India, Nov. 7 -- Italy arrives through freshly prepared brick-oven pizzas, the kind of pizza that depends on intense heat, a well-made dough and restraint with toppings

Dwarka Expressway has spent the last few years turning into a city of its own: new towers, new families, new offices and, inevitably, a growing appetite for places worth going out to. Into this fast-filling corridor steps Lume & Lime, a premium contemporary bistro at M3M SCO 113 Market that is aiming at something more ambitious than another restaurant opening. It wants to become the neighbourhood's favourite second home, a place where a weekday lunch, a laptop afternoon and a birthday dinner can all happen under the same roof.

A name that doubles as a philosophy

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