Guidebook for New Delhi
Food Scene
This 4 story restaurant has excellent and budget friendly food and drinks with a great rooftop view of the Deer Park in Hauz Khas.
41 locals recommend
Hauz Khas Social
Hauz Khas TankThis 4 story restaurant has excellent and budget friendly food and drinks with a great rooftop view of the Deer Park in Hauz Khas.
One of the best places for authentic South Indian cuisine in Delhi. Try a dosai here!
27 locals recommend
Naivedyam
One of the best places for authentic South Indian cuisine in Delhi. Try a dosai here!
Well-hidden little coffee roastery in South Delhi. We recommend going on a Sunday or Wednesday if you're interested in seeing the coffee roastery in action!
11 locals recommend
Blue Tokai Coffee | Saidulajab
258 Lane Number 3Well-hidden little coffee roastery in South Delhi. We recommend going on a Sunday or Wednesday if you're interested in seeing the coffee roastery in action!
If you need an introduction to North Indian/Mughlai food, this is the place to go. They are famous for their delicious butter chicken!
Gulati Restaurant
MarketIf you need an introduction to North Indian/Mughlai food, this is the place to go. They are famous for their delicious butter chicken!
This restaurant has an immense variety of curries and eastern dishes. If you're in the mood for Indian/Paki/Thai/Vietnamese cuisine, go here.
Piali
This restaurant has an immense variety of curries and eastern dishes. If you're in the mood for Indian/Paki/Thai/Vietnamese cuisine, go here.
If you want to relax, drink some coffee and pick up a few good books, this bookstore cafe in Khan Market is our favorite.
Cafe Turtle
If you want to relax, drink some coffee and pick up a few good books, this bookstore cafe in Khan Market is our favorite.
Sightseeing
Tip: Hire a cycle rickshaw and have him take you around the winding streets of Old Delhi. Don't miss the rooftops of Khari Baoli, the spice market. You'll get a great view of Old Delhi from here.
Chandni Chowk station
Tip: Hire a cycle rickshaw and have him take you around the winding streets of Old Delhi. Don't miss the rooftops of Khari Baoli, the spice market. You'll get a great view of Old Delhi from here.
Humayun's Tomb
Jama Masjid
Jama Masjid RoadTip: Get there in time to see a prayer
Timings: 10 AM, 12 PM, 3 PM, 5 PM.
156 locals recommend
Lotus Temple
Lotus Temple RoadTip: Get there in time to see a prayer
Timings: 10 AM, 12 PM, 3 PM, 5 PM.
Qutab Minar station
Gurudwara Bangla Sahib station
Red Fort
Netaji Subhash MargTip: Go towards the evening and buy tickets to the water show, which begins at 7:45pm. The show is cool to watch, despite it being in Hindi. Grab your seats early, they fill up quickly!
Reminder: You are not allowed to bring food/drinks or phones/cameras inside the temple grounds, but they have a secure system in storing your belongings upon entry.
66 locals recommend
Akshardham
NH 24 Pramukh Swami Maharaj MargTip: Go towards the evening and buy tickets to the water show, which begins at 7:45pm. The show is cool to watch, despite it being in Hindi. Grab your seats early, they fill up quickly!
Reminder: You are not allowed to bring food/drinks or phones/cameras inside the temple grounds, but they have a secure system in storing your belongings upon entry.
A spiritual place in itself, visit this Sufi shrine on a Thursday night to see the Qawwali (it can get crowded, but it's worth it to experience at least once).
26 locals recommend
Hazrat Nizamuddin Darga
Boali Gate RoadA spiritual place in itself, visit this Sufi shrine on a Thursday night to see the Qawwali (it can get crowded, but it's worth it to experience at least once).
Also known as the Chhatarpur Temple, this is an enormous, beautiful, and serene temple complex in South Delhi.
Shree Adya Katyayani Shaktipeeth
Main Chhatarpur RoadAlso known as the Chhatarpur Temple, this is an enormous, beautiful, and serene temple complex in South Delhi.
This sight is often overlooked as it is smaller than its neighboring Humayun's Tomb, however due to this it's never crowded and very peaceful. Perfect place to take some photographs with barely any people around.
38 locals recommend
Safdarjung's Tomb
This sight is often overlooked as it is smaller than its neighboring Humayun's Tomb, however due to this it's never crowded and very peaceful. Perfect place to take some photographs with barely any people around.
India Gate
Kartavya PathParks & Nature
This park is spread over nearly 100 acres, containing several tombs and archeological works from the 15th century.
50 locals recommend
Lodhi Garden
Lodhi Road This park is spread over nearly 100 acres, containing several tombs and archeological works from the 15th century.
Take a walk around the lake and you'll spot monkeys throughout the park!
36 locals recommend
Deer Park
Take a walk around the lake and you'll spot monkeys throughout the park!
Walk the trails through Mehrauli to find ancient tombs, mosques, and other ruins. This park is never crowded, and you often have the entire ruins to yourself to make for some stunning photos.
18 locals recommend
Mehrauli Archaeological Park
Walk the trails through Mehrauli to find ancient tombs, mosques, and other ruins. This park is never crowded, and you often have the entire ruins to yourself to make for some stunning photos.
Shopping
In need of the perfect souvenirs? Dilli Haat has handicrafts from every state in India, paintings, carpets, jewellery, scarves, silks and fabrics, homegoods like pillowcases and tableclothes, and everything inbetween. This marketplace is a comfortable place to shop and we're sure there's a little something for everyone. There are also food stalls from each state!
30 locals recommend
Kidwai Nagar station
Sri Aurobindo MargIn need of the perfect souvenirs? Dilli Haat has handicrafts from every state in India, paintings, carpets, jewellery, scarves, silks and fabrics, homegoods like pillowcases and tableclothes, and everything inbetween. This marketplace is a comfortable place to shop and we're sure there's a little something for everyone. There are also food stalls from each state!
Janpath Market and the nearby Tibetan Market have many stands which sell a variety of shawls, jewelery, and plenty of knick-knacks and souvenirs. Make sure to bargain hard!
11 locals recommend
Janpath Market
Janpath RoadJanpath Market and the nearby Tibetan Market have many stands which sell a variety of shawls, jewelery, and plenty of knick-knacks and souvenirs. Make sure to bargain hard!
Arts & Culture
Calm and peaceful museum worth a visit for those interested in learning more about the life of Gandhi.
Gandhi Smriti
Calm and peaceful museum worth a visit for those interested in learning more about the life of Gandhi.
National Museum station
Janpath RoadEssentials
The small local market in our colony, here you'll find a produce store with fresh fruits and vegetables, and stalls selling a variety of drinks, snacks, packaged groceries, yogurt, bread, personal hygiene items, etc.
Sarvapriya Vihar Market
The small local market in our colony, here you'll find a produce store with fresh fruits and vegetables, and stalls selling a variety of drinks, snacks, packaged groceries, yogurt, bread, personal hygiene items, etc.
A larger supermarket where you can find everything you need in terms of groceries, spices, produce, and everything in-between.
City Store super market
A larger supermarket where you can find everything you need in terms of groceries, spices, produce, and everything in-between.
Getting Around
This is the nearest metro station, located on the yellow line. This metro can take you north to INA market (Dilli Haat), Rajiv Chowk (Connaught Place), Lodi Gardens (Jor Bagh), India Gate and Rashtrapati Bhavan (Central Secretariat), New Delhi Train Station, and to Old Delhi (Chandni Chowk).
33 locals recommend
Hauz Khas station
Gamal Abdel Nasser MargThis is the nearest metro station, located on the yellow line. This metro can take you north to INA market (Dilli Haat), Rajiv Chowk (Connaught Place), Lodi Gardens (Jor Bagh), India Gate and Rashtrapati Bhavan (Central Secretariat), New Delhi Train Station, and to Old Delhi (Chandni Chowk).