Bistros, trattorias and the everyday places where Delhi actually eats.
Bistros, trattorias, taverns and neighbourhood rooms: the mid-tier places where Delhi actually eats.
Pindi has served Punjabi food on Pandara Road in Delhi since 1948, founded by a family with roots in Rawalpindi and known for its kebabs and Pindi chana.
OrderA mutton seekh kebab and the Pindi chana, with butter chicken and tandoori roti for the table.
TipThe name comes from Rawalpindi, where the founders came from before Partition; order the namesake Pindi chana alongside the kebabs.
Have More has cooked Mughlai and North Indian food on Pandara Road in Delhi since 1959, and locals still order its award-winning butter chicken.
OrderThe award-winning butter chicken with a side of mutton burra.
TipBook ahead on weekend evenings; the small dining room fills fast after 20:00.
Dhaba - A Punjabi Theme serves Punjabi food in Rajouri Garden, west Delhi, in a room built as a village dhaba kitchen with a truck parked in front.
OrderThe sarewan ki roti, a dhaba bread stuffed with spiced onion, with butter chicken.
TipThe room recreates a village dhaba, with rope-strung wooden furniture, pickle jars on the wall and waiters in Punjabi dress.
Swagath has served South Indian and coastal seafood dishes in Delhi's Defence Colony Market since 2001, built around Chettinad chicken and fish curry.
OrderThe Chettinad chicken with a Malabar parotta.
TipWeekday lunch is quieter than the dinner rush that starts around 20:00.
Hornbill serves Naga food from a basement kitchen in Humayunpur, south Delhi, known across the city for its smoked pork dishes and Naga thalis.
OrderThe Naga thali with smoked pork and bamboo shoot.
TipIt's a basement room near the NCC Gate in Humayunpur; inside, bamboo-mat walls and Naga artefacts set the tone.
Tee Dee has served Tibetan momos, thukpa and breakfast shabalay in Delhi's Majnu ka Tilla colony since 1991, a fixture for the neighborhood.
OrderA plate of pork momos with a bowl of thukpa.
TipIt opens at 09:00 for breakfast bowls of thukpa; later in the day the menu runs to shabaley, tingmo, double fried pork and devil momos.
Gulfam Kashmiri Wazwan has served Kashmiri meat dishes near Nizamuddin, in Delhi, since 1987, with rogan josh and tabakh maaz as the draw here.
OrderThe tabakh maaz followed by rogan josh with steamed rice.
TipThere is indoor and outdoor seating as well as takeaway; start with the tabakh maaz, then rogan josh with steamed rice.
Faarsi serves Lebanese and Persian food from a ground floor room in Hauz Khas Village, south Delhi, known for its shawarma wraps and fresh falafel.
OrderThe shawarma wrap with a side of falafel and hummus.
TipIt stays open until 01:00, so it works as a late bite after the Hauz Khas Village bars.
Perch Wine & Coffee Bar pairs coffee, a rotating wine list and light bites in a first-floor room above Khan Market in Delhi, open daily from 08:00 to 00:00.
OrderA glass from the wine list with a light bite from the food menu.
TipIt is on the first floor at 71 Khan Market and runs from 08:00 to midnight, so it works for a morning coffee or a late glass of wine.
Appus Hotel has served Kerala food by INA Market in Delhi since 1998: appam, idiyappam, puttu and kappa at breakfast, then biryani and fish dishes.
OrderAppam and idiyappam with the chicken roast, plus a Kerala fish fry served with gravy.
TipIt is a few paces from the INA metro exit on the market side; there is more seating up on the first floor.
Maa Tara has cooked home-style Bengali food in Chittaranjan Park, Delhi since 1994, known citywide for its mustard hilsa and mutton kosha curry.
OrderThe mutton kosha with steamed rice, followed by mishti doi.
TipThere's no reservation line; expect a short queue at the door on weekend evenings and Durga Puja season.
Rajasthali serves an unlimited Rajasthani thali from a small dining room in Connaught Place, Delhi, built around dal baati churma and gatte ki sabzi.
OrderThe unlimited Rajasthani thali with gatte ki sabzi and dal baati churma.
TipCome hungry and skip breakfast; the thali is refilled on request until you wave the server off.
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