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17 artisanal mithai makers across India who are here to make your Diwali sweeter

Festive indulgence doesn’t get tastier, or prettier than this!

Harper's Bazaar India

During Diwali, traditional Indian sweets take centre stage—there’s no celebration without tables groaning with platters of glimmering kaju katlis and mountains of rotund, soft gulab jamuns. But while the norm, mithai has also fallen prey to being cliché—soan papdi, for example, is the unwanted sweet no one likes receiving as a gift. Thankfully, all of this is changing. Gone are the days when neighbourhood halwais ruled supreme during the festive season—churning out ghee-drenched ladoos, barfis, pedas and more from their tiny shops. Today artisanal mithaiwalas across the country have taken it upon themselves to give a modern twist to beloved Indian sweets—think upcycled ladoos with brewers spent grain flour as the star, barfis infused with berries or spiked with coffee, and jim jams with tahini and mango. 
Here’s Bazaar India’s list of where to get your fix of gourmet mithai this festive season. 

In Mumbai

Bombay Sweet Shop

Photo: Bombay Sweet Shop

Assorted Diwali Mithai - Box of 18, ₹1,350
 

Pistabarfi

Photo: Pistabarfi/Instagram

Starting at ₹1,999.
 

Patasa

Photo: Patasa/Instagram

Gold Hamper, ₹2,850.

 

The Cinnamon Kitchen

Photo: The Cinnamon Kitchen

Small Indian Mithai Box, ₹1,350

 

JW Marriott Juhu

Photo: Marriott Bonvoy on Wheels/Instagram

Price upon request via JW Marriott Mumbai Juhu's Instagram handle.

 

In Delhi

Misree

Photo: Misree

Scarlet Square, ₹2,000

 

Khoya

Photo: Khoya

Box of 16, ₹1,800.

 

Saugaat by Bikanervala

Photo: Saugaat by Bikanervala

Price upon request via Saugaat by Bikanervala's Instagram handle.

 

Truffle & Co.

Photo: Truffle & Co.

Box of assorted truffles, ₹1,500.
 

In Bangalore 

Anand Sweets

Photo: Anand Sweets

Zephyr’s Aura, ₹1,225.

 

Saving Grains

Photo: Saving Grains

Box of six upcycled laddoos, ₹250.

 

The Leela Bhartiya City, Bengaluru

Photo: The Leela Bhartiya City, Bengaluru

Price upon request via The Leela Bhartiya City's Instagram handle.

 

Hilton Bengaluru

Photo: Hilton Bengaluru

Classic Khushiyan box - 15 pieces, ₹975.

 

In Hyderabad 

Barfi

Photo: Barfi Hyd/Instagram

Box of 24 laddoos, ₹2,400.

 

In Pune 

The Mishti Box

Photo: The Mishti Box

Diwali Special Luxury Gift Box, ₹2,400.

 

In Jaipur 

Kesar

Photo: Kesar

Assorted Gourmet Sweets,₹1,349.

 

In Lucknow 

Laung Elaichi

Photo: Laung Elaichi

Assorted Bliss Box, ₹3,000.

 

Lead image: Bombay Sweet Shop

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