10 eateries you need to check out in Nizamuddin right away!

Delhi has a connection with street food that goes back hundreds of years in history. From the lanes of Chandni Chowk to the streets of Hauz Khas, the capital city of India has been a heavenly abode for all the food lovers. There is a popular belief that Purani Dilli houses the best of street food. However, much before the streets of Old Delhi, lies a much broader lane that's less noisy and overcrowded at all the times - Hazrat Nizamuddin. It's a place that houses the popular Nizamuddin Dargah, where you can find eternal peace. Not just that, Nizamuddin is also popular for its relevance to the Mughlai food and architecture, because of which several Bollywood films have been shot here. The place is lit up every Thursday evening with qawwalis and songs at every nook and corner, which can give you real happiness. The food that you get here can give you the authentic feel of the Mughal era. From mutton biryani to varieties of kebabs and mutton kofta to mutton chops, you can find a lot of dishes in the narrow lanes of Nizamuddin market. We are sure that reading this itself brings water in your mouth and very rightly so. So, this weekend take a metro ride to Nizamuddin and check out these 10 eateries, where the food will provide you with a dining experience like none other.

Situated near the Dargah, this 40-year old restaurant attracts many food lovers. Try their shami kebab, mutton tikka and chicken kebab and be assured to have tasted one of the best kebabs. The crispy kebabs will melt inside your mouth as soon as you take the first bite, and you will relish a burst of flavours that will leave an impression that will not be forgotten for a long time.

The infamous Hussaini Hotel is one of the most well-known places in Nizamuddin. Featured in the popular Hindi movie Rockstar, this place has one of the best Nihari and Tandoori Rotis that too at very cheap prices. Special Biryani is also prepared every Thursday and Sunday, and the kormas, koftas and the chaap are worth dying for!

For delicious and melt-in-your-mouth snacks, you must visit this place that smells of kebabs. The large variety of the menu gives you a lot of options to choose from. If you are a vegetarian, don't be disappointed as it has some good vegetarian kebabs as well.

If you are a hygiene freak and cannot afford to pose a risk to your health with roadside eateries, head to Al-Quresh which will give you a healthy dining experience. This air-conditioned restaurant has a proper seating arrangement for fine dining and is best known for its kormas and gravy dishes. The main dishes of this place are just amazing and worth a try.

Popularly known as ZeN, this restaurant has a variety of kebabs and is run by 11 women. All these women are from Nizamuddin Basti, which is 700-year old and has a culinary heritage. They even have a good variety for all the vegetarians with paneer tikka, soya kebab and Hara Bhara kebab.

With a unique menu for lunch and dinner, this eatery has a mouth-watering variety of tikkas and kebabs. With a nominal price, this eatery serves the right amount of food that will satiate your cravings. The seekh kebabs are lip-smacking and unmatched by any other.

Let your diet take a back seat for a day and indulge in the sweets made in this shop that will burst with flavours in your mouth, and make for the perfect dessert after a hearty meal. When you visit here you cannot miss the scrumptious imartis that will satiate all your sweet cravings for a long time.

One cannot talk about Mughlai food and not mention biryani. The long grains of rice cooked to perfection in a mix of aromatic spices and topped with tender pieces of meat or poultry are just too tasty to say no to! And this place specialises in chicken and mutton biryani which is so aromatic that the smell will invite you to try a plate even if you did not want to do so. However, once you try it, you will never regret the tasteful experience.

Even if you are not a sweet dish enthusiast or a dessert person, the kheer from Nasir is a must-try for everyone. Served in little earthen pots, the sweet dishes made in this shop cannot be found anywhere else and will leave a long-lasting impression on your taste buds.

This famous restaurant specialises in the Mughal dishes of Nihari, Nalli Nihari and Khameeri rotis. The restaurant serves the best and authentic Mughlai dishes and has to be visited when in Nizamuddin.