants them.

  1. 01

    Ground in the room

    Whole spices are roasted and milled in the kitchen rather than bought already powdered, so the masala reaches your plate while it still smells of the pan.

  2. 02

    Fired in clay

    Breads and kebabs come out of a clay oven over live fire, cooked the way they have been cooked in the old kitchens for generations.

  3. 03

    Handed on, not scaled up

    Every kitchen follows the recipes and the standards set by the chef, so the plate in one city tastes like the plate in another.

Under the chef's hand

Mentored by Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi

Karigari was founded in 2022 by Yogesh Sharma, and every kitchen works under the guidance of Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi — the Delhi chef known for Mughlai and Awadhi cooking, and for bringing the old recipes back to the table.

His standards are the reason thirteen rooms across the country taste like one kitchen. Tradition, cooked honestly, and served with the hospitality it deserves.

2022
the year the first Karigari opened
13
restaurants across India
Mughlai
& Awadhi cooking, made the long way
A Karigari restaurant at night, its arched glass front glowing, under a Handcrafted Bistro sign

Handcrafted Bistro, Karigari by Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi.

The room & the plate

A paneer curry in a dark bowl with flatbread and fresh mint on a purple napkin
Straight off the handi
Two plates of grilled kebabs with onion, lime and mint on a wooden table
Kebabs, two ways
A brass tray of a red curry topped with butter and spices, with toasted bread around it
Something hot, shared
Assorted flatbreads — naan, paratha and a dark seasoned bread — on branded paper
Breads, pulled to order
A wall illustration of a turbaned figure beside a neon sign reading Namak Shamak
The room's own joke

Photographs: the Karigari Noida team and their guests, via Google Maps.

Where to find us

The first room — Noida Sector 51

Karigari began here in February 2022, a two-minute walk from the Sector 51 metro station. It is still the flagship: the same kitchen, the same standards, the same warm room.

Karigari Noida Sector 51

Shop No. 4, Metro Station, Block E
Sector 51, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201303
Hours
Open daily, 12 noon – midnight
Lunch & dinner · full bar
Call
+91 92894 26210
For two
₹1,800 – ₹2,700
Guests
4.4 stars · 12,000+ reviews

13 restaurants across India

  • Noida Sector 51
  • Noida Sector 142
  • Punjabi Bagh
  • Civil Lines, North Delhi
  • Faridabad
  • Phoenix Mall of Asia, Bangalore
  • Dehradun
  • Karkardooma
  • Connaught Place
  • Indore
  • Chandigarh
  • Worldmark, Gurugram
  • Meerut

Reservations

Take a seat by the fire

Tables are held for the whole evening, and the kitchen moves at its own pace. For nine or more, or for the chef's counter, write to us and we'll set the room around you.

Find a Karigari

Noida Sector 51 is the flagship — Shop No. 4, Metro Station, Block E, Sector 51, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201303

Hours

Open daily, 12 noon – midnight
Lunch & dinner · full bar

We answer requests between opening and close, Tuesday to Sunday.