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The restaurants are alphabetically
listed within the above five categories. These categories are a guideline,
rather than a precise definition of the establishments.
Customarily, all the best
restaurants in Delhi were located in the five-star international hotels.
When smart Delhiwallahs wished to make an impression they would head for
one of these establishments where, for five-star prices, they would be
guaranteed excellent food in upscale surroundings with outstanding service.
To some extent, this is still true, however beyond the confines of the
big hotels, the prosperity of Delhi’s large middle class has ensured that
many excellent restaurants have emerged, serving delicious food at a fraction
of the price. There are also many restaurants in Delhi that are strictly
vegetarian. Indeed, the city is a culinary paradise for the non-meat-eater,
as even the categorization of restaurants– ‘veg’ and ‘non-veg’ – suggests
a presumption in favor of vegetarianism. ‘Non-veg’ restaurants will all
serve a variety of ‘veg’ dishes. In General, restaurants charge a sales
tax of 8% on meals and 20% on alcohol – in the five-star hotels there is
an additional charge of 10%. This is called the ‘Hotel Expenditure Tax’.
The prices listed below are for a three-course dinner for one and a bottle
of Indian beer (usually 600ml) and include all taxes however, not service
charges
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Amar Jyoti Restaurant, 186,
Sarojini Nagar Market 24673304
Chinese Corner, East Patel
Nagar Market 24618413
Lee Garden Restaurant, M-61,
G.K.Market, Part-I 26442519
Madhubans Fast Food Corner,
S-254, Hog Market, Rajendra Place 25732122
Maharani Restaurant, K24,
Connaught Place. Opp PLAZA-Cine 23722039
Mcdonald'S Family Restaurant,
M-70, MBlk Mkt.Greater Kailash-I 26483360
Minar Restaurant, L-11,
Connaught Circus 23323259
Mini Mahal Restaurant, C-25,
Annie BesantRd, VsntVhr 26144620
New Amar Restaurant, 2289,
Rajguru Road, Pahar Ganj 23552798
New Mikky Restaurant, 2,3
RamNagarMkt, Pahar Ganj 23522331
New Neel Kamal Restaurant,
17, Chitra Gupta Road, Pahar Ganj 23551401
Nirula'S Restaurant, 10-UB,
FF, Jawahar Nagar BunglowRd 22925655
Rimpy Restaurant, MainRoad,
Malviya Nagar 26441199
Pindi Restaurant, 16, Pandara
Road Market 23387932 |
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Raffles Restaurant, 6/78,
Flr1, Ajmal Khan Road, Karol Bagh 25748534
Rasoi Restaurant, 46/6,
Yusaf Sarai Market 26519597
Regards Restaurant, AshokVihar
27132446
Sona Rupa Restaurant, 46,
Janpath 23326807
Safari Restaurant, N-Block,
Connaught Circus 23315013
Sagar Ratan Restaurant,
B-2/1, Ph-2, AshokVihar 27212525
Shakahari Restaurant, 3624/9,
Chawri Bazar 23261841
Veg Gulati Price: Rs400.
Unlicensed
Veg Gulati offers northern
Indian vegetarian dishes, such as the delicious tandoori gobhi, paneer
tikka, and tandoori aloo. It is a popular, family restaurant with fast
and friendly service. Next door is the sister restaurant that also serves
non-vegetarian food.
8 Pandara Road Market, New
Delhi
Tel: (011) 338-8830 or 338-8863
Flavours of Italy Price:
Rs400. Unlicensed
One of the more well-known
Italian restaurants in Delhi, Flavors of Italy serves fairly authentic
Italian food – pizza and pasta – at moderate prices. A good place to dine
when too much Indian food becomes overwhelming. Flavors of Italy is a relaxed,
café-like restaurant. 52c Moolchand Flyover Complex, opposite Moolchand
Hospital
Defence Colony, New Delhi.Tel:
(011) 464-5644.
The Imperial Price: Rs400
(incl.drinks)
A great way to start the
day is breakfast in the garden of The Imperial hotel. From the terrace,
guests look out over the lush lawns and borders of the hotel’s beautiful
gardens while admiring the tall palm trees along the drive. The buffet
has everything one could wish for at breakfast time, from cornflakes to
idlis, via bacon and eggs.
Imperial Hotel, 1, Janpath,
New Delhi. Tel: (011) 334-1234. Fax: (011) 334-2255.
Lazeez Affaire Price: Rs800.
Beer: Rs160
In the centre of the Diplomatic
Enclave, Lazeez Affaire is an elegant, restaurant, serving a smart, well-heeled
clientele. The menu is creative and the food carefully prepared– the kakori
kebab, the murg hyderabadi and the stuffed tomato are highly recommended.
Diners may either sit on the floor Indian style, or at tables.
6/48 Shopping Centre, Malcha
Marg, Chanakypuri, New Delhi.Tel: (011) 611-4380. |
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Pizza Express Price: Rs400.
Beer: Rs17
Eventually there comes a
time when even the most hardened enthusiast of Indian food cannot look
another rogan josh or murg tikka in the eye. This is a good time to repair
to Pizza Express on Connaught Place. In modern surroundings the food, which
is inexpensive, will be comfortingly familiar.
D-10 Inner Circle, Connaught
Place, New Delhi. Tel: (011) 373-9306 or 33- 5680.
Vaishali Price: Rs500. Beer:
Rs230
In the modern Siddharth
Hotel, Vaishali offers an outstanding buffet lunch, offering vegetarian
and non-vegetarian northern Indian dishes. The paneer butter marsala is
delicious. Diners should not be disappointed by the simple surroundings,
as this represents good value.
Siddharth Hotel, 3, Rajenda
Place, New Delhi. Tel: (011) 576-2501. Fax: (011) 578-1016.
Aka Saka Price: Rs350. Beer:
Rs135
Located in Defence Colony
market, Aka Saka is a Chinese restaurant serving food that is typical of
the Indian version of the Chinese culinary idiom. In Indian hands, Chinese
dishes tend to be spicier and hotter than would otherwise be the case.
This restaurant is more up market than some of the others, however, all
are very popular.
Aka Saka, Defence Colony
Market, New Delhi
Tel: (011) 469-1265 or 463-5394
Moet's Price: Rs450.
Beer: Rs160
A popular restaurant in
Defence Colony Market, Moet’s offers Indian and Chinese food in separate
but adjacent restaurants. The Indian restaurant serves Kashmiri and Mughal
specialties and a range of vegetarian dishes.The Chinese menu offers all
the standard favorites. The food – particularly the murg haryali kebab
or the murg achari – is good and the smart, a young clientele generates
a buzz.
50 Defence Colony Market,
New Delhi
The Village Bistro Price:
Rs650. Beer: Rs175
One of several restaurants
in Haus Khaz Village, The Village Bistro serves Mughal dishes, as well
as some South Indian non-vegetarian specialties. The dining room is modern
and split over several levels, which provides an intimate feeling and privacy
to the tables.
12 Haus Khaz Village, New
Delhi
Top of the Village Price:
Rs550. Beer: Rs175
An open air roof top restaurant
in Haus Khaz Village, Top of the Village commands a spectacular view of
the remains of Shah Feroz’s tomb and madrasa. In the evening, the ruins
are floodlit, providing a memorable backdrop to dinner. It is worth going
there just for the view, however, the food – Mughal specialties, including
delicious paneer dishes – is more than acceptable.
12 Haus Khaz Village, New
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Baan Thai Price: Rs1600.
Beer: Rs275
Baan Thai offers exquisite
Thai cuisine– some of the best in Delhi – served in fashionable surroundings.
The ingredients are fresh and the sauces light yet pungent. Vegetarian
and non-vegetarian dishes offer diners the customary favorites, including
papaya salad, spring rolls, crisp vegetables, mushroom cake, fish cakes,
tofu, satay and prawn sticks. Diners at this restaurant in The Oberoi hotel
sit on the floor with their feet in a pit under the table. There are, however,
standard tables and chairs for the less adventurous.
The Oberoi, New Delhi, Dr
Zakir Hussain Marg, New Delhi
Tel: (011) 436-3030. Fax:
(011) 436-0484.
House of Ming Price: Rs2000.
Beer: Rs250
House of Ming, in the Taj
Mahal Hotel, is one of Delhi’s best restaurants offering genuine Chinese
food – distinct from the (delicious) Indian version of it. The dining room
is large and the atmosphere delightful. The Seafood is a specialty worth
trying, despite the extra cost.
1 Mansingh Road, New Delhi
Tel: (011) 302-6162. Fax:
(011) 302-6070.
La Rochelle Price: Rs2500.
Beer: Rs275
Attached to The Oberoi hotel,
La Rochelle is the finest French restaurant in Delhi, with prices to match.
The chef has created an authentic French menu that will excite the most
jaded palate. specialties include tart of escargot, pan-roast rack of lamb
roasted morel mushroom, and pan-fried trout meuniere. It also has the most
interesting wine list in Delhi, although a bottle of moderate 1999 claret
costs Rs3000.
The Oberoi, Dr Zakir Hussain
Marg, New Delhi
Tel: (011) 436-030. Fax:
(011) 436-0484.
Marsala Art Price: Rs1300.
Beer: Rs270
The joy of the new Marsala
Art in the Taj Palace Hotel is the ‘Instant Sketches’ menu, the soi disant
‘interactive’ Indian eating experience. customers sit at a bar, behind
where the chefs cook. There are three set menus– seafood, vegetarian and
non-vegetarian – each with ten small dishes. Diner and chef can discuss
the courses as they are served. The dining room is modern and simple, the
food delicious.
The Taj Palace Hotel, 1
Sardar Patel Marg, Diplomatic Enclave, New Delhi
Tel: (011) 611-0202. Fax:
(011) 611-0808.
Bukhara Restaurant Price:
Rs1500. Beer: Rs285
The Bukhara in the Maurya
Sheraton, is widely known as the best place for Mughal and North-West Frontier
specialties in Delhi. The food is delicious and lives up to its reputation–
one highly recommended dish is the kastoori kebab, while the delicious
dal makes a splendid addition to any meal. Customers sit on benches, at
stylish low tables. The restaurant is very busy but still, the service
is excellent.
Maurya Sheraton Hotel &
Towers, Diplomatic Enclave, New Delhi
Tel: (011) 611-2233. Fax:
(011) 611-3333.
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Dhaba Price: Rs750. Beer:
Rs165
Dhaba, a popular restaurant
in Claridges Hotel, serves Mughal or Northern Indian specialties. The food
is outstanding and the restaurant less formal than some in the larger hotels.
The atmosphere is more rustic, resembling a wayside tavern rather than
a nawab’s dining room.
Claridges Hotel, 12 Aurangzeb
Road, New Delhi
Tel: (011) 301-0211. Fax:
(011) 301-0625.
Email: claridges.hotel@gems.vsnl.in
Gaylord Price: Rs550. Beer:
Rs125
Gaylord offers Mughal and
Northern Indian cuisine in plush surroundings – armchairs, chandeliers
and gilt mirrors – give the establishment a slightly somber feel, popular
with predominantly male, middle-class and middle-aged clientele. The food
is prepared in the traditional style, rich and filling – the nurg bharta
is particularly good. Gaylord lends itself to the business lunch.
16 Regal Building, Connaught
Place, New Delhi
Tel: (011) 336-0717 or 373-4677.
The Host Price: Rs550. Beer:
Rs125
A staid restaurant in Connaught
Place, The Host offers Mughal and Chinese specialties to mostly Delhi businessmen
and well-heeled tourists. The food is good if a little simple and, in the
case of the Mughal dishes – bhuna murg, for example – filling and rich.
Lodhi Hotel, Lala Lajpai
Rai Marg, New Delhi
Tel: (011) 436-4442.
Spice Route Price: Rs1300.
Beer: Rs220
The Spice Route in The Imperial
hotel offers high-quality Thai and South Asian food, in a restaurant adorned
with antique, gaudily painted wooden pillars and panels. Even if the food
were not delicious– crisp, spicy and fresh – it would still be worth eating
here for the atmosphere alone. The tangy piquant vegetables stews, and
oriental salads are particularly recommended.
The Imperial, Janpath, New
Delhi
Tel: (011) 334-1234. Fax:
(011) 334-2255.
China Fare Price: Rs450.
Unlicensed
A small, nicely decorated
and simple restaurant in Khan Market, China Fare is popular among expats.
It serves delicious Chinese food, prepared Indian style (spicy and hot)
at reasonable prices with friendly service.
27a Khan Market, New Delhi
Tel: (011) 461-8602.
Karim’s Price: Rs300. Unlicensed
Open since 1913, Karim’s
is a Delhi institution. It serves Mughal food in basic but clean surroundings
off a courtyard behind Jama Masjid in Old Delhi. The tandoori chicken is
highly recommended. The bird is surprisingly served whole and spread-eagled
but is quite delicious.
Hotel Bombay Orient, 16
Jama Masjid, New Delhi
Tel: (011) 326-9880 or 326-
4981.
Machaan Price: Rs700. Beer:
Rs250
Attached to the Taj Mahal
Hotel, Machaan, a 24-hour café serves a variety of styles of asian
and European food, including Vietnamese, Thai, and Italian, on a continuously
changing basis. It is a place to eat quickly and well for a reasonable
price – the food is served buffet style, and the restaurant has recently
been renovated.
Taj Mahal Hotel, 1 Mansingh
Road, New Delhi
Tel: (011) 302-6162. Fax:
(011) 302-6070.
Sagar Ratna Price: Rs200.
Unlicensed
Sagar Ratna, in the Lodhi
Hotel offers southern Indian vegetarian food. The dhosas, idlis and uphapams,
light yet filling, is a delicious alternative to the omnipresent Mughal
food. The restaurant is large, which is fortunate, as it is very busy.
The service is excellent and The sister restaurant in Defence Colony Market
is more rough and ready but equally as good.
Lodhi Hotel, Lala Lajpai
Rai Marg, New Delhi
Tel: (011) 436-4442.
Swagath Price: Rs500. Unlicensed
A new restaurant in Defence
Colony Market, Swagath offers mughal, Chinese, and southern Indian cuisine
in a serene, stylish atmosphere spread over four floors. Its specialty
is seafood, including various fish gassis, fish sawantalis and fish malbaris.
In season lobster and crab is available.
14, Defence Colony Market,
New Delhi.
Tel: (011) 465-4537 or 4538.
Turtles Café Price:
Rs150. Unlicensed
Turtles café is above
The Full Circle bookshop in Khan Market. It is a nice place to read over
a cup of coffee or to take a light snack lunch – a quiche or pasta bake.
The café offers scones and cakes too and is popular with expats
of all ages.
The Full Circle Bookshop,
5b Khan Market, New Delhi
Tel: (011) 465-5641.
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