Transcending borders and ethnicities, butter chicken is one of the most famous Indian delicacies around the world. Social media platforms are flooded with food bloggers trying butter chicken and becoming fans of this meaty and creamy dish. Prepared with marinating chicken and cooking the meat in a spiced flavourful gravy of tomato, it is often paired with naan, paratha, or roti.
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With the recent feud between two Delhi restaurants about the origins of dal makhani and butter chicken, all that matters to foodies is restaurants that serve these delicacies with authentic flavours. City foodies recommended the top 10 spots in the NCR that you must check out to relish butter chicken.
Kake-Da-Hotel, Connaught Place
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@bhookad_delhi and Bhumika @the.ultimatefoodie123
The food bloggers suggest Kake-Da-Hotel as one of the must-visit places if you are craving butter chicken. It is a small but famous joint located in Connaught Place, the heart of New Delhi. The eatery serves authentic Punjabi food and has a menu catering to the taste buds of vegetarians and non-vegetarians. Apart from butter chicken, you can also order saag gosht, meat biryani, keema kaleji, chicken tikka, and dahi meat.
Phone Number: 01123411580
USP Dishes: Butter Chicken, Saag Gosht, Keema Kaleji, Meat Biryani
Available Cuisine: North Indian, Mughlai
Type: Veg and Non-veg
Meals Served: Brunch, Lunch, Snacks, Dinner
Timings: 12.00 pm - 12.00 am
Address: Shop No. 67, Municipal Market, Connaught Cir, Connaught Lane, Connaught Place, New Delhi, Delhi 110001
Cost For Two: Rs 400
Havemore, Pandara Road
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Bhumika @the.ultimatefoodie123, Mallikaa @imtoocheesyforyou and @bhookad_delhi
Havemore is a popular chain of North Indian food. Their butter chicken is quite famous, and the high-end outlet on Pandara Road is a place where you can organise a gathering of friends and family. Along with butter chicken, try soya tikka masala, khasta paratha, paneer methi malai, masala papad, naan, and makke ki roti.
Phone Number: 08178883458
USP Dishes: Butter Chicken, Soya Tikka Masala, Paneer Methi Malai, Khasta Paratha
Available Cuisine: North Indian, Mughlai
Type: Veg and Non-veg
Meals Served: Brunch, Lunch, Snacks, Dinner
Timings: 12.00 pm - 12.00 am
Address: Pandara Market, 11-12, Barda Ukil Marg, India Gate, New Delhi, Delhi 110003
Cost For Two: Rs 3,000
Karim's, Jama Masjid
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Bhumika @the.ultimatefoodie123
Karim’s near Jama Masjid is a famous spot for non-vegetarians to gorge on meaty and creamy delicacies. It is a mid-range restaurant that has a few options for vegetarians as well. If you are ordering butter chicken, you should also try their mutton jahangiri, mutton qurma, chicken jahangiri, reshmi seekh kebab, Karim roll, and badam pasanad.
Phone Number: 01123269880
USP Dishes: Butter Chicken, Mutton Qurma, Mutton Jahangiri, Chicken Jahangiri
Available Cuisine: North Indian, Mughlai
Type: Veg and Non-veg
Meals Served: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Snacks, Dinner
Timings: 9.00 pm - 1.00 am
Address: 16, Gali Kababian, Jama Masjid, Old Delhi, Delhi, 110006
Cost For Two: Rs 1,600
Daryaganj, Connaught Place
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Bhumika @the.ultimatefoodie123
Daryaganj in Connaught Place is a perfect place to head to for a corporate party or gathering with your family. Boasting a lively ambience, it has enough seating space to accommodate multiple groups. It is famous among foodies not only for butter chicken but also for tandoori fruit chaat, butter paneer bowl, saag meat, kurkure mushroom, and chicken pakoda.
Phone Number: 09355111947
USP Dishes: Butter Chicken, Tandoor Fruit Chaat, Chicken Pakoda, Saag Meat, Kurkure Mushroom
Available Cuisine: North Indian, Mughlai
Type: Veg and Non-veg
Meals Served: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Snacks, Dinner
Timings: 1.00 pm - 4.30 pm/ 6.30 pm - 11.00 pm
Address: Shop No. 11, Regal Building, Sansad Marg, Hanuman Road Area, Connaught Place, New Delhi, Delhi 110001
Cost For Two: Rs 1,600
Dhaba-The Claridges, Khan Market
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Mallikaa @imtoocheesyforyou
Dhaba- The Claridges is a perfect spot in Khan Market to satiate cravings for butter chicken. It is a high-end luxury restaurant with traditional interiors for you to enjoy North Indian cuisine with your family, friends, and loved ones. Other dishes that you can order from their menu are raan kabab, paneer tikka, balti meat, mutton seekh kebab, chicken curry, ande ki bhurji, kulfi, and kheer.
Phone Number: 01139555074
USP Dishes: Butter Chicken, Dal Makhni, Paneer Tikka, Balti Meat
Available Cuisine: North Indian
Type: Veg and Non-veg
Meals Served: Brunch, Lunch, Snacks, Dinner
Timings: 12.30 pm - 2.30 pm/ 7.00 pm - 11.30 pm
Address: The Claridges, 12, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Rd, Tees January Road Area, Motilal Nehru Marg Area, Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi 110011
Cost For Two: Rs 5,500
Goila Butter Chicken, Sohna Road
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Mallikaa @imtoocheesyforyou and Manvinder Kaur @food_nd_nature
Goila Butter Chicken is a North Indian and Mughlai chain with many outlets in Gurgaon and NCR. It has a short menu with budget-friendly prices. Not only butter chicken, but rajma chawal, chicken lababdar, paneer naan bombs, dal makhni, butter chicken biryani, butter chicken and butter paneer thali and veg coconut malai curry are also worth a try.
Phone Number: +918588887718
USP Dishes: Butter Chicken, Butter Chicken Biryani, Desi Ghee Rajma Chawal, Chicken Lababdar
Available Cuisine: North Indian, Mughlai
Type: Veg and Non-veg
Meals Served: Brunch, Lunch, Snacks, Dinner
Timings: 11.00 am - 11.00 pm
Address: Shop N0. 112 AND 113, Commercial Complex, Ss Omnia, Sector 86, Gurugram, Haryana 122005
Cost For Two: Rs 500
Kumar Hotel, Moti Nagar
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If you are looking for a budget-friendly food joint in Delhi to try butter chicken, add Kumar Hote to the list. It is a small eatery with decent sitting space. It offers quality service along with delicious delicacies. A few other dishes that you can order here are chicken Irani, paneer tikka, mutton biryani, chicken seekh roll, keema meat, saag meat, garlic naan, and kadai chaap.
Phone Number: 09911151300
USP Dishes: Butter Chicken, Paneer Tikka, Chicken Seekh Roll, Chicken Irani, Mutton Biryani
Available Cuisine: North Indian, Mughlai
Type: Veg and Non-veg
Meals Served: Lunch, Snacks, Dinner
Timings: 1.00 pm - 4.00 pm/ 7.00 pm - 11.00 pm
Address: No.A-12/12-13, New Market, near Fun Cinema, Moti Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi 110015
Cost For Two: Rs 550
Gulati Restaurant, Pandara Road
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@bhookad_delhi and Mallikaa @imtoocheesyforyou
Gulati Restaurant is a good food joint to visit with family, friends, and colleagues to celebrate an evening. It boasts a comfortable seating area and classy interiors. The place caters to choices for vegetarian and non-vegetarian diets of customers. Apart from butter chicken, you should order paneer gilafi, Punjabi malai kofta, handi gosht, shahi veg platter, neza kebab, and methi paneer.
Phone Number: 09911151300
USP Dishes: Butter Chicken, Punjabi Malai Kofta, Methi Paneer, Paneer Gilafi, Handi Gosht
Available Cuisine: North Indian, Mughlai
Type: Veg and Non-veg
Meals Served: Brunch, Lunch, Snacks, Dinner
Timings: 12.00 pm - 12.00 am
Address: 6, Pandara Road, Market, near India Gate, New Delhi, Delhi 110003
Cost For Two: Rs 2,200
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Changezi Chicken, Karol Bagh
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Bhumika @the.ultimatefoodie123
Changezi Chicken in Karol Bagh is a roadside eatery with a decent seating area. It is a budget-friendly option to relish your favourite butter chicken when you are running a little low on money. Other dishes that you can order here are Afghani chicken, spicy chicken, Mughlai chicken, dal makhni, khameri roti, firni, and butter tandoori chicken.
Phone Number: 08585979720
USP Dishes: Butter Chicken, Butter Tandoori Chicken, Firni, Afghani Chicken
Available Cuisine: North Indian
Type: Veg and Non-veg
Meals Served: Lunch, Snacks, Dinner
Timings: 2.00 pm - 11.30 pm
Address: Shop No. 1,3,5, Property No 11172/3, 11136/1 11136 to 11145, 11152/2 to 11152/6, E Park Rd, Sidipura, Karol Bagh, Delhi, 110005
Cost For Two: Rs 600
Gola Sizzlers, Khan Market
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Mallikaa @imtoocheesyforyou
Gola Sizzlers is also a popular food chain with many outlets in Delhi-NCR. It is a high-end restaurant in Khan Market which is popular among foodies for serving the creamiest butter chicken. Apart from that, customers also like to order chicken chopsuey, chilli chicken sizzler, crispy paneer sizzler, dal makhni, malai kofta, Amritsari Fish, and butter garlic prawns.
Phone Number: 01142576333
USP Dishes: Butter Chicken, Crispy Paneer Sizzler, Chicken Chopsuey, Chilli Chicken Sizzler
Available Cuisine: North Indian
Type: Veg and Non-veg
Meals Served: Brunch, Lunch, Snacks, Dinner
Timings: 12.00 pm - 12.00 am
Address: 62, Khan Market, Rabindra Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi 110003
Cost For Two: Rs 2,000