The green stretch near India Gate and Humayun's Tomb: Pandara Road's late-night Punjabi grills, hotel dining at The Oberoi and the Taj, and the Crafts Museum.
Gulati is one of the Punjabi dining rooms of Pandara Road Market in Delhi, open until midnight for butter chicken, murgh malai tikka and handi gosht.
OrderButter chicken and murgh malai tikka, with dal makhani and garlic naan.
TipThe kitchen runs until midnight, so it suits a late dinner after India Gate; expect a wait at peak weekend hours.
Cafe Lota sits inside the National Crafts Museum near Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, reworking regional Indian recipes for an open-air courtyard menu.
OrderThe Pondicherry fish curry, a coconut-based curry from the kitchen's regional rotation.
TipStart with palak patta chaat and a filter coffee, and pair lunch with a walk through the Crafts Museum galleries next door.
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.
Book2 weeks ahead
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.
Book2 weeks ahead
TipLunch runs only Friday to Sunday; weekday visits are dinner from 19:00, so book the evening slot midweek.
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.
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.
DrinkThe Signature Skyline Cocktail Menu, nine drinks themed on Delhi landmarks
FoodAn eclectic international small plates menu paired with the cocktail list
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.
Andhra Bhavan runs a canteen near India Gate in Delhi, serving an unlimited Andhra thali of rice, sambar, rasam and curries to any walk-in visitor.
OrderThe unlimited vegetarian thali with a side of chicken fry.
TipParking is scarce around Ashoka Road, so come by cab or two-wheeler; try the tamarind pickle kept on the tables.
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.
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.
Cirrus 9 tops The Oberoi on Zakir Hussain Marg, a Delhi rooftop bar with views of Humayun's Tomb and a nine drink landmark themed cocktail menu.
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.
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