South Delhi's market neighbourhoods: the M Block bars and restaurants of GK 2, and next door the Bengali fish market and kitchens of CR Park.
Chef Ritu Dalmia's Diva has cooked Italian food in Greater Kailash 2, Delhi, since 2000 and marked 25 years in 2025 with a menu of its best-loved plates.
OrderDuck carpaccio, or the warm salad of prawns poached in Marsala and orange.
TipBook ahead for dinner in the M Block market; ask which dishes from the 25th-anniversary menu are still running.
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.
Savorworks roasts coffee, makes bean to bar chocolate and cooks Thai-leaning plates under one roof in Masjid Moth, Greater Kailash, in south Delhi.
DrinkBean to cup espresso paired with bean to bar chocolate
TipEvery coffee arrives with a small glass of soda to clear the palate; try a bar of the house chocolate alongside.
Sidecar in Greater Kailash 2 runs a two floor bar and bookstore, and this Delhi bar has topped the 30 Best Bars India ranking in three separate years.
OrderA Potter's Touch cocktail with the Bartender's Fried Rice.
DrinkCocktails from Sidecar Going Places, the bar's fifth annual signature menu, including the crowd favourite Potter's Touch
FoodSmall plates that change by season, including the Bartender's Fried Rice, plus a Hachette bookstore and Subko coffee counter downstairs
TipThe bar opens at 13:00, the bookstore and Subko counter from 10:00; ranked No. 8 on the 30 Best Bars India 2025 list.
Barbet & Pals in Greater Kailash 2 takes its cocktails from the Himalayan foothills, a Delhi bar by bartenders Jeet Rana and Chirag Pal with Amninder Sandhu.
OrderA Bird's Eye View cocktail with the Naga pork sausage Bar-Brat.
DrinkBird's Eye View, a rotating regional menu themed on Jeet Rana and Chirag Pal's Himalayan roots
FoodSmall plates from chef Amninder Sandhu spanning Kumaon, Bengal and Naga flavours
TipThe basement holds Cavity, a separate weekend tasting bar from the same team; book both in advance.
Top Banana sits above Ikk Panjab in Greater Kailash 2, a vinyl-only Delhi cocktail room with a wood-edge bar for scribbling late night notes.
OrderThe Shadow Play martini with the Artichoke Ice Riot small plate.
DrinkShadow Play, a pickle-three-ways martini, and the zero-abv Watch It
FoodFrench-Japanese small plates from chef Tarannum Sehgal, a Provence Michelin kitchen alumna
TipThe bar-top doubles as a guestbook; ask staff for a marker to leave your own note.
Chittaranjan Park Fish Market sells Hilsa shipped overnight from Kolkata and other river fish in its Market 1 alley, anchoring Delhi's Bengali quarter.
OrderHilsa if it is in, otherwise rohu for a Bengali fish curry at home.
TipGo between 07:00 and 09:00, before the day's heat sets in and the best catch is gone.
The Grub Fest's 2026 Legacy Edit, marking twelve years of the festival, fills the NSIC grounds in Okhla on 3 and 4 October with food brands and night concerts.
TipGates open at 13:00 at NSIC Estate; buy passes through the organiser's site, and plan on the evening concerts in the Grub Arena.
Durga Puja turns Chittaranjan Park in Delhi into a Bengali food fair: free bhog of khichuri and labra at the pandals, plus rolls, fish cutlets and Kolkata biryani at the stalls.
TipBhog is served at the pandals from 13:00 to 14:00; the Anondo Mela food stalls run on Panchami and Shashthi evenings, and cars are restricted from Shashthi.
Depot48 in Greater Kailash 2 calls itself Delhi's longest-running indie music home, with live music five nights a week and more than 4,500 gigs behind it.
TipGigs are listed on its Instagram; Thursday is Pink Thursday, its longest-running queer night, with drag queens, DJs and indie acts.
Cavity is the reservation only weekend tasting bar hidden in Barbet & Pals' basement, a nine course cocktail experience in Delhi's GK2 market.
TipOne seating, Friday to Sunday at 20:00 sharp, a nine-course pairing of 2.5 to 3 hours at ₹4,500 plus taxes a head; book in advance.
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