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Best Restaurants for Brunch in New Delhi (2026)
Sunday brunch · New Delhi · 6 rooms ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published June 10, 2024 · Updated June 12, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
AnnaMaya lays out a market of live counters every Sunday in Aerocity, and across town Olive sets its tables under banyan trees by the Qutub Minar. Delhi treats Sunday brunch as a long hotel affair, bottomless and unhurried rather than a quick plate of eggs. These six, ranked, are where to spend a slow weekend morning.
1.AnnaMaya, Andaz Delhi
Delhi's most talked-about Sunday brunch, an Artisan Market of live counters and farm produce from noon to 4pm; book ahead.
AnnaMaya runs from the 24-hour foodhall at Andaz Delhi in Aerocity, and its Sunday Artisan Market Brunch is the city's busiest weekend table. The spread runs healthy bowls, farm-to-table plates and bottomless desserts across live counters, with packages from about INR 2,300 for food and soft drinks up to INR 5,400 with wine, beer and champagne.
The room is bright and convivial, built for groups and celebrations, with an attached market selling spices, tea and produce from artisan partners. Reserve through the hotel or EazyDiner for the noon-to-4pm Sunday service, and pace yourself across the counters.
2.Olive Bar & Kitchen
A white courtyard under banyan trees by the Qutub Minar, with a Mediterranean Sunday brunch made to order; reserve the terrace.
Olive Bar & Kitchen sits in a restored Mehrauli villa near the Qutub Minar, and its Sunday brunch is a Delhi institution. Salads, pasta, risotto, wood-fired pizza and dessert come made to order, with all-you-can-drink packages landing around INR 4,000 to 5,000 per head for the long afternoon sitting.
The setting is the draw, a pebbled white courtyard under old banyan trees and a tree-top terrace bar with the Qutub in view. Book the terrace for a weekend table, and treat the brunch as the slow three-hour affair it is built to be.
3.Sevilla, The Claridges
A Spanish garden brunch of tapas, paella and sangria at one of Lutyens Delhi's grandest hotels; reserve the garden table.
Sevilla is the Spanish room at The Claridges on Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Road, reopened with a brunch of tapas, paellas and signature sangrias. The Claridges also runs a wider Sunday garden brunch pulling dishes from its restaurants, with European, Oriental and Indian counters and a martini bar, typically around INR 3,500 to 5,000 per head.
The setting is a planted garden behind one of Lutyens Delhi's grandest hotels, calm and green behind the hotel's colonial frontage. Reserve the garden table for the Sunday service and start with the tapas before the paella arrives.
4.Le Cirque, The Leela Palace
A formal Franco-Italian room high in the Leela with city views, reopened in a new avatar; book the weekend table.
Le Cirque sits high in The Leela Palace in Chanakyapuri, the Delhi outpost of the New York name, recently returned in an all-new avatar. The kitchen plates a refined Franco-Italian menu with an extensive wine list, and weekend service is the dressed-up option among the city's brunches, with plates and set menus running well above INR 4,000 per head.
The room is plush and quiet, with views over the diplomatic enclave, a step up in formality from the garden crowd. Reserve the weekend table through the hotel and lean on the wine list across the meal.
5.San Gimignano, The Imperial
A classic Italian room with a garden terrace at Lutyens Delhi's grand Imperial hotel; book the weekend lunch.
San Gimignano is the long-running Italian restaurant at The Imperial on Janpath, set off the lobby with a planted garden terrace. The kitchen cooks classic regional Italian with a weekend Italian spread, antipasti through pasta and mains, with plates and menus generally INR 3,000 to 5,000 per head in one of Delhi's grandest hotels.
The terrace is the table to ask for, shaded and quiet off the Lutyens-era corridors. Reserve the weekend slot through the hotel and order broadly across the antipasti and pasta.
6.Cafe Lota
Regional Indian plates in a garden courtyard at the Crafts Museum, the best dry-brunch room in the city; walk in early.
Cafe Lota sits inside the National Crafts Museum off Bhairon Marg, an open-air courtyard serving contemporary regional Indian food. The menu runs from Uttarakhand's bhatt ki churkani to palak patta chaat and artisanal teas and coffees, with most plates around INR 400 to 700, a relaxed daytime table rather than a hotel buffet.
The setting is shaded and green among the museum grounds, an easy and affordable weekend stop with no bar. Come early on a weekend morning before the tables fill, and order across the regional small plates.
Not for everyone
Famous, but not actually brunch
Indian Accent, The Lodhi. Manish Mehrotra's modern-Indian flagship is one of the city's best meals, but it runs lunch and dinner rather than a weekend brunch. Book it for an evening tasting menu, not a Sunday morning.
Bukhara, ITC Maurya. The legendary North-West Frontier grill is a dinner-and-lunch destination for dal Bukhara and kebabs, not a brunch room. Save it for an evening of tandoor rather than a morning plate.
Perch Wine & Coffee Bar. The Khan Market wine bar is a fine all-day stop for a glass and a light plate, but it is a cafe-bar rather than a sit-down brunch service. Come for an afternoon glass, not a full weekend spread.
How to brunch well in New Delhi
Delhi's best brunches split between the hotels and the gardens. Aerocity and the Lutyens five-stars (The Claridges, The Imperial, The Leela) run the big Sunday buffets and set tables, while Mehrauli and the Crafts Museum offer the green, open-air alternative. Most sit a short cab ride apart rather than in one walkable district, so plan around one venue per morning.
The hotel rooms fill their Sunday tables fast, so reserve ahead at AnnaMaya, Sevilla, Le Cirque and San Gimignano rather than walk up. For an easier, lower-cost morning, Cafe Lota takes the pressure off a late start, and Olive rewards an early terrace booking before the long afternoon sitting begins.
Frequently asked
Where is the best Sunday brunch in New Delhi?
AnnaMaya at Andaz Delhi in Aerocity runs the city's most talked-about Sunday brunch, an Artisan Market spread of live counters and farm produce from noon to 4pm. For a relaxed garden setting, Olive Bar & Kitchen in Mehrauli sets its Sunday brunch under banyan trees near the Qutub Minar.
Which New Delhi brunch is best with a group?
AnnaMaya at Andaz Delhi is the easiest for a large table, a buzzing all-day foodhall with live counters and tiered drinks packages. Sevilla at The Claridges is the other group pick, with its garden Sunday brunch pulling dishes from across the hotel's restaurants.
Do you need a reservation for brunch in Delhi?
Yes at the hotel rooms. AnnaMaya, Sevilla, Le Cirque and San Gimignano all fill their Sunday tables early, so book ahead through the hotel or EazyDiner rather than walk up. Cafe Lota and Olive are easier, though Olive's Sunday brunch still rewards a reservation.
What is a good upscale brunch in New Delhi?
Le Cirque at The Leela Palace runs the most formal weekend table, a Franco-Italian room with city views. San Gimignano at The Imperial is the other dressed-up pick, an Italian brunch in one of Lutyens Delhi's grandest hotels.
Where can I brunch without alcohol in Delhi?
Cafe Lota at the National Crafts Museum is the best dry-brunch room, serving regional Indian plates in a garden courtyard with artisanal teas and coffees rather than a bar. AnnaMaya also offers a soft-beverage package for its Sunday brunch.
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