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A Delhi discovery guide

Delhi, with care.

Delhi's food routes range from Jama Masjid and Matia Mahal to Okhla, Khan Market and Connaught Place. The public sources here describe kebabs, nihari, shawarma, curries and sweets at named locations. Dietary evidence varies: some venues carry explicit halal reports, while neighbourhood food discoveries still need ingredient and preparation checks.

Paid placement does not affect editorial selection or ranking.

The city

Start with a neighbourhood

Areas help you find your way. A neighbourhood is never a blanket halal designation.

Discover

Places with a source behind them

Each profile states what a named public source says about halal food, alcohol and pork, with the date it was checked.

30 source-backed profiles — 8 with a current source report · 22 need confirmation

Okhla / New Friends Colony · Shawarma / fast food

Source report

Al Bake — New Friends Colony

Shawarma / fast food dining.

Trimurti Building plots 21–23 Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Marg, Delhi 110025

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How to read a profile

  1. 01

    What food is called halal?

    Read the exact scope: whole menu, halal meat only, named dishes, a general report or pending confirmation. Halal meat or named dishes do not mean the whole menu is halal.

  2. 02

    What is known about alcohol and pork?

    Each is shown as present, absent or unknown. Unknown means no source settles the question and is never treated as absent.

  3. 03

    What should I confirm?

    Check the named source and date, then ask the restaurant about current ingredients, meat sourcing and preparation before you visit.

City voices

Summaries of public writing by named authors. They are not part of this project and their views are their own.

  • Delhi Food Walks founder Anubhav Sapra traces Old Delhi's Ramadan food lanes through fried chicken, kebabs, sweet breads and biryani.

    Public bylined LBB article; the author biography names his Delhi Food Walks role. Religion and project affiliation are not inferred.

    Anubhav Sapra · LBB · publication date unknown · Checked