Spice Route: The Spice Route at The Imperial hotel offers high-quality Thai and South Asian food. The restaurant is adorned with antique wooden pillars and panels. The tangy piquant vegetables stews, and oriental salads are particularly recommended.

La Rochelle: Attached to The Oberoi hotel, La Rochelle is the finest French restaurant in Delhi, with prices to match. Specialties include tart of escargot, pan-roast rack of lamb roasted morel mushroom, and pan-fried trout meuniere. It also has the most interesting wine list in Delhi, although a bottle of moderate 1999 claret costs Rs3000.

Baan Thai: Baan Thai offers exquisite Thai cuisine– some of the best in Delhi – served in fashionable surroundings. The ingredients are fresh and the sauces light yet pungent. Diners at this restaurant in The Oberoi hotel sit on the floor with their feet in a pit under the table. There are, however, standard tables and chairs for the less adventurous.

House of Ming: House of Ming, in the Taj Mahal Hotel, is one of Delhi's best restaurants offering genuine Chinese food – distinct from the (delicious) Indian version of it. The Seafood is a specialty worth trying.

Bukhara Restaurant: The Bukhara in the Maurya Sheraton is widely known as the best place for Mughal and North-West Frontier specialties in Delhi. The food is delicious and lives up to its reputation - one highly recommended dish is the kastoori kebab, while the delicious dal makes a splendid addition to any meal.