The best Nihari in Delhi
Also spelt nalli nihari, paya nihari, nehari and nihari gosht. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.
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Number 1.Haji Shabrati Nihari Wale
- Open
- 6-10am and 6-10pm, or until it sells out
- Where
- 722, Gali Haveli Azam Khan, Bazar Chitli Qabar, Jama Masjid, Old Delhi 110006
Two sittings a day, roughly six to ten in the morning and again in the evening. Ask for the barah masaale nihari with nalli and a khameeri roti. Five tables, so most people take it away.
What to orderbarah masaale ki nihari with khameeri roti, plus nalli
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Number 2.Javed Famous Nihari
- Open
- About 5pm to midnight, plus an afternoon slot
- Where
- Zakir Nagar Main Road, near Rehmani Masjid, Mehboob Nagar, Jogabai Extension, Zakir Nagar, Okhla, New Delhi 110025
The Zakir Nagar counter came first; Jasola Vihar is the second. Order nalli nihari with khameeri roti, from about six in the evening onwards. Through Ramzan nights the queue runs well down the road.
What to ordernalli nihari with khameeri roti
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Number 3.Kallu Nihari
- Open
- 5pm onwards, gone within an hour or two
- Where
- 180, Chhatta Lal Mian, behind Delite Cinema, Chandni Mahal, Daryaganj, New Delhi 110002
Shutters open around five in the evening and the degh is scraped clean within the hour. The buff nihari with khameeri roti is the whole point. No seating at all, so carry a container.
What to orderbuffalo nihari with khameeri roti and ginger julienne
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Noora Nihari Wale (Haji Noora)
- Open
- 6-9am and 5-8pm; sells out inside the window
- Where
- Barahindu Rao Road, Gali Umrao, Pahari Dhiraj, Sadar Bazaar, New Delhi 110006 (no signboard; ask at the tea stall in the lane)
Only two windows: six to nine in the morning, five to eight in the evening. Beef nihari with a desi ghee tadka, eaten on the floor. Cash only, and there is no signboard to find it by.
What to orderbeef nihari with ghee tadka and khameeri roti
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Al Jawahar
- Open
- 7am to midnight; nihari gone by 10am
- Where
- Shop 8, Bazar Matia Mahal, opposite Gate No. 1, Jama Masjid, Kalan Mahal, New Delhi 110006
Proper tables, more room and a milder gravy than the lanes behind it. Take the nihari with khameeri roti before ten in the morning, because the pot is generally finished by then.
What to ordermorning nihari with khameeri roti
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Hilal Hotel
- Open
- 7am to 11pm; go early for the nihari
- Where
- 965, Matia Mahal Road, at Gali Madarsa Hussain Baksh, Kalan Mehal, Chandni Chowk, Delhi 110006
Spread across three narrow shops in Gali Madarsa, with roughly four chairs between them. Order the nalli nihari with khameeri roti, marrow and all. Go around seven in the morning, while there is still room to stand.
What to ordernalli nihari, buffalo, with khameeri roti
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Karim's
- Open
- 9.30am to 1am; go in the morning for nihari
- Where
- 16, Gali Kababian, Jama Masjid, Old Delhi 110006
Only the Gali Kababian original counts here; the franchise outlets are a different thing. Mutton nihari with sheermal, and it is served in the morning. Reckon on several times what the nihari lanes nearby charge.
What to ordermutton nihari with sheermal
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M.I. Food Center
- Open
- Afternoon to 11pm; opening time varies
- Where
- Shop 43, Ground Floor, Meher Chand Market, Lodhi Colony, New Delhi 110003
A meat counter in Meher Chand Market rather than a restaurant. Order the mutton nihari, thick enough to read as a qorma next to the thin Old Delhi style. Nowhere to sit, and timings vary.
What to ordermutton nihari with khameeri roti
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