Best neighborhoods in Delhi

6 areas in Delhi, India — what each one feels like, who it suits, and roughly what it costs.

Connaught Place ($$) — White colonnades, central hub Best for First-timers. Metro lines converge here and everything is a short ride. Offices and shopping in circles — central, never calm. Getting around: Metro Blue and Yellow lines
Greater Kailash ($$) — Market blocks, comfortable South Delhi Best for Dining + shopping. M-Block market for dinner and the metro two stops away. Solid middle-class South Delhi: markets, parks, traffic. Getting around: Metro Magenta Line
Aerocity ($$) — Airport hotels, glass and lawns Best for Layovers. Ten minutes from the terminal with real restaurants attached. A hotel district, not a neighbourhood. Getting around: Airport Express Metro
Old Delhi ($) — Mughal lanes, food and noise Best for Street food + history. The Red Fort, Jama Masjid and the paratha lanes on foot. Seventeenth-century density, still fully inhabited. Getting around: Metro Chandni Chowk + rickshaws
Hauz Khas ($$) — Ruins beside a lake, bar village Best for Nightlife + design. Medieval ruins and a deer park behind the rooftop bars. Young, loud at weekends, and parking is a war. Getting around: Metro Magenta and Yellow lines
Paharganj ($) — Backpacker lanes, station chaos Best for Budget. Cheap beds directly opposite New Delhi railway station. Loud, grimy and unbeatably convenient for trains. Getting around: New Delhi Metro + rail