Delhi-ites love to eat out and have a large variety of
restaurants and cuisine from all over the world from which to choose. There's something for every budget, from delicious Indian snacks at
roadside stalls in Paharganj, Palika Bazaar and Janpath, to traditional north Indian cuisine at one of Delhi's many celebrated restaurants, to
Western food at the likes of instantly recognizable names such as
Wimpy, McDonald's, Pizza Express, TGIF and
Pizza Hut . The vast
buffets of luxury hotels are worth the splurge, their
coffee shops are surprisingly affordable and, if you can afford it, their restaurants superlative; their
bakeries are also excellent (open to non-guests). Many specialist restaurants regularly demonstrate expert cooking with themed food festivals (check media listings for current festivals).
Although locals tend to eat around nine, they do not linger; most restaurants close around eleven, but those with bars usually stay open until midnight. If you're looking for a late-night meal, you can either eat in a top hotel, try a snack in Paharganj's round-the-clock rooftop cafés, or head to the markets of south Delhi. Wherever you eat, be careful of the water and salads
Connaught Place and Central Delhi
Connaught Place has snack bars for quick stops, and plenty of upmarket restaurants, as well as budget sit-down joints that attract a largely Western clientele. Even if you can't afford a meal in an expensive restaurant, it's worth going into...
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Paharganj and Ram Nagar
Food comes inexpensive and unelaborate in the lively market area of Paharganj , where the smell of pungent spices wafts from numerous eating places. You can guarantee finding some excellent wholly Indian joints, particularly in the alleys...
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Old Delhi
Among the shops, offices and houses in Old Delhi 's crowded streets, simple, grubby, unadvertised hole-in-the-wall food halls serve surprisingly good, and invariably fiery, Indian dishes for less than Rs20. There are few upmarket places in the...
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South Delhi
The enclaves and villages spread across the vast area of South Delhi offer countless eating options. Trendy Hauz Khas , with its Village Bistro restaurant complex comprising several eateries, is renowned as one of...
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