Hood Food: The Delhi Guide – 7 Places To Eat In Paharganj

Sitting next to Central Delhi’s bustling Connaught Place, Paharganj too has a lot to *ahem* offer. But jokes apart, aside from the dingy gullies of this area, Paharganj lines a number of good eateries and stalls as well. Nothing fancy, just pure and simple good food sans any frills. Here are some of the hidden gems.

1. The Shim Tur

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A standing contrast to the crowded madness of Paharganj, Shim Tur is a quite and serene place to fill your tummy at. The place serves really good Korean food omplete with fiery kimchi salads, sushi, soups and the likes.

2. Sita Ram Diwan Chand

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Famous throughout Delhi-NCR for their delicious street specials like chole bhature and chats, Sita Ram pampers you real good. Dive into a paper dish of dark, spicy, shredded paneer and chutney-laden chhole and oh-my-god-is-this-for-real bhatures at this Paharganj outlet.

3. Golden Café

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No fancy décor, no pretty thing. Just a table, a chair and food that’ll keep you coming back for more. Yep, it may not look like it but Golden Café does an excellent job at putting together scrumptious Thai and Chinese.

4. Nand Di Hatti

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Another mecca for chole bhature lovers, Nand Di Hatti always sees a swarm a hungry faces outside it outlet. And for good reason! If you manage to wait I tout, be rest assured of having one of the best chole bhatures of your life!

5. Kitchen Café Roof Top Restaurant

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This one’s pretty. No really, with a pool table, a fancy bar and all that jazz, this roof top restaurant is more tha Paharganj could’ve asked for. The place brings to your table yummy Chinese, North Indian, Thai and Continental nibbles like sandwiches, pizzas, tikkas and platters.

6. Sam’s Café

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Situated inside Vivek Hotel, this rooftop café gives you a great view of the bustling Paharganj. The menu has on offer some great North Indian, Italian and Chinese grubs. If here, one must try the Clear Chicken Mushroom Soup and Schnitzel.

7. Darbar

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There has to be one staunch North Indian-cum-street food place in every area so be it! This pure vegetarian place whips up delicious street snacks like gol gappa, chole bhature and kulfi. For a more sumptuous meal you can opt for their Paneer Lababdar, Malai Kofta or Dal Makhani.

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