18 editor picks in Delhi.
18 splurge places in Delhi, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Delhi. All Delhi food.
Indian Accent opened in 2009 and reset modern Indian cooking in Delhi; it runs from The Lodhi hotel and ranked No. 7 in CNT India's 2025 Top 50 restaurants.
OrderThe six-course chef's tasting menu, each course paired with wine.
TipLunch and dinner both run the a la carte and tasting menus; book well ahead and ask about the lighter tasting menu.
Bukhara has served the same North-West Frontier menu at ITC Maurya in Delhi since 1978: tandoor kebabs, table-wide naan and a black dal simmered for 24 hours.
OrderDal Bukhara, the black dal simmered close to 24 hours, with a tandoori kebab and naan.
TipEating with your hands is part of the ritual, and the naan arrives as wide as the table; book ahead for dinner.
Raga is chef Gaggan Anand's homecoming restaurant in Delhi: a 22-dish tasting menu on Janpath Road next to Le Meridien, run day to day by chef Rydo Anton.
OrderThe full 22-dish tasting menu, including Gaggan's take on the Bombay sandwich.
TipRaga serves dinner only, every day except Tuesday, with the last seating at 21:00; book as early as you can.
Dum Pukht at ITC Maurya in Delhi cooks Awadhi court dishes by the sealed-handi dum method: kakori kebabs, a fragrant biryani and baghare baingan.
OrderThe kakori kebab, then the Dum Pukht biryani cooked under a sealed lid.
TipBook ahead; the room is part of ITC Maurya with Bukhara, so the two make an easy pair for a Delhi food weekend.
Baoshuan at The Oberoi in Delhi serves a Chinese menu created by London chef Andrew Wong, tracing dishes from Tang temple cooking to Suzhou tea houses.
OrderThe dim sum, then the regional Chinese dishes from the treasure-ships menu.
TipLunch runs daily from 12:30 to 15:00, and dinner stays open until 23:30 from Friday to Sunday; men need full-length trousers and closed shoes.
Dhilli at The Oberoi in Delhi, mentored by Michelin-starred chef Vineet Bhatia, builds its whole menu around the multicultural cooking of the capital.
TipLunch runs only Friday to Sunday; weekday visits are dinner from 19:00, so book the evening slot midweek.
Upstairs sits one flight above Indian Accent at The Lodhi hotel, a 36-seat Delhi martini bar with live jazz vocals on most evenings of the week.
OrderThe desi dirty martini and a winter pea kulcha with goat's cheese.
TipReserve ahead; the room is small and is moving toward a members-only model.
Cirrus 9 tops The Oberoi on Zakir Hussain Marg, a Delhi rooftop bar with views of Humayun's Tomb and a landmark themed cocktail menu of nine drinks.
OrderA Signature Skyline cocktail on the terrace facing Humayun's Tomb.
TipClosed shoes and full-length trousers are required for men, with no flip-flops; under-25s may stay only until 20:00 under excise rules.
Megu has run Japanese fine dining at The Leela Palace in Delhi since 2012, with fish flown in from Tokyo twice a week under head chef Shubham Thakur.
OrderNigiri or sashimi from the twice-weekly Tokyo fish, then salmon tartare with ikura.
TipMegu ranked No. 39 in CNT India's 2025 Top 50; dinner starts at 19:00, so book ahead for weekend evenings.
Patiala Peg at The Imperial hotel is a vintage Delhi bar built around the 120ml giant peg, said to be the only place serving that pour worldwide.
OrderThe signature 120ml Patiala Peg pour, the bar's namesake drink.
TipThe hotel opened in 1936; ask staff for the polo match story behind the giant peg.
Threesixty at The Oberoi in Delhi is the hotel's all-day dining room, serving buffets and a la carte European, Japanese, Thai and Indian dishes until 01:00.
OrderA Japanese plate such as yasai tempura, or pathar ke gosht from the Indian side of the menu.
Le Cirque at The Leela Palace in Delhi keeps its French-Italian lobster bisque and pasta primavera under chef Vashisht Kumar, beside a walk-in wine cellar.
OrderThe lobster bisque, then pumpkin tortelloni or the pasta primavera.
TipLe Cirque ranked No. 44 in CNT India's 2025 Top 50; ask for the chef's table facing the open kitchen when you book.
1911 at The Imperial on Janpath, Delhi, is an art deco all-day brasserie with a verandah and terrace, and runs a buffet lunch on Fridays from 12:30 to 15:30.
OrderThe Friday buffet lunch, or classic Indian dishes from the all-day menu out on the verandah.
Jamavar is The Leela Palace's Indian dining room in Chanakyapuri, Delhi, where dal jamavar and chicken biryani head the list of dishes to order.
OrderThe dal jamavar, with the chicken biryani for the table.
TipDinner service starts at 18:30 at The Leela Palace in the Diplomatic Enclave; reserve ahead for weekend evenings.
The One at Le Meridien New Delhi is the hotel's all-day restaurant, open 24 hours with an international menu and Illy coffee poured by its baristas.
OrderA dish from the international all-day menu, then an Illy coffee from the baristas.
TipIt is open 24 hours, seven days a week, inside Le Meridien on Windsor Place, at the Janpath end of Connaught Place.
The Qube at The Leela Palace runs a Sunday champagne brunch in Chanakyapuri, Delhi, spanning sushi, pizza, pasta and dim sum on one long buffet.
OrderA round of the Sunday buffet's sushi, dim sum and pasta.
Machan at the Taj Mahal Hotel runs a multi-cuisine Sunday brunch in a safari-themed dining room near India Gate, Delhi, from 12:30 to 15:30.
OrderIndian curries and Continental dishes from the Sunday spread, with champagne or a martini.
K3 at JW Marriott Aerocity runs a Sunday buffet brunch in Delhi, spanning Asian, Indian and Mediterranean cooking stations across its dining floor.
OrderPapaya salad pounded to order at the Som Tam counter, satay off the grill and Kashmiri tabak maaz.
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