The DLC Guide, founded by Mr Jimmy Mistry under the aegis of Della Leaders Club (DLC), is a ground-breaking and independent global credit rating system redefining benchmarks for the world’s leading restaurants and hotels. Set to make its much-anticipated return to Mumbai with its Second Edition, the DLC Guide Mumbai 2025 will take place on Monday, 22 December 2025, at JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar. Iconic global guides such as Michelin and Forbes inspire the DLC Guide. A fresh, entrepreneurial-led, and bias-free approach rapidly reshapes how leaders evaluate and recognise hospitality excellence globally.

Launched just over 1.5 years ago, the DLC Guide has swiftly emerged as one of the most credible and transparent platforms in the hospitality sector. In this short span, it has established a robust national presence across key Indian markets, including Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, and Bengaluru, while simultaneously expanding internationally into major global cities such as New York, Dubai, London, Singapore, and Bangkok. Within just 18 months, the Guide has recognised over 89 standout restaurants and hotels worldwide, making it the first Indian-origin global credit rating system to gain widespread international acceptance and disrupt traditional frameworks in the food & beverage and hospitality industries.

What truly sets the DLC Guide apart is its entrepreneur-led, independent evaluation framework. Accomplished entrepreneurs and industry leaders curate this global credit rating system for hospitality, rather than commercial stakeholders. By curating the rating system, accomplished entrepreneurs and industry leaders ensure a transparent, unbiased, and experience-driven assessment process that reflects real-world operational excellence, consistency, and guest impact—free from paid influence or promotional considerations.

The first edition of the DLC Guide Mumbai had an experienced set of auditors, which included: Sajjid Mitha, Founder & CEO of Polymerupdate, Vratika Gupta, Founder & CEO, Maison Sia, Simone Arora, Founder of Simone, Alessandro Giuliani, MD SDA Bocconi Asia Centre, Hansal Mehta, Director of Omerta, Feature Film, Sabbas Joseph, Co-Founder Wizcraft and Hrishikesh Kanan, National Brand Head at Radio One. Their collective expertise ensured a rigorous, transparent and unbiased evaluation process, which led to the recognition of some of Mumbai’s most acclaimed restaurants and hospitality destinations, including Scarlett House, Papa’s, Avartana at ITC Maratha, The Table, Indian Accent, Gigi, Masque and Bastian – At The Top, amongst others. These establishments were acknowledged for their consistency, innovation and elevated guest experience, contributing to Mumbai’s position as one of India’s most dynamic culinary capitals.

Speaking on the upcoming edition, Mr Jimmy Mistry, Founder & CEO, Della Leaders Club, quoted, “The DLC Guide was conceived to fundamentally disrupt how excellence in Indian gastronomy and hospitality is identified and celebrated. Our vision was to create a truly transparent, independent, and globally credible credit rating system, free from commercial influence and deeply rooted in entrepreneurial insight. In just a short span, the acceptance of the DLC Guide across international markets validates this approach. As one of the country’s most vibrant and evolving culinary capitals, Mumbai offers the perfect platform to honour establishments that are genuinely pushing boundaries and setting new benchmarks for the industry.”

Past editions of the DLC Guide have also drawn the presence of influential industry voices such as Chef Sanjeev Kapoor, Chef Vicky Ratnani and food critic Rashmi Uday Singh, with a strong likelihood of attendance from similar leading restaurateurs, chefs, hotel owners and hospitality entrepreneurs at the upcoming Mumbai edition for an evening dedicated to celebrating innovation, consistency and excellence in hospitality.

The DLC Guide Mumbai 2025 Second Edition will serve as a definitive platform to honour distinguished establishments while fostering meaningful dialogue on global standards, industry disruption and the future of food and hospitality, reinforcing the DLC Guide’s position as a trusted global credit rating system for hospitality excellence.

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