THE BEST Restaurants in Delhi

🍽️ Restaurants in Delhi

• Karim’s — Established in 1913 near Jama Masjid, this legendary Mughlai restaurant traces its recipes to the royal kitchens of Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar.
• Indian Accent — Located at The Lodhi hotel, this critically acclaimed restaurant reinvents Indian cuisine with modern techniques, recognised on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list.
• Bukhara — Since 1978, this ITC Maurya institution has served rustic North-West Frontier cuisine from open tandoors, famous for its legendary Dal Bukhara cooked for 18 hours.
• Parantha Wali Gali — A narrow lane in Chandni Chowk that has served stuffed parathas since the 1870s, offering unimaginable fillings from shops that have operated for generations.
• Sagar Ratna — A Delhi institution since 1986, this vegetarian chain specialises in crispy South Indian dosas, fluffy idlis, and filter coffee.
• Moti Mahal — Founded in 1947 in Daryaganj, this historic restaurant claims to have invented tandoori chicken and butter chicken, pioneering the tandoor-cooking revolution.
• Dum Pukht — An elegant Awadhi fine-dining room at ITC Maurya specialising in dum-style slow-cooking in sealed handi pots, recreating 200-year-old royal recipes from Lucknow.
• Haldiram’s — What started as a small sweet shop in 1937 has become India’s most famous vegetarian restaurant chain, known for its extensive menu of snacks, sweets, and thalis.