Where to eat in Delhi

Restaurants, cafés and street food in Delhi, India that locals actually go to — plus the local names for the chains you already know.

• Moti Mahal — North Indian, Daryaganj (2). Order the Butter chicken + dal makhani. Where butter chicken and dal makhani were born.
• Rajinder Da Dhaba — Kebabs, Safdarjung Enclave (1). Order the Chicken tikka + rumali roti. Car-bonnet kebab dining, a South Delhi ritual.
• Andhra Bhavan Canteen — Andhra thali, India Gate area (1). Order the Andhra thali (unlimited). Unlimited thali at government-canteen prices — Delhi's best deal.
• Sita Ram Diwan Chand — Chole bhature, Paharganj (1). Order the Chole bhature. One dish since 1950 — the chole bhature of record.
• Bukhara — North-West Frontier, ITC Maurya, Chanakyapuri (4). Order the Dal Bukhara + sikandari raan. The dal that simmers overnight; presidents eat with their hands here.
• Khan Chacha — Rolls / kebabs, Khan Market (1). Order the Mutton seekh roomali roll. The roll counter that made Khan Market queue.
• Karim's — Mughlai, Jama Masjid / Old Delhi (2). Order the Mutton korma + khameeri roti. Royal-kitchen descendants feeding Old Delhi since 1913.
• Paranthe Wali Gali — Parathas, Chandni Chowk (1). Order the Aloo + rabri paratha. The fried-paratha lane, generations deep.
• Saravana Bhavan — South Indian, Connaught Place / Janpath (1). Order the Ghee roast dosa + filter coffee. The dependable dosa engine of CP.

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