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BakeryConfectionery and baked snacks since the 1930sConnaught PlaceWalk-in only
Wenger's has baked hot dogs, patties and pastries in Connaught Place since the 1930s, a Swiss-founded bakery often called New Delhi's oldest.
Worth the queueHot dog and chicken patty
TipHot dogs and burgers sit on the separate Wenger's Deli menu; the bakery counter handles patties, pastries and cakes.
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BakeryCakes and cheesecakes since 1962Defence ColonyWalk-in only
Defence Bakery opened as a wholesale bakery in Defence Colony in 1962 under Jagdish Mitra Dhingra, and his family's third generation runs it in Delhi today.
Worth the queueWalnut pie and chocolate truffle cake
TipShop 34 sits inside Block A Market; order a custom cake a day ahead for a specific size or flavour.
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PatisserieFrench pastries and breadsKhan MarketWalk-in only
L'Opera bakes croissants, breads and French pastries at its compact Khan Market patisserie counter, one of several L'Opera boutiques across Delhi.
Worth the queueCroissant and seasonal macarons
TipThis is a compact patisserie and boulangerie counter without extended seating, open 08:00 to midnight; take pastries to go.
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BakeryBrownies and celebration cakesDefence Colony
Theobroma stocks its brownie counter and celebration cakes at this Defence Colony market outlet, one stop in the bakery chain's wider Delhi run.
Worth the queueBrownie and choco chip cookie
TipThe counter is on the ground floor of Main Market; the range runs from brownies and cookies to tea cakes and eggless celebration cakes.
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BakeryTwice baked rusk and egg puffsOld DelhiWalk-in only
Diamond Bakery has twice baked its rusk in Old Delhi for more than a century, a Jama Masjid counter that bakes in a wood fired bhatti, not an oven.
Worth the queueRusk and chicken puff
TipBuy a bag of rusk for the morning chai; the wood fired bake is what keeps it so crisp.