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Old Delhi kitchen · Since 1987

Slow-cooked nihari, coal-fired kebabs and dal that simmers for eighteen hours. Recipes from three generations, served the way our grandmother plated them.

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275Dishes on the carte
18 hrsDal on the coals
4.8 / 52,140 reviews
Our story

A small kitchen in Chandni Chowk, still cooking on coal.

Nani opened Zaika with six tables and one handi of nihari. The handi is still here. So are the copper degs, the clay tandoor and the habit of grinding every masala by hand each morning.

39Years open
275Dishes on the carte
1,200+Plates every weekend
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Plates we're known for

Good food is patience you can taste. We never rush the handi, and we never will.
Rukhsana Begum · Head chef, third generation
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Walk-ins welcome, but weekends fill by 8 pm. Groups above ten, please call +91 98100 45210.

Mon – Thu12:00 – 23:30
Fri – Sun12:00 – 00:30