Why supper clubs are so popular among the residents of India’s big cities

What if dinner didn’t feel like eating out but like coming home to people you’ve just met? That’s the quiet, heartwarming magic of supper clubs. Once a hush-hush trend tucked away in private homes and secret venues, supper clubs are making a delicious comeback in Indian cities, turning meals into moments of connection.

In a world of takeout menus and table-for-one routines, these intimate dining experiences offer something rare: belonging.

The rise of supper clubs

Part pop-up, part dinner party, a supper club isn’t your average restaurant affair. There’s no maître d’, no QR code menu, and no delivery partner knocking on your door. Instead, you’re welcomed into someone’s home or a home-like setting and treated to regional, home-style cooking that feeds not just your appetite, but your sense of community.

Whether you’re a student from Kolkata now living in Gurugram, or a professional from Guwahati building a life in Mumbai, there’s something deeply comforting about sitting down to a plate of food that tastes like home.

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Food communities on the rise: Godrej Food Trends Report 2025

According to The Godrej Food Trends Report 2025, vibrant food communities like supper clubs and cookbook clubs are set to flourish as people crave meaningful, offline connections over shared meals. In a post-pandemic world where digital fatigue is real and isolation is quietly gnawing at us; these gatherings are becoming the modern-day antidote.

Take Toontooni’s Table, for instance, a supper club in Gurugram run by a Bengali food enthusiast. Guests walk in as strangers and leave after wiping their plates clean of mustard fish curry and mishti doi.

Or head west to Mumbai, where Gitika Saikia opens the doors of her Juhu apartment to showcase traditional Assamese fare through her now-famous Gitika’s PakGhor.

What makes these supper clubs so magnetic isn’t just the food—it’s the feeling. It’s the shared laughter over an unfamiliar pickle, the discovery of a regional dish you’ve never tried, the comfort of being fed by someone who cooks with love, not just precision. There’s something healing about it. Something grounding.

And it’s not just nostalgia that’s being served. Many hosts use these gatherings to experiment whether it’s fusing local ingredients with forgotten recipes, or curating theme-based dinners that spotlight lesser-known regional cuisines. The result? An ever-evolving menu that feeds curiosity as much as it does hunger.

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