Tandoori dishes needs no introduction even for a vegetarian person. Everyone knows what a tandoori roti or tandoori chicken is. It is the most famous food among North Indians., and Delhi provides us with some of the best places to have the tandoori cuisine. Here we bring some of the best places in Delhi to have some tandoori options.
1. Pindi, Pandara Road
Pandara road is a great place for foodies as it has many options for good food. This restaurant is famous among chicken lovers for its authentic Punjabi delicacies known for offering the best quality tandoori chicken, which is crispy outside and soft and juicy inside. It also has many other options in tandoori cuisine along with superb ambience and decent service. You can have a good quality time meal with your loved ones.
Cost for Two: INR 1350
Address: 16, Pandara Road Market, New Delhi
2. Kake Da Hotel, Connaught Place
A small and not so fancy place on the busy roads of Connaught Place will offer you exceptionally good food. You might have to wait for your turn, but the food is worth waiting for and also easy on your wallet. Some of the mouth-watering tandoori dishes they offer are Bhatti ka Murg, Tandoori Kali Mirch, and Chicken Barra Mirch Tikka. They also have tandoori options for vegetarians. So if you are planning to visit Connaught Place soon, then this is a must place. It has 27 more outlets in Delhi.
Cost for two: INR 600
Address: 67, Municipal Market, Connaught Circle, Connaught Place, New Delhi
3. Moti Mahal, Daryaganj
Moti Mahal was the first Indian restaurant to introduce tandoori cuisine to the world. They are known for its authentic and traditional Punjabi food. Some of the most popular dishes are tandoori chicken, burra kebab, keshri fish tikka, and kalmi kebab. They also provide veg tandoori delicacies among which tandoori aloo, paneer tikka amritsari and tandoori mushroom good option.
Cost for two: INR 1100
Address: 3703, Netaji Subhash Marg, Daryaganj, New Delhi
4. Kohli Dhaba, Jail Road
Another lovely place for non-veg lovers is Kohli Dhaba which offers a great variety of tandoori chicken items, tandoori mutton items, and non-veg tandoori roll items. Besides good quality food, their quantity of food is also large. What else a person needs when there is a great tasty food on the budget. Tandoori tangri and tandoori leg are the must try.
Cost for two: INR 600
Address: Shop 3, DDA Market, Jail Road, New Delhi
5. Punjabi By Nature, Connaught Place
One more popular choice for authentic Punjabi cuisine.. The food, ambience, and service everything is appreciable. Tandoori Naan and Tandoori Prawns are must-try option. They also have veg options in which Tandoori mushroom is lip-smacking dish. It has mushroom stuffed with cottage cheese served with green chutney dip will give you heavenly feeling on your first bite.
Cost for two: INR 1400
Address: 30-B, F Block, Connaught Place, New Delhi
6. Hunger Strike, Amar Colony
Have you ever tried tandoori chicken momos? If not then you must try. Here, the steamed momos are marinated and then grilled in the tandoor and after that tossed with spices and butter and served with yogurt garnish and mint chutney. On having its bite, you will realize that the crispiness of momos is maintained. You only need to find your way, order your food, and enjoy.
Cost for two: INR 300
Address: C-9, Amar Colony Market, Amar Colony, New Delhi
7. QD’S Restaurant, Delhi University – GTB Nagar
QD’S is a multi-cuisine café popular among the students of Delhi University. A perfect place to hang out with bright interior and some great food. Their signature dish is tandoori momos both in veg and non-veg but in a completely different style than Hunger Strike. Having it with mint chutney and red chili chutney will give you an outstanding experience. Momos have a good crust with proper fillings of marinated chicken mince.
Cost for two: INR 800
Address: 2520, 1st Floor, Hudson Lane, Kingsway Camp, Delhi University – GTB Nagar, New Delhi
8. Mughal Mahal Palace, Rajendra Nagar
One more wonderful place to have a deeply satisfying tandoori cuisine. They have the huge variety of tandoori breads among which one must try their Khasta Roti. Also, you can try their famous murg garlic tikka and murg afghani. You can plan your next weekend lunch at this place to have a fabulous experience.
Cost for two: INR 1100
Address: 7, Sethi Bhawan, Rajendra Place, New Delhi
9. Park Balluchi, Noida
Park Balluchi; you can consider it as a perfect place to have dinner with your loved ones because of polite staff, great ambience, and delicious food. It goes easy on your pocket. They have veg as well as non-veg options available. Some of the popular vegetarian dishes are aloo dilnaaz kurkura, crispy corn kebab, and tandoori salad (a good choice for health-conscious people). Among non-veg, you can try murg tangri kebab, basil fish tikka, and tandoori bhuna chicken. The smoky flavor of food in a great environment is perfect to end your day on a good note.
Cost for two: INR 750
Address: CS 5 & 5A, Prateek Walk, Near Prateek Wisteria, Sector 77, Sector 72, Noida
10. Changezi Chicken, Daryaganj
They claim to make the best chicken dishes, and so an inevitable responsibility of a foodie is to try their delicious food, especially their tandoori cuisine. Tandoori chicken butter special is the most popular dish of here. You must give it a try. Also, it is very pocket-friendly. They have their outlet in Karol Bagh also.
Cost for two: INR 500
Address: 3614, N.S.Marg, Daryaganj, New Delhi
11. Rajinder Da Dhaba, Safdarjung Enclave
They are one of the oldest dhaba and popular among dhaba style restaurant. It does not have very appealing ambience, but the food covers up everything. Usually, this place is very crowded but their food is worth waiting. They have roadside seating arrangements along with very economical price. They offer the best tandoori food and also has a very vast variety of tandoori items. Makhmali fish tikka, tandoori pomfret, mutton barra, and barra chicken are some of the famous and worth try options.
Cost for two: INR 800
Address: AB-14, Safdarjung Enclave Market, Safdarjung, New Delhi
12. Chic Fish, Malviya Nagar
Another place with smacking tandoori cuisine that offers great food at an affordable price. They provide lots of options in this cuisine. They have good seating arrangement to enjoy delicious meal with your family and friends.
Cost for two: INR 700
Address: 32, Corner Market, Maharishi Dayanand Marg, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi
13. Majlis-e-Mughal, Vasant Kunj
They are famous for their excellent quality mughlai cuisine. The food they offer is also large in quantity. Their bread quality is also superb. They offer some of the unique combinations in tandoori cuisine like Murg mughlai tandoori, majlis kebab, tandoori khumb, tilnaaz bharwa aloo, and nizami kebab. Everything is grilled so perfectly that it will give you a phenomenal experience. They provide dine in and take away both the options. So choose your day and have some satisfying food.
Cost for two: INR 900
Address: 1249, Opposite Fortis Hospital, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi
14. Aslam Chicken, Jama Masjid
A famous place in Old Delhi, for their very old style tandoori butter chicken. A small place near Jama Masjid and you will find this place always crowded. But the food you will have here will not disappoint you. They prepare this dish in a very different way, and people love it. Tandoori chicken pieces are mixed and tossed with spices and added with lots of hot butter. It will surely give you taste buds a blast of flavor. And this place is gentle on your wallet too.
Cost for two: INR 400
Address: Jama Masjid, New Delhi
15. Havemore, Pandara Road
One more restaurant in Pandara road to enrich your food experience. With a very simple décor, they are offering their service since 1959. Their tandoori platter is heavenly. Some of their highly recommended items are mutton burra and tandoori chicken served with green chutney and onions. With a great dine in ambience, this is an excellent place to visit with your loved ones.
Cost for two: INR 1500
Address: 11-12, Pandara Road Market, New Delhi
16. Zaffran, Connaught Place
Zaffran is a very beautiful place to spend some time with your loved ones having fantastic food. They will provide you with a good service and their staff is very much helpful and humble, even they help in choosing a dish by explaining detail about the particular item. Raunak-e-seekh, noor jahani burra and tandoori soya chaap are some of the delicious tandoori items they present.
Cost for two: INR 1800
Address: D-26/28, Hotel Palace Heights, Connaught Place, New Delhi
17. Karim’s, Nizamuddin
Thinking of tandoori cuisine, one cannot skip visiting Karim’s. They offer outstanding tandoori food. Their restaurants are magnificent, and has its interior in shahi style. They perfectly blend their dishes with mughlai spices and present you with the amazing food. Some of the fantastic tandoori dishes are Tandoori raan, tandoori mutton burra, and afghani murg. Their tandoori roti is super soft and fluffy. Awesome place to enjoy dine-in experience. There are total 24 outlets of this restaurant in Delhi. Whichever you find near your area, must visit in your next outing.
Cost for two: INR 800
Address: 168/2, Jha House Basti, Nizamuddin West, Nizamuddin, New Delhi
18. Bukhara – ITC Maurya, Chanakyapuri
A luxury collection hotel providing you an amazing ambience with an open kitchen where you can watch your food being prepared. Although, it is famous for Bukhara daal and Bukhara naan. It also offers you an excellent quality of tandoori cuisine. Some of the highly recommended items of this cuisine are Tandoori Murg, Tandoori Jhinga (Prawns), Machli Tikka, and Tandoori Raan. To have an extra ordinary experience, you must visit this place.
Cost for two: INR 6500
Address: ITC Maurya, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
19. Dilli BC, Vasant Vihar
This restaurant has 12 outlets at different places in Delhi. Best known for its juicy and tender Bhatti chicken and Hara bhara seekh kebab. It is also very gentle of your pocket. So visit the place and have some amazing food.
Cost for two: INR 800
Address: Shop 26, DDA Market, Vasant Enclave, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi
20. Pul Bangash Wale, Jail Road
Jail road have a hub of restaurants. This place offers you amazing tandoori dishes at a very economical price. This place has no seating area, but outside standing tables are there. You must try their Tandoori chicken, Changezi Tikka, and Tandoori Fish.
Cost for two: INR 300
Address: DDA Market, Jail Road, New Delhi
