Al Jawahar, Jama Masjid
23 people recommend, 21 warn against itvia r/delhi, r/NewDelhi29 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 20 threads.
What people say, in short
Al Jawahar near Jama Masjid is a Mughlai restaurant people are split on: almost as many warn against it as recommend it. Fans single out the chicken changezi, mutton jahangiri and nihari; one prefers it to Karim's for curries, and one passes on a hard-to-please foodie's verdict that its mutton is among the best he's had. Two commenters contrast it with its pre-Covid food, one diner found the mutton korma horrible and oily, another says the place has no clue about mutton, and one disliked the bland, achaari-flavoured biryani and raita. Others call it overpriced or overrated. On nihari, one says it's what people go there for, while another calls it a slightly lesser, later-morning alternative to Haji Shabrati's.
Address
Shop no. 8, Al Jawahar Restaurant, opposite Gate No. 1, Old Delhi, Jama Masjid, Daryaganj, New Delhi, Delhi, 110006, India
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Chicken changezi, Mutton jahangiri, Nihari
- Best for
- Visitors
- Opinions divided
- Yes
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Mixedu/Mycoplasma_420 in r/delhi · Feb 2024
Rates Al Jawahar okayish.
- Caveatu/barelyliving2 in r/delhi · Dec 2023taste
Warned others off after a bad experience.
- Caveatu/Vishaljattbond in r/delhi · Sep 2026taste
Tried Al Jawahar and disliked the mutton.
- Caveatu/Awkward_Mortgage5013 in r/delhi · Dec 2023consistency
A regular says Al Jawahar's quality has declined since Covid and recommends alternatives.
- Caveatu/Glum-Highway-7403 in r/delhi · Dec 2023consistency
Says Jawahar is hype only, quality degraded.
- Recommendsu/stupiidEinstein in r/delhi · Sep 2026taste
Sends people here for the chicken changezi or nihari.
- Caveatu/viral_baba in r/delhi · Dec 2023service
Warned others off.
- Recommendsu/jawisko in r/delhi · Feb 2024taste
Says those same dishes are the best there too.
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- Caveatu/InterestingPie1782 in r/delhi · Dec 2023hygiene
Had a similar letdown: the food and service weren't up to the mark and the prices were far too high.
- Recommendsu/Astitva5ingh in r/delhi · Jul 2025
Recommends Al Jawahar near Jama Masjid for non-veg.
- Recommendsu/Playfair99999 in r/delhi · Feb 2024ambience
Suggests visiting in winter and describes the starters as spicier than Karim's.
- Caveatu/Infinite_Pattern_466 in r/delhi · Dec 2023
Says the place never appealed to them.
- Recommendsu/manofculture2303 in r/delhi · Sep 2026taste
Loved their mutton korma but notes it's very oily
- Caveatu/Dry-Condition6161 in r/delhi · Dec 2023consistency
Stopped visiting years ago and now prefers Zakir Nagar instead.
- Recommendsu/Content-Ground-9856 in r/delhi · Sep 2026taste
Relays another diner's opinion that the mutton is among the best they have had.
- Recommendsu/bloodlinemoon in r/delhi · Mar 2026taste
Lists Al Jawahar as a must-have option for nihari.
- Mixedu/gregoriofranchetti in r/delhi · Jul 2025consistency
Suggested as a later-morning alternative but described as slightly lower quality.
- Recommendsu/XUVwalebhaiya in r/delhi · Apr 2025taste
Tells a tourist to head to Old Delhi and try the kebabs here.
- Caveatu/ScentlessApprentice3 in r/delhi · Dec 2023
Warned others off after a bad experience.
- Recommendsu/Sufficient-Echo2562 in r/delhi · Sep 2026
Also suggests trying it.
- Caveatu/Annual_Vegetable5329 in r/delhi · Jul 2026hygiene
Warned others off after a bad experience.
- Recommendsu/MCPON_John-117 in r/NewDelhi · Jun 2026taste
Recommends it for the firni, and nothing else.
- Recommendsu/Business-Choice-9320 in r/delhi · Jan 2025taste
Lists it as a must-do for chicken changezi.
- Recommendsu/moonparker in r/delhi · May 2024taste
Prefers its curries to Karim's, though admits not being an Old Delhi expert.
- Caveatu/botarm in r/delhi · Mar 2024taste
Found the chicken biryani bland apart from an achaari flavour, disliked the raita, and advises against visiting.
- Caveatu/ShabbyBash in r/delhi · Dec 2023taste
Claims the restaurant does not understand mutton and points to Kareem instead.
- Recommendsu/pooja0810 in r/delhi · Dec 2023taste
Says you'll love the jahangiri, kebabs and nihari there.
- Recommendsu/unopunch in r/delhi · Dec 2023taste
Defends the food and recommends chicken changezi, mutton jahangiri and nihari, though paneer is bad.
- Caveatu/bambambigolow in r/delhi · Dec 2023consistency
Recalls enjoying it in 2009 but found the quality worse on a later visit with colleagues.
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