Holi 2025: Where To Celebrate In London

Also known as the festival of colours, Holi is a feel-good celebration of spring, love and new life. The Hindu holiday takes place every year on the last full moon in the lunar month of Phalguna, which falls on 14 March in 2025. Festivities are particularly big in South Asian countries like India and Nepal, where people herald in the start of the new season by throwing coloured powders at one another, dancing and singing. But you can also get involved with the fun in London by heading to one of the Holi parties popping up at restaurants across the city, complete with vibrant food, drinks and entertainment. Read on for London’s best Holi menus for 2025.

Holi Menus In London For 2025

Kanishka

Atul Kocchar’s modern Indian restaurant Kanishka in Mayfair has a four-course tasting menu on offer this Holi, designed to capture the festival’s bold, joyful spirit. Guests will enjoy a selection of sharing starters such as salmon shami, lamb seekh kebab, and aloo chaat ahead of mains of chicken chettinad, kadhi lamb, and tiger prawns moilee, served with Kanishka’s signature daal, naan and rice (with a vegetarian alternative menu also available). Your meal will finish on a sweet note with deep fried dumplings with Thandi ice cream. 

When? 13 and 14 March 2025

How much? £48pp

BOOK: kanishkarestaurant.co.uk

Babur

Forest Hill institution Babur is marking Holi with a five-course tasting menu, inspired by the influential Indian songs, objects and artforms that often feature in celebrations. Savour Rang Barse Dahi Vada, for instance, is a lentil doughnut dish made with tamarind and pomegranate which pays homage to a popular Holi song from a 1980s Hindu film. The Pichkari Butter Chicken Tart, meanwhile, is named after the water gun used to spray colour during Holi. And dessert is Rangoli Gulab Jamun Ki Chat: multicoloured milk dumplings adorned with betel leaf and sugared rose petals reminiscent of the decorations laid at the entrance of homes during the festival. There will also be Thandai cocktails and live entertainment.

When? Babur’s Holi Party is on 13 March 2025, the Holi Tasting Menu will be available from 14 – 16 March 2025

How much? £70pp for the Holi Party, £59.95pp for the Holi Tasting Menu

BOOK: babur.info

Cinnamon Kitchen City

Vivek Singh’s Indian restaurant Cinnamon Kitchen always gets involved with Holi. This year, its City branch is running a supper club hosted by Singh himself, complete with a whopping 15 courses. After a welcome cocktail, guests will be treated to dishes like Bengali steamed fish with coconut, chickpea gnocchi and Kolkata-style lamb curry – all telling stories of colour and connection. Afterwards, diners can stop by the famed Holi Pod and get involved with some paint throwing… just be sure to bring some old clothes. Looking to host a special Holi event? The pod can also be booked out for groups of up to 28 guests.

When? 14 March 2025, 6.30 – 10.30pm

How much? £60pp

BOOK: cinnamon-kitchen.com

Fatt Pundit

Cameras at the ready: Indo-Chinese restaurant Fatt Pundit is bringing back its rainbow-hued Holi-inspired Nepalese dumplings (known as momos) this March, available at both the Soho and Covent Garden locations. Naturally coloured with beetroot, spinach and saffron, the momos come with a choice of chicken, beef, goat or veggies, and make the perfect start to a Holi dinner.

When? 12 – 16 March 2025

How much? £9 for 4

BOOK: fattpundit.co.uk

Gunpowder

Harnett Baweja’s Indian restaurant Gunpowder has introduced the Festival Edition of its beloved India Club, which involves special menus on every last Sunday of the month, each inspired by a different Indian festival. The March edition will draw on themes of Holi, and although the menu is yet to be revealed it’s sure to be delicious: Gunpowder has a Michelin Bib Goumand, an accolade given to restaurants offering top-notch food at reasonable prices (the experience costs just £25pp for six courses).

When? 30 March 2025

How much? £25pp

BOOK: gunpowderrestaurants.com