Best Restaurants in Delhi

Delhi's food culture is among the most storied in the world — a city that has been the capital of successive empires for a thousand years, each of which left its culinary mark on the Delhi table. Mughal cuisine, Punjabi dhaba tradition, Rajasthani royal cooking, and the street food culture of Old Delhi's Chandni Chowk form the foundation of one of India's most complex and rewarding food cities.

The street food of Chandni Chowk — chaat, paratha, jalebi, chole bhature, butter chicken (invented in Delhi) — is a non-negotiable part of any food visit to the city. The newer neighbourhoods of Hauz Khas Village, Mehrauli, and Khan Market have developed contemporary Indian and international dining scenes that rival any in the country. The Lodhi neighbourhood's fine dining restaurants serve the diplomatic community and have earned national recognition. Delhi's kebab culture, descended from the Mughal court tradition, reaches its finest expression in the old city restaurants that have operated for generations.