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Asian Games Village, Siri Fort,
Khelgoon Road. A clutch of restaurants including Angeethi , with
desert decor and live Rajasthani music in the evenings, specializing
in delicious tandoori dishes; ACS , a coffee shop with a Mexican
theme good for snacky meals and a cold beer; and Chopsticks , a
smart Chinese restaurant.
Barista , M Block Market, Greater
Kailash II. Trendy young café with a snacky menu: good cakes
and coffee. Fab Café next door is equally good but a little
more formal.
Basil & Thyme , Santushti Shopping
Complex. Popular with Delhi's "ladies who lunch", serving
Western and Parsi food at reasonable prices, despite the chic location.
Dasaprakash , Ambassador Hotel , Sujan
Singh Park. Considered by many Delhi-ites to be one of the best south
Indian restaurants in Delhi, dishing up terrifc dosas.
Dilli Haat , Safdarjang. Shop and
snack at the exhibition ground popular with Delhi-ites, at small,
inexpensive restaurants from every state in India, although standards
vary.
Ego, Community Centre, New Friend's
colony. Authentic and imaginative Italian, with good beer, cocktails
and loud music.
Flavours , 52c Moolchand Flyover,
Banks Complex, Defence Colony. Well-kept Delhi secret near Humayun's
Tomb, serving excellent Italian food including risotto and delicious
tiramisu; run by a Naga-Italian couple.
Moets , Defence Colony Market. This very popular restaurant
serves excellent Kashmiri - try the dum aloo, paneer shashlik and
mirchi korma - plus Mughlai and Thai cuisine; another branch can be
found on Mathura Road.
Osaka , Main Square, Hauz Khas Village.
Chinese and Japanese food with a pleasant ambience; gentle on the
pocket.
Sagar
, Defence Colony Market. Delicious, inexpensive south Indian food
- sample the dahi vadas , and the masala dosas. The service is fast
and the decor nondescript but it is popular; there's another branch
at the Lodi Hotel where you need to book ahead.
TGIF , Modern Bazaar, Vasant Vihar.
Tex-Mex, pasta, burgers and ribs and the best cocktails in town -
the happy hour every evening from 6pm-7.30pm is especially good value.
There's a new branch at CP.
Village Bistro Complex , Hauz Khas
Village. Choose excellent Indian cuisine from any of the three menus
offered in six different dining-halls. The outdoor Top of the Village
balcony is the most pleasant, with good views over South Delhi.
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