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‘Bella, bella,’ say Delhi’s Italians of both the risotto and Ritu Varma, the woman who created this restaurant. The speciality is lamb chops in red wine, but you can’t really go wrong with anything, whether it’s the gorgonzola gnocchi, the proscuitto di Parma with mango and melon or the tuna rolled up in smoked red pepper. Indeed, vegetarians are spoiled for choice here, even by Indian standards. The dishes are complemented by a fine wine cella
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This is one of the very few Korean restaurants in Delhi, but it hasn’t become complacent. The starter of steamed fish slices marinated in sesame oil and seeds is particularly good and the kimchi authentically spicy, though generally the flavours are mild and subtle. There’s a warm gregariousness about the place that belies its government-run location.
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An enchanting restaurant with a good selection of home-made pasta and pizzas. The pizza La Piazza is recommended, as is the salmon with asparagus.
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The Olive Bar has become a to-be-seen-at place in less than two years of existence, with a weekly theme evening and rocking regulars. If you’re at a terrace party here, you get a view of the 72-metre high, 12th century Qutb Minar for free. This area was once the capital of the Slave Dynasty. Owner-chef AD Singh’s whitewashed, celebrity-studded restaurant is located in a pebbled courtyard on the Style Mile. You can pick up a Sunday ‘wine picnic’ for £12 plus taxes per head. Condé Nast Traveller put it on its 2004 list of stylish new restaurants, but the ambience is decidedly better than the food.
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Madeline Wexler placed this among the world’s 10 best restaurants in Hotels magazine. It’s intimate, charming, expensive—and you actually sit inside a train carriage. Classical and contemporary dishes feature on its fixed menu. There are three courses for lunch and four for dinner, including such staples as paté de foie gras, Norwegian salmon and duck. The velvet-hearted chocolate soufflé is its celebrated signature dish.
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