best restaurants in hauz khas village (2026)

tldr: hauz khas village packs around 50 restaurants, bars and cafes into a few walkable minutes, so the useful thing is not a ranking but a shortlist. naivedyam for the best cheap meal (rs 700-800 for two, south indian). coast cafe for the hkv classic and the best outdoor table. hauz khas social as the reliable all-rounder and top-ranked on tripadvisor. lama kitchen for tibetan. mia bella for a rooftop date at rs 3,500 for two. book through eazydiner - 25 percent off is common at four of these.

hauz khas village is the densest eating-and-drinking square in delhi: roughly 50 restaurants, bars, pubs and cafes, almost all within a few minutes’ walk. that density is the whole point. you do not come here for one restaurant, you come here because you can eat at one place and drink at another without getting back in a car.

it also means most “best of hkv” lists are nearly useless, because they rank fifty things that are all adjacent. what you actually need is four or five reliable addresses across price points, and the knowledge that the booking platforms discount several of them heavily.

one honest caveat on the numbers: the same restaurant shows up at different prices on zomato, eazydiner and the blogs, and most quoted figures exclude taxes and service charge. the prices below are ballpark, not menu-exact.

for the rest of the city see best restaurants in connaught place and best dhabas in delhi.

on ratings: nobody from this site has eaten at these places. the scores are composites of published write-ups and aggregate diner ratings, and verdicts are attributed to whoever made them.

the awards

• best all-rounder: hauz khas social - ranked first for hkv on tripadvisor, 4.3 from 752 reviews, rooftop is the draw
• best value: naivedyam - south indian, rs 700-800 for two, 4.5 on zomato
• best hkv classic: coast cafe - coastal and fusion, 4.4 on tripadvisor, and the outdoor seating is the best table in the village
• best tibetan: lama kitchen - mutton sausages, 4.2-4.3 across 3,500+ ratings
• best date rooftop: mia bella - bruschettas and sangria, open to 1 am
• best place to work: kunzum travel cafe - 4.4 from 89 reviews, cheapest bracket, built for sitting and reading
• best group venue: downtown village - 4.5 from 4,379 ratings, open to 1 am, rs 2,400 for two
• priciest: mia bella at around rs 3,500 for two
• most price-complained-about: imperfecto - 4.0 from 8,277 ratings and a rooftop, but reviewers regularly flag the pricing

the full list

the food picks

1. coast cafe

the hkv classic, and the one with the most-wanted table in the village. rated 4.4 on tripadvisor across around 196 reviews, it does coastal and fusion indian in a space built for photographs - but the reason to push for the outdoor seating is that it is genuinely the best spot here.

what to order: appam, malabar paranthas, and the tiramisu.

practical: open noon to midnight. 2nd floor, h-2 aurobindo marg, above ogaan. around rs 1,600 for two, listed at rs 2,000 for two on eazydiner with 25 percent off via payeazy.

rating: 8.5/10

2. hauz khas social

the reliable one, and the top-ranked hkv restaurant on tripadvisor at 4.3 from 752 reviews. zomato has it at 4.5 across a deliberately sprawling menu - north indian, chinese, mexican, fusion, bar food, pizza, korean. the rooftop is what reviewers consistently mention.

practical: opens 11 am. rs 1,600 for two on eazydiner, rs 2,000 on zomato. 25 percent off via payeazy is commonly available.

who it suits: groups who cannot agree on a cuisine, and anyone who wants a safe bet.

rating: 8.5/10

3. naivedyam

the best cheap meal in hauz khas village and the one that quietly outranks most of the expensive rooftops. pure south indian, 4.5 on zomato, around rs 700-800 for two, open 10 am to 11 pm. recommended for budget-friendly rates and genuinely good south indian cooking, and it works for a family dinner in a way most of hkv does not.

what to order: dahi idli, mysore rava dosa.

rating: 8.5/10

4. lama kitchen (himalayan cook house)

nepalese, tibetan and chinese, rated 4.2 on zomato and 4.3 on justdial from more than 3,500 ratings. around rs 1,500-1,600 for two with a flat 15 percent off commonly on offer, open until roughly 11:15 pm. reviewers specifically push the mutton sausages.

rating: 8/10

cafes and lighter stops

• kunzum travel cafe - 4.4 from 89 reviews, cheapest bracket. a mini cafe that is actually good for sitting, reading and working, which almost nothing else in hkv is.
• the tea room from blossom kochhar - cosy, with vegan smoothies. order the mini pancakes and the south indian filter coffee. 9:30 am to 8:30 pm, around rs 950 for two. reviewers describe it as a cute coffee and tea place and notably cheap.
• fika coffee co. - 4.0, coffee plus pizza and momos, around rs 850 for two, opens 9 am.
• elma’s bakery - 3.9 from 116 reviews. one reviewer’s carrot cake verdict is the main thing on record.

bars and rooftops

downtown village is the strongest of them on ratings - 4.5 from 4,379 ratings, open until 1 am, around rs 2,400 for two. hauz khas official is the cheap-pint option at around rs 199 a pint and rs 1,800 for two with alcohol, at 28, 1st floor hkv, opening at noon. imperfecto has the rooftop and 4.0 from 8,277 ratings, open to midnight at around rs 2,600 for two, but reviewers regularly flag the price. the record room sits at 3.9, around rs 2,600 for two or rs 1,400 on eazydiner with 25 percent off.

mia bella is the date pick rather than a drinking one - rooftop, romantic, bruschettas and sangria, 4.1 on zomato, open 11 am to 1 am, around rs 3,500 for two and the most expensive address here.

group packages, which are how hkv prices large bookings: the bunk house rs 1,200 mocktails package, my bar grill rs 1,150, hkv bar exchange rs 1,000, mafioso rs 1,050, vapour bar exchange rs 1,495.

tips

• book online before you arrive. 25 percent off via payeazy is commonly available at coast cafe, naivedyam, hauz khas social and matchbox, with 20 percent plus bank offers at lake view bistro and a flat 15 percent at lama kitchen. walking in is the expensive way to eat here.
• eat cheap, drink expensive. naivedyam at rs 700-800 for two followed by a rooftop drink costs less than dinner at the rooftop and is better food.
• order food before the bars get late. 1 am closings are common but delhi kitchens wind down well before that.
• push for coast cafe’s outdoor table. it is the one seat in hkv worth planning around.
• the density is the feature. around 50 venues within a few minutes’ walk means you should plan two or three stops, not one.
• treat all quoted prices as ballpark. the same restaurant appears at different prices across zomato, eazydiner and blogs, and taxes and service charge are usually excluded.
• kunzum is the only place to work. if you need wifi and a table for two hours rather than a meal, that is the address.

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