Dhilli
The Oberoi, Dr. Zakir Hussain Marg, New Delhi, Delhi 110003, India
Dhilli is the modern Indian restaurant at The Oberoi, New Delhi, on Dr. Zakir Hussain Marg. The hotel’s official dining page presents it as a venue that celebrates Delhi’s culinary diversity, with a menu inspired by neighbourhoods and food cultures including Chandni Chowk, Jama Masjid, C.R. Park, Nizamuddin, Paranthe Wali Gali and Purani Dilli. That city-specific brief makes it especially apt for a Delhi ranking: rather than presenting a generic pan-Indian luxury menu, it explicitly interprets the capital’s overlapping food traditions in a polished hotel setting. The Oberoi lists Dhilli as serving lunch from Friday to Sunday and dinner throughout the week, with reservations handled by the hotel. I have placed Dhilli highly because it offers a clear sense of place while remaining practical for visitors who want a comfortable, well-organised dining room in central New Delhi. It is also a distinct restaurant identity within the hotel, separate from Baoshuan and the all-day restaurant 360°. For travellers balancing sightseeing with one carefully chosen dinner, Dhilli works well as an accessible introduction to Delhi’s own culinary references, translated into a contemporary fine-dining format rather than reproduced as a heritage-style institution.