Indian restaurants in Delhi
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Park Baluchi
Although service gets the thumbs down, this enchanting, greenery-surrounded restaurant, set in the Deer Park, offers unusual barbecue dishes, such as banarasi seekh kabab (minced vegetables and cheese) or murg potli (flambéed marinated chicken breast and minced mutton). Avoid weekends if squealing kiddies get your goat.
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Haldiram’s
With a clean, bright cafe-restaurant upstairs, this is a handy spot for a top-notch thali (Rs98) or some tasty South Indian cuisine. Downstairs is great for namkin (savouries) and mithai (sweets) on the dash. Try the soan papadi (flaky sweet with almond and pistachio).
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Gulati
Gulati maintains a largely North Indian focus. Stand-outs to try include the tangri kebab (charcoal-grilled chicken drumsticks) and dum aloo (stuffed potatoes).
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Metropolis Restaurant & Bar
This hotel’s rooftop restaurant is pricey but it has choice and pizzazz.
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Karim’s
Down a lane across from the Jama Masjid’s south gate (No 1), legendary Karim’s has been delighting Delhiites with divine Mughlai cuisine since 1913. The chefs prepare brutally good (predominantly nonveg) fare: try the burrah (marinated mutton) kebab . During Ramadan it only opens after sunset.
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Paratha Wali Gali
Head to this foodstall-lined (some with seating) lane off Chandni Chowk for delectable parathas (traditional flat bread) fresh off the tawa (hotplate). Stuffed varieties include aloo (potato), mooli (white radish), smashed pappadams and crushed badam (almond), all served with a splodge of tangy pickles.
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United Coffee House
Oozing old-world charm, this classic 1940s restaurant – all chandeliers and flock – is a splendid spot to slow the pace. Popular with travellers and Delhi denizens alike, it has a long menu covering everything from pizza to paneer (cottage cheese). Try the butter chicken. It’s great for an afternoon drink too.
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Naivedyam
A smashing South Indian restaurant with a temple-like feel, lined in dark wood with gold trimmings. The food’s good too; king of them all is the tangam paper masala dosai (pancake stuffed with spiced potatoes). Finish with divine filter coffee.
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Chor Bizarre
A dim-lit, atmospheric place, filled with eccentric clutter, Chor Bizarre (meaning ‘thieves market’) offers particularly delicious Kashmiri cuisine. It caters mainly to tourists, and also has folk dance displays from 7pm (Rs115 per person).
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Sagar Ratna
Another dosa dreamland, with expertly prepared dosas ,idlis,uttapams (savoury rice pancakes) and other smashing southern goodies, plus thalis.
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Moti Mahal
Smarter than the Old Delhi original, and popular with well-off families for its North Indian and Mughlai cooking.
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Banana Leaf
Reasonable South Indian standards in this popular low-lit basement.
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Sonu Chat House
A dhaba-style, basic dive, this serves reasonable South Indian fare – as well as thalis, Chinese and continental dishes.
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Véda
Head here for atmosphere: fashion designer Rohit Bal created this sumptuous interior – dim red lighting, neo-Murano chandeliers, and twisted gold-a-go-go. Mughlai and North-West Frontier specialities are on the menu (try the tandoori grilled lamb chops or the Parsi sea bass). It’s popular with foreign tourists, and a DJ plays (loudly) in the lounge bar. They also do a mean margharita.
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Legends Of India
A smart restaurant selling upmarket chaat (try the delectable aloo chaat ), and tasty Mughlai cuisine. Upstairs is its lounge bar, the Tea Cup, good for a smart cuppa (Assam Golden Tips, etc, is prepared on a tea trolley in front of you) or a Kingfisher beer (Rs109). There’s a small terrace.
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Swagath
Supremely scrumptious Indian fare with a focus on Mangalorean and Chettinad cuisine (especially seafood), this smart six-floor restaurant swarms with well-heeled locals, here for the excellent dhal-e-Swagath (lentil curry), chicken gassi (coconut-based curry) and similarly satiating dishes.
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Punjabi by Nature
Served amid glass raindrops and murals of turbaned men, this place offers ravishingly delicious Punjabi food; mop up flavour-packed sauces with rumali roti (paper-thin chapatis) or thick garlic naan. Go on, try the vodka golgappas !
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Dhaba
If you prefer something more Indian than Sevilla, Claridge’s also has this fun place, with kitsch ‘roadside’ decor and upmarket highway Punjabi cuisine (try the balti meat and fish or chicken tikka).
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Kwality
Feeding Delhi for around seven decades, Kwality squeezes in the tables but the food (especially Indian) deserves praise - the murgh malai kebab (clay-oven-cooked chicken) is a favourite.
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Pindi Restaurant
Pindi Restaurant is a reliable and cheery place serving tasty North Indian food. Old favourites such as the butter chicken and mattar paneer are recommended.
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Khan Chacha
This backstreet hole-in-the-wall kebab joint is so popular you’ll probably have to queue – the roti-wrapped mutton/chicken/paneer is worth the wait.
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Bengali Sweet House
Bengali Market is famous for its sweets and chaat (try the golgappas ), but this Delhi landmark offers dosas and thalis too.
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Nizam’s Kathi Kabab
This takeaway eatery has some seating and creates masterful kebabs and kathi rolls (kebab wrapped in paratha bread).
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Kitchen Café
This cane-furnished, plant-strewn rooftop restaurant is a relaxing place to kill time over the usual world-ranging menu.
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Embassy
A long-time favourite, gracious and old-fashioned, featuring Indian and continental creations.
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