On the occasion of Navroz, which is the Iranian new year, we bring you here the best options of Parsi cuisine from all over Delhi.

Rustom’s Parsi Bhonu

Where: Delhi Parsi Anjuman, BahadurShah Zafar Road, Opposite Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Near Maulana Azad Medical College Campus, Delhi

Offering one of a kind dining experience, Rustom’s Parsi Bhonu, serves Parsi delicacies beyond the popular favourites- Dhansak and Salli Boti. Instead, it tries to focus on the rich culinary diversity of Parsi cuisine. The menu is all about revisiting old favourites and forgotten recipes and introducing these age-old elements to the new generations, especially the lesser-known Parsi delights. While Parsi food is all about their love for eggs and non-veg food, vegetarians don’t really have to go on a search hunt for another place. Because they ensure that vegetarians are not alienated with their focused and researched approach to meat-free dishes.

Soda Bottle Opener Wala 

Where: Multiple outlets in Delhi-NCR.

A renowned franchise, Soda bottle opener Wala, with its multiple outlets in Delhi and NCR, is purely dedicated to the cause of parsi food.  Parsi cuisine is the heart and soul of SodaBottleOpenerWala, it’s every inch a loving tribute to this wonderful heritage. Its affordability makes it more interesting. Find joy in that old gramophone and that age-old telephone tucked into that corner. Food comes in an innovative display of tiffin boxes, old milk bottles, cake pan and skillets. For the starters, one can begin with the Raspberry soda awaiting for chilli cheese pav, chicken baida roti, tareli machi, Parsi style jumbo prawn, vada pav, bhuna chicken sandwich, chicken cutlis pav, crispy corn & bhel, mutton keema puff and chicken farcha. The wide range of main course offerings include paatra ni macchi, paneer Sanju baba, bambaiyya chicken biryani, breach candy awesome okra, salli mutton, vegetable berry pulao, dhansak, bharuchi paneer akuri, squid & prawn patio, tarela rainbow trout, goan choriz pav, Goan mushroom curry and khattu meethu pumpkin. While deciding on the menu and waiting for your order, take insights into the delightful décor emphasising traditional Parsi heritage through brightly painted walls, covered with vintage family photographs, old advertisements and furniture pieces.

Monkey Bar

Where: Vasant Kunj

 If you don’t want to try the basic/ethnic flavours of Parsi food, then this restaurant in Vasant Kunj is your destination. Monkey bar- just like the trickling motion of a monkey, it will offer you some blend of cuisines. The Parsi cuisine here is limited, but it does have a great Berry Pulao. 

Nooshe Joon 

Where: Block I, Lajpat Nagar II, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi- 110024

If you live nearby Central Market,  are a kebab fan and drool over pulao too, but don’t want to go searching for good options for satiating your cravings. Then, we have got you sorted. With Nooshe Joon, one of the best Parsi restaurants in Delhi, you can put an end to your pulao and kabab cravings. The best part is their ‘one-meter’ and ‘one-diameter’ kebab platters! The platter is all- capable of fulfilling your belly, and yet it is as authentic as it can be. They have an entire section in the menu dedicated to Iranian kebabs, which are authentic, tender and succulent.

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