Old Delhi’s most famous restaurant has been in existence for almost 100 years and traces its cuisine ancestry back to the kitchens of the Mughal emperors. Karim’s consists of several dining rooms centred around the courtyard kitchen. The menu relies heavily on mutton and chicken which is difficult if you’re a vegetarian. Karim’s has superb sikh kababs, Delhi’s famous paper-thin...

Pandara Market has a number of mid-range restaurants popular with visitors. That popularity can be measured by the number of snake charmers, postcard sellers and other street hawkers you have to thread your way through to get to the restaurants. If a coach trip has just arrived before you and gone into the restaurant of your choice then choose another...

While this restaurant has good food, the main reason for coming here is the top-of-the-world view of Delhi, which changes by the minute. This is Delhi’s only revolving restaurant taking about 90 minutes to do the circuit. From this height you can appreciate how really green the city is. The best views are north over Connaught Place although the distance...

Central Delhi’s best drinking place is on the second and third floor of one of Connaught Place’s inner blocks. On the lower floor is a lounge bar with tables and sofas for relaxed and convivial drinking while the third floor leads out onto a balcony with views over the Central Park of Connaught Place. Seating places on the balcony are...

In Sanskrit, Saket means a place close to heaven and for shopaholics this would be an apt name for this district that contains five shopping malls. Here you’ll find department stores, fashion shops, a multiplex cinema, a food court, restaurants, coffee shops and a Hard Rock cafe. The complex also includes the Hilton Garden Inn. Metro: Malviya Nagar on Line 2...

This is the reborn Thai Wok on the roof of the Ambawatta Complex. To the front is a view of Adham Khan’s Tomb and to the side the Qutb Minar. At night when the minar is floodlit it is quite a striking view. Seating options are either in rooftop alcoves, in the open or if it is too hot then...

When you fancy a real Western-style cooked breakfast complete with eggs, bacon, sausages, toast, marmalade and all the trimmings, then consider lashing out at the 1911 Restaurant at the Imperial Hotel. Here you can read the paper, linger over your meal and if the weather is good sit out on the terrace. The restaurant is named after the main event...