Restaurants cuisine du monde North India

This popular establishment, which already had a well-known address in Mumbai, has an ultra-modern room with a stylish design reminiscent of some European brands. The menu is relatively small but offers excellent Indian vegetarian dishes from Gujarat, Punjab and the south of the country: dosas, pav bhaji, parothas... Also hot drinks, pressed fruit juices and good ice creams. The diet food is tasty. Try the panki chatrui, a rice cake cooked between banana leaves.

A correct and comfortable restaurant, ideally located. The menu is quite varied and proposes Indian, Chinese, Mexican vegetarian specialities, pizzas... The establishment is run by the young and friendly Vicky, who also owns a small international bookshop next to the restaurant (and who even sells some books in French). The place is strategically placed to have a snack or a tea before or after your visit of the fort. Indian cooking classes are available.

Opened in 2018, this small café set below the fort is a real success story. Ignore the tiny room on the first floor to take shelter under the covered terrace upstairs. The setting is eclectic, messy and colorful just like the owner. Many backpackers find refuge here for a solid breakfast, a coffee, the time to write their logbook, or a meal before jumping on a bus or a train for their next destination. The service is a bit nonchalant, so it's better not to be in a hurry.

You just have to go up the street on the left from the main square at the top of the fort to find this little restaurant. It is located just after the long wall of the Rani Mahal, the palace of the Queens. Its colorful front, painted in the colors of Tibetan prayer flags, invites to spend a happy moment. The room, a little dark and sad, is to be left behind. You have to climb the two floors to the tiny terrace to enjoy the view on the old palace of Jaisalmer and a meal with momos, the Tibetan ravioli.

Originally, Karim's is a restaurant in the Muslim quarter of Old Delhi. It is famous for its Mughal cuisine, tandoor chicken and kebabs. While the Delhi address is particularly popular, the Jaipur address is showing some gentrification. The restaurant is located in one of the chic and residential areas of the capital of Rajasthan. The stone and wood setting is elegant. Armchairs and almond green benches break somewhat the monotony. You will find on the menu the specialties that made the reputation of the sign.

Daryaganj claims credit for butter chicken and dal makhani, two iconic specialties of Indian cuisine. The restaurant was originally founded in the Daryaganj district of Delhi, which was home to a large number of refugees fleeing Pakistan at the time of the partition of the country in 1947. Kundan Lal Jaggi was one of them and imported to Delhi his culinary knowledge inherited from the great Mughal tradition in Peshawar, where he was originally from. Daryaganj has several shops in town, which belong to the descendants of Lal Jaggi.

Khan Market is becoming increasingly gentrified and is probably one of the most expensive areas in Delhi for trendy restaurants. Di Ghent is part of this trend, with oh! surprise! a Belgian-inspired bobo café. You can come and enjoy waffles and fries (if you feel nostalgic for the country), but also expensive sandwiches and salads. Fortunately, the result is quite convincing, with sourced and organic products (of course), iced teas and refreshing fruit or citrus drinks.

Salt modestly claims to be the best restaurant in Agra, which does not necessarily correspond to reality. The menu features some of the most popular Indian and Tibetan dishes, revisited in a fusion style. The momos cooked in the tandoor turned out to be disappointing as well as the chicken afghani, too dry. On the other hand, the restaurant's terrace, on the top floor, is very nice for a drink. It is huge and the tables are far enough from each other not to take advantage of the neighbors.