Delhi · India
The Delhi food cheat sheet
One page from Chef Amazing · November 2026
The dish to eat
Tandoori chicken simmered in a silky tomato, butter and cream sauce scented with fenugreek.
Best at Moti Mahal, Daryaganj, Old Delhi. Get: Butter chicken with butter naan and dal makhani
Five places, and what to order
- Al Kauserinstitution · RK Puram / Bapu Dham MarketGet: Galawati kebab; kakori or mutton seekh
- Aap Ki Khatircounter · Green ParkGet: Kakori kebab with roomali roti
- Dzukou Tribal Kitchenfamily-run · Vasant KunjGet: Smoked pork with anishi (taro leaf paste), chicken with axone (fermented soybean), and shredded buff with…
- Gulatifor butter chicken · Pandara Road MarketGet: Butter chicken and the mutton seekh kebab
- Daryaganjfor butter chicken · Several branches (including Connaught Place)Get: The butter chicken, made to the founders' family recipe
The line worth it
Moti MahalDaryaganj
Get: Butter chicken, tandoori chicken and roomali roti at the restaurant tied to butter chicken's origin story.
In season this November
Gajar ka halwa · Daulat ki chaat
How it works here
Tip: Leave 5-10% if no service charge is on the bill; small change at street stalls.
Book: Book the big-name restaurants a few days out; dhabas, chaat stalls and canteens are walk-in.
When locals eat: Lunch 1-3pm, dinner from 8:30pm.