Art-deco housing blocks and street murals around Lodhi Road, with Khanna and Meherchand markets, The Lodhi hotel and JLN Stadium nearby.
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.
Book1 to 2 weeks ahead
TipLunch and dinner both run the a la carte and tasting menus; book well ahead and ask about the lighter tasting menu.
Carnatic Cafe plates dosa, idli and filter coffee from a Meherchand Market corner, a South Indian breakfast counter in Delhi's Lodhi Colony.
DrinkFilter coffee
TipThe Malleshwaram 18th Cross and ghee roast dosas draw the biggest crowd, so expect a wait of about thirty minutes.
Devan's, founded in New Delhi in 1962 by D. Vasudevan, sells its filter coffee from Khanna Market in Lodhi Colony, and his grandson is now in the business.
BeansIndia
BrewsFilter, Whole bean retail
TipAsk for a filter coffee at the counter before buying beans; the shop is set up to teach brewing before you buy.
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.
DrinkTableside martinis, including a desi dirty martini with a potato-cheese olive
FoodBar bites from Indian Accent's chef Hitesh Lohat, built on Delhi market memories
TipReserve ahead; the room is small and is moving toward a members-only model.
The Love Hotel is tucked inside Guppy on Lodhi Road, a 20-seat Delhi cocktail room from the Olive Group with a naked bar and playful drink names.
OrderThe Late Checkout old fashioned with the crunchy summer wraps.
DrinkLate Checkout, a whiskey old-fashioned with coconut syrup and matcha white chocolate foam
FoodKobachi-style Asian small plates for grazing, from chef Saurabh Sharan
TipThe room seats only 20, so a booking ahead of a Friday or Saturday night helps.
The National Street Food Festival fills Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi each December with 500 street vendors from 27 states, from dahi-jalebi to Kashmiri wazwan.
TipEnter by Gate 14 of JLN Stadium, as in 2025. The 2026 dates were not yet announced when we checked, so confirm on the NASVI site before you go.
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