Explore New Delhi
Delhi layers empires — Mughal forts, a British-built capital and a chaotic, delicious street-food culture, all in one sprawling metropolis. Its traffic and distances are famously testing; Chauffyr links an Old-Delhi morning, a Lutyens'-Delhi drive and a fine Indian dinner in a cool, fixed-price black car.
India's monumental capital — Mughal forts and tombs, grand colonial avenues, sacred sites, and legendary Mughlai and street cuisine.
The facts, upfront
The best restaurants in New Delhi
Indian Accent
Modern Indian · $$$$ · Lodhi
India's most acclaimed restaurant — inventive modern-Indian cooking, regularly on Asia's 50 Best list.
Bukhara
North-West Frontier · $$$$ · Diplomatic Enclave
The legendary ITC Maurya restaurant whose tandoori and slow-cooked black dal draw heads of state.
Dum Pukht
Awadhi · $$$$ · Diplomatic Enclave
An opulent ITC Maurya restaurant reviving the slow 'dum' cooking of the Awadh royal courts.
Karim's
Mughlai · $$ · Old Delhi
A Mughlai institution in the lanes beside the Jama Masjid, serving Old-Delhi kebabs for over a century.
Sita Ram Diwan Chand
Street food · $ · Paharganj
A famous Paharganj hole-in-the-wall serving the city's benchmark chole bhature.
Saravana Bhavan
South Indian · $ · Connaught Place
A reliable South-Indian favourite near Connaught Place for crisp dosas and filter coffee.
What to see in New Delhi
India Gate
Central Delhi
The stately war-memorial arch anchoring the ceremonial Kartavya Path (formerly Rajpath).
Red Fort (Lal Qila)
Old Delhi
The vast UNESCO-listed 17th-century Mughal fortress from which India's PM addresses the nation each year.
Humayun's Tomb
Nizamuddin
A magnificent UNESCO-listed 16th-century Mughal garden-tomb that inspired the Taj Mahal.
Qutub Minar
Mehrauli
A soaring UNESCO-listed 12th-century victory tower, the tallest brick minaret in the world.
Lotus Temple
Kalkaji
A striking Bahá'í house of worship shaped like a white lotus, open to people of every faith.
Jama Masjid & Chandni Chowk
Old Delhi
The grand 17th-century Mughal mosque overlooking the chaotic, colourful lanes of Chandni Chowk.
One perfect day in New Delhi
9:00 · Morning
India GateCentral Delhi — The 42-metre war-memorial arch
11:00 · Late morning
Red Fort (Lal Qila)Old Delhi — Massive red-sandstone walls
13:00 · Lunch
Karim'sMughlai · Old Delhi — Mutton burra
15:00 · Afternoon
Humayun's TombNizamuddin — The garden-tomb
18:00 · Golden hour
Qutub MinarMehrauli — The 73-metre victory tower
20:00 · Dinner
Indian AccentModern Indian · Lodhi — Blue-cheese naan
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