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The best Seekh Kebab in Delhi

Also spelt seekh kabab, mutton seekh, sheekh kabab and shikh kebab. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.

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  1. Number 1.Sangam Kabab Corner

    Ballimaran / Lal Kuan, Chandni Chowk Old Delhi

    Open
    Evenings only, from about 7.30pm to midnight
    Where
    Shop No. 1612, Gali Qasim Jan (listed by some directories as Gali Qasim Khan), Ballimaran Road, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi 110006, opposite Hamdard Dawakhana, Lal Kuan

    Order the buff seekh, eaten standing with green chutney and raw onion. The stall opens only in the evening and there is barely any room, so go early and carry cash.

    What to orderbuff seekh kebab, with green chutney

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  2. Number 2.Talib Kabab Corner

    Zakir Nagar, Jogabai Extension, Okhla South Delhi

    Open
    Evenings, about 6.30pm to 11pm
    Where
    143, Zakir Nagar Main Road, next to Salman Flour Mill, Jogabai Extension, Zakir Nagar, Okhla, New Delhi 110025

    Ask for the buff seekh, then the tikka. Buffalo only, so no mutton, and the counter sits below street level opposite Salman Flour Mill, easy to walk straight past. Nowhere to sit.

    What to orderbuff seekh kebab with the mint and chilli chutney

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  3. Number 3.Babu Bhai Kabab Wale

    Bazar Chitli Qabar, Jama Masjid Old Delhi

    Open
    Noon to 1am, daily
    Where
    1465 (also listed 1465-B), Bazar Chitli Qabar, near Masjid Sayed Rafai, Jama Masjid, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi 110006

    The buff seekh comes off the coals smoky, with sliced onion and mint chutney. The shop is barely wider than its door, there is nowhere to sit, and the Chitli Qabar lanes take some finding.

    What to orderbuff seekh kebab; the dora or sutli kebab if it is on

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  4. Kaley Baba Kabab Waley

    Sui Walan, Chitli Qabar, Daryaganj Old Delhi

    Open
    5.30pm to 11pm, evenings only
    Where
    789, Sui Walan, Chitli Qabar, Daryaganj, Chandni Mahal, Old Delhi 110002

    Sutli seekh is the thing, buffalo mince bound with thread and served on a leaf. There is no mutton at all, the chutney is fierce, and the lane defeats cars, so walk in.

    What to ordersutli seekh kebab, and the bheja if you are game

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  5. Bismillah Kebab Point

    Bazar Matia Mahal, Jama Masjid Old Delhi

    Open
    Noon to 1am; some listings say from 4pm
    Where
    Shop 1127, Bazar Matia Mahal, near Chitli Gate (Rama Market), Jama Masjid, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi 110006

    Butter seekh, spiced firmly enough to stand up to the butter. This is the Matia Mahal shop, not the Chitli Qabar one; the bazaar jams after evening prayers and the seating is barely worth using.

    What to orderbutter seekh kebab

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  6. Abdul Ghani Qureshi Kabab Corner

    Urdu Bazar, opposite Jama Masjid Gate 1 Old Delhi

    Open
    2pm to midnight, daily
    Where
    Shop 4097/7, Ground Floor, Urdu Bazar, Kotwali, opposite Gate No. 1, Jama Masjid, New Delhi 110006 (also listed as K-140, Meena Bazar, same block)

    Take the mutton seekh, buttered and wrapped in roomali roti. It gets very crowded, seating is a token system in the lane behind, and some regulars now find the skewers thin for the price.

    What to ordermutton seekh in roomali roti; the mutton barra

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  7. Ghalib Kabab Corner

    Nizamuddin West Basti, near Markazi Masjid South Delhi

    Open
    Noon to midnight, daily
    Where
    Shop 57, Ghalib Road, near Lal Mahal and Markazi Masjid, Nizamuddin West, New Delhi 110013

    Go for the buff seekh rather than the mutton; it is the one that has held up. Standards reportedly fell after the founder died, and no taxi will enter the basti, so walk from Mathura Road.

    What to orderbuff seekh kebab, with roomali roti

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  8. MI Food Center

    Meharchand Market, Lodhi Colony Central Delhi

    Open
    Noon to 11pm; Tuesdays from 4pm
    Where
    43, Meharchand Market, Lodhi Road, Lodhi Colony, New Delhi 110003

    The mutton seekh is what most people come for; add the butter malai tikka. You eat standing at the counter or in your car, and on Tuesdays the shop does not open until five.

    What to ordermutton seekh kebab, with the butter malai tikka

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  9. Mutton Mahal Shahi Kabab

    M Block Market, Greater Kailash I South Delhi

    Open
    Midday to about 10.30pm, shut Tuesdays
    Where
    M-31, Ground Floor, backside of M Block Market, behind Moti Mahal Restaurant, Greater Kailash I, New Delhi 110048

    Mutton seekh and mutton burrah, from a counter behind M Block market that doubles as a butcher's shop. Nowhere to eat and nothing served lightly; everything arrives heavy with butter and cream.

    What to ordermutton seekh kebab and the mutton burrah

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