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Where to Eat—Connaught Place
Cheap The popular Sona Rupa, 40 Janpath, near Connaught Place, is an economical South Indian fast-food type restaurant. It also sells Chinese and North Indian food. It has Baskin Robbins ice cream.
Shudh, in the Regal Building at Connaught Place, has a thali for about half the price of most nearby places.
Mahavir Sweets, 26/2 Inner Circle, E-Block, has vegetarian thalis for Rs 20 and special thalis for Rs 30. It also has good milk sweets.
Nirula’s, L-Block, has the popular Pot Pourri restaurant upstairs, which has a good-value, all-you-can-eat salad bar for Rs 105 (sometimes excellent), pizza, sandwiches and many other items. Recommended. Also upstairs is the Chinese Room, which has Chinese food for around Rs 200 a meal. Downstairs is an ice cream place with over 50 flavors, open 10 am to midnight. They also have a branch on N-Block and at several other places in Delhi.
Wimpy, N-Block, has veggie-burgers, fries, shakes, and non-veg items. It is part of the British fast-food chain.
Ruby Tuesday (332-3627), at the Outer Circle of M-48 Connaught Place, just opened up. It has a good selection of vegetarian items, including some really good authentic Super Nachos, quesadilla with cheese, and pizza.
There is a T.G.I. Friday (371-1991) at Connaught Place, on F-Block-16, Inner Circle.
Keventers, a milk bar, located at the corner of A-Block and the inner circle, next to B-Block, is frequented by many people I know who like to eat well. They serve excellent milk shakes.
Domino’s Pizza (373-6880) at M-42, M-Block, Connaught Circus, Opp Super Bazaar Market, has excellent take-out pizzas. They deliver between 11 am and 11 pm to the hotels in Paharganj. A large cheese pizza is Rs 135. Recommended.
Pizza Hut, E-Block, part of the American chain, is a good place to eat. They serve good pizzas, pastas, soups, and have a salad bar. During lunch and dinner you will usually have to wait about twenty minutes for a table. A meal here will cost about Rs 150 a person.
Pizza Express, D-Block, part of the English chain, serves good pizzas. It is more expensive than Pizza Hut and not as popular.
Don’t Pass Me By, 79 Scindia House, near the Ringo and Sunny guest houses, is popular, with good breakfasts. It has Chinese food and fresh juices.
Wenger’s, 16 A-Block, Connaught Circus, sells good cakes, rolls, sandwiches, and breads. A good value.
Cafe 100, B-Block, serves pizzas, Indian snacks, and ice cream. It has a good buffet upstairs from noon to 3 pm and 7 to 11 pm. Busy at lunchtime.

More Expensive  The Vega, in the Alka Hotel across the street from G-Block, Connaught Place, is a very good pure vegetarian place. The food here does not contain onions or garlic. It has a good all-you-can-eat thali for Rs 150. The veg-sizzler is excellent. Recommended.
Rodeo, 12 A-Block, has good Mexican, Italian, and Indian food. A main dish goes for about Rs 150. The waiters dress up like cowboys.
Zen Restaurant, B-Block, has good Japanese and Chinese food. It is a high-class place. Full meals are noon to 3 pm and 7 to 11.30 pm.
Parikrama is a revolving restaurant on top of a high building on Kasturba Gandhi Marg. The views are excellent and the food is also good. Main dishes cost about Rs 200. Full meals are served from noon to 3 pm and 7 to 10.30 pm.
 The popular Kwality Restaurant, Sansad Marg, is a good place serving both Indian and Western food. Main dishes cost about Rs 100.
United Coffee House, E-Block, is a popular place with good service and food.
The popular Host, F-Block, is a good Indian, Western, and Chinese restaurant.
Fa Yian, A-Block, Middle Circle, serves good Chinese food (managed by Chinese people). A meal costs around Rs 100.
Gaylord is a well-decorated place with chandeliers and good food. Main dishes cost about Rs 200.
Embassy Restaurant, D-Block, is a fancy-looking, popular, good place.
Amber, 19 N-Block, Connaught Circus, serves Indian, Chinese, and Continental. It has good, lightly spiced Mughlai food. It is fairly expensive.

Where to Eat—Bengali Market
Nathus, at Bengali Market, has good vegetarian fast-foods and sweets. It is located about a five-minute auto-rickshaw ride from Connaught Place. Ask to go to Bengali Market and you can’t miss it.
Bengali Sweet Shop, Bengali Market, has fast-foods and Bengali sweets.

Paharganj
German Bakery, in the lobby of the Ajay Guest House, has good sandwiches, pizza, and baked goods.
Falafel Restaurant, down a side street near the Anoop Hotel, has good Israeli food.
Metropolis Restaurant, in the hotel of the same name, is a good place. They serve Indian, Chinese, Italian, and Continental dishes. Main dishes costs about Rs 125. It is the most expensive and best place in Paharganj.
Diamond Cafe had a good selection of inexpensive food.
Lord’s Cafe, Hotel Vishal has cheap food, serving some Israeli dishes and pizza. Also in the Hotel Vishal, the Appetite Restaurant, has pizza and cable TV to watch while you are eating. These three places are on the main street and are popular places to hang out.
The restaurant on the roof of the Hare Rama Guest House, is a popular, 24-hour place. It is a good place to meet people.
The rooftop restaurant on top of the Anoop Guest House serves Thai, Continental, and Indian food. It is connected to the German Bakery and is a good place.
The Light Restaurant is a very inexpensive vegetarian place with good food. A thali goes for about Rs 25.
Malhotra Restaurant, 1837 Laxmi Narayan St, Chuna Mandi, is a good, clean place with Indian, Continental, and Chinese food. To get here you go to the end of the Main Bazaar and make a right at Rajgur Rd, then take the first left. Open 7 am to 10 pm.
Chawla’s Relax Club, has good, cheap meals. They serve Western breakfasts. From the Malhotra you go west about 50m, then make a right and go to the middle of the block. It is a good, well-managed place.
Amit, 8674 Arakashan Rd, Ram Nagar, has good pure vegetarian Gujarati thalis from noon to 3 and 7 to 10 pm.

Where to Eat—South Delhi
The Woodlands Restaurant (618-4983/84), formerly located in the Lodhi Hotel, has moved to Vasant Plaza, opposite Subway, Munirka, Outer Ring Road. It is a really good place. It has excellent South Indian food and special “Bombay Chaat.” Open from 11 am to 11 pm. A large thali is Rs 150.
In Defense Colony is the popular Colonel’s Kababz.
Basil & Thyme, Santushti Shopping Center, Chanakyapuri, has good Western food and good service. Main dishes are Rs 150.
In Hauz Khaus is the Village Bistro, which is a restaurant complex with several high-class restaurants including the Great Wall of China (good Chinese food, but expensive), Al Capone (Italian and Continental), Golconda Terrace (food from Andhra Pradesh), Dakshin (good South Indian), and Durbar Mohalla (Mughlai food and a good view). Some other restaurants in Hauz Khaus: Sukhotthai, Thai; Duke’s Place, Italian food, live jazz on some nights; Naivedyam, with an interesting Tamil Nadu city design and good South Indian food.
At M-Block Market in Greater Kailash there are several places. The Brindavan Restaurant, 45 M-Block Market, Greater Kailash, is a good South Indian restaurant.
McDonald’s, Pizza Hut, and Domino’s Pizza all have branches at M-Block Market in Greater Kailash. The veggie-burgers at McDonald’s are good. At all these places the food and service is just like in the US and the prices are not cheap.
Karim’s, Nizamuddin area, is considered to be one of the best restaurants in Delhi. It is famous for its rich Mughlai cuisine.
Chopsticks, Asiad Games Village, 5km south of Connaught Place, is one of the best Chinese places in town, serving excellent food.
Some other places at the Asiad Games Village: American Pie, a fast food place; Aangan, a high-class restaurant serving Indian food; and Angeethi.

Old Delhi
There are many places to eat at the west end of Chandni Chowk.
Inderpuri Restaurant is a good vegetarian place.
Karim’s, Matya Mahal, opposite the south gate of the Jami Masjid, is considered to be one of the best restaurants in Delhi. It is famous for its rich Mughlai cuisine.
Chor Bizaare, Hotel Broadway, Asaf Ali Rd, uses a 1927 Vintage Fiat sport car as a salad bar. It serves good Kashmiri and Tandoori food. A meal costs about Rs 400.
Ghantewala, near Siganj Gurudwara, Chandni Chowk, has good sweets.
ISBT Workers’ Canteen, in the Interstate bus station, is a decent, inexpensive place.
Vig Coffee House, Chandni Chowk, across from the Red Fort, has good veggie-burgers and snacks.
Soni Bhojnalaya, 1st Floor, Nai Sarak, just off Chandni Chowk, has good, inexpensive thalis.
Paratha Wali Gali, off Chandni Chowk, opposite the Central Bank, has good cheap vegetarian food. Parathas are the specialty.
There is a famous jalabhi place about one block down Chandni Chowk on the right size, from the Red Fort side.

Restaurant in the Top Hotels
Ambassador Hotel The Chinese Room has good Chinese food.
Ashok Hotel  The Frontier Room is well-known for its Northwestern frontier cuisine. Jewel of the East is a good Chinese place. The Durbar has a buffet lunch and dinner for Rs 350.
Claridges  The Jade Garden is a good Chinese place. Corbetts is decorated like a hunting camp and plays jungle sounds while you eat. Main dishes are Rs 200. Pickwicks has an English design and serves Western food. The Dhaba looks like a trucker roadside stand and has excellent dhaba cooking.
Hyatt Regency La Piazza is most likely the best Italian restaurant in Delhi, serving excellent pizzas. The Cafe has an extensive buffet, including Indian, Chinese, and Continental.
Imperial This is a good place for breakfast, which is served in the garden. It has the good Garden Party Restaurants and the Tavern Restaurant.
Le Meridien The buffet lunches and dinners are Rs 550 and includes a good assortment of Indian and Western food. The Golden Phoenix is an excellent Chinese restaurant. Main dishes are about Rs 300. The Pierre is a good French restaurant.
Park Hotel  There are buffet breakfasts for Rs 250 and the dinner buffet is Rs 450. Las Meninas is a Spanish restaurant with main dishes for Rs 300.
Maurya Sheraton The Bukhara is an excellent restaurant specializing in Indian and Continental cuisine. Dum Phukt is another good place. These two places are considered the best restaurants in Delhi. Bali Hi is one of the best Chinese restaurants in Delhi.
Oberoi The Baan Thai is one of the best Thai restaurants in Delhi. Meals run about Rs 800. La Rochelle is most likely the best French restaurant in Delhi.
Taj Mahal Hotel The House of Ming is one of the best Chinese restaurants in Delhi, if not the best. Main dishes are about Rs 300. Longchamp is one of the better French restaurants in town. Lunch is Rs 800 and dinner is Rs 1800, plus 17% tax. Casa Medici is an Italian restaurant. They serve a buffet lunch from 1 to 3 pm. Haveli serves Mughlai food with Indian music and dance in the background.
Taj Palace The Orient Express is one of the best Continental restaurants in Delhi. It has good French food. Tea House of the August Moon has good Chinese food.

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