The diplomatic enclave, home to Delhi's grand hotel restaurants at ITC Maurya and The Leela Palace, plus Diggin's garden courtyard in the Santushti complex.
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.
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.
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.
Book1 to 2 weeks ahead
TipMegu ranked No. 39 in CNT India's 2025 Top 50; dinner starts at 19:00, so book ahead for weekend evenings.
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.
Book1 to 2 weeks ahead
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.
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.
Book1 to 2 weeks ahead
TipDinner service starts at 18:30 at The Leela Palace in the Diplomatic Enclave; reserve ahead for weekend evenings.
Diggin runs an all-day menu in a garden courtyard on Race Course Road, Delhi, best known for pastas such as penne picante, sandwiches and its milkshakes.
OrderThe penne picante and a Ferrero Rocher milkshake.
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.
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