Karim's, Old Delhi
25 people recommend, 14 warn against itcounted across its outletsvia r/delhi, r/NewDelhi30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 30 threads.
What people say, in short
Karim's has several Delhi branches; this is the one near Jama Masjid in Old Delhi. Diners single out the chicken jahangiri, seekh kebabs, mutton burrah and nihari. Several call it overrated; one describes it as inconsistent, another finds menu items hit or miss, and one calls the mutton qorma excessively oily. One diner was put off returning to Old Delhi but found other outlets okay, and one found late-night options limited. Two commenters rate the branch at the India Islamic Cultural Centre on Lodhi Road highly, and another sends people there for mutton. In 2023 one commenter said only the Nizamuddin branch made authentic butter chicken, and another replied that it had closed.
Address
Karim Hotel, 16, Gali Kababian, Old Delhi, Jama Masjid, Daryaganj, Delhi, 110006, India
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Chicken jahangiri, Seekh kebabs, Mutton burrah
- 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.
- Recommendsu/Rockfella27 in r/delhi · Feb 2024taste
Suggests chicken jahangiri with roti there.
- Caveatu/nayaaccount786 in r/delhi · Dec 2023price
Says the mutton biryani costs far more than it used to and now tastes ordinary, like pulao with mutton pieces dropped on top.
- Caveatu/Glum-Highway-7403 in r/delhi · Dec 2023consistency
Says Karim's is just hype now.
- Recommendsu/stupiidEinstein in r/delhi · Sep 2026
Advises going to Karim's on Lodhi Road for mutton
- Recommendsu/jawisko in r/delhi · Feb 2024taste
Says those are its best dishes; rest not special.
- Caveatu/Cerealfeeder in r/delhi · Feb 2024taste
Worst non-veg they and friends ever ate there.
- Caveatu/Crafty_Key_2743 in r/delhi · Sep 2026hygiene
Jokes that their qorma is excessively oily.
- Caveatu/kg005 in r/NewDelhi · Jun 2026taste
Calls Karim's pure trash and says most Old Delhi food is bad.
Show all 30 cited comments
- Recommendsu/NanditaChopra234 in r/delhi · Jul 2025
Recommended for non-vegetarian food.
- Caveatu/AquabeeK_ in r/delhi · Dec 2023consistency
Feels the food used to be good but has declined, and criticises the service as the worst.
- Recommendsu/North-Treat-2092 in r/NewDelhi · Apr 2026
Named the branch at the India Islamic Cultural Centre when someone visiting Delhi for the first time asked for the best food spots.
- Mixedu/canismajoris117 in r/delhi · Nov 2025
Agreed it is overhyped but not the worst; had a better experience
- Recommendsu/SingleGuy404 in r/delhi · Feb 2025
Lists it among top places they have personally tried.
- Mixedu/Playfair99999 in r/delhi · Feb 2024
Decent but hyped because of its history.
- Recommendsu/Interesting-Bag5177 in r/delhi · Oct 2026taste
Specifically recommends the nahari from Karim's at Jama Masjid.
- Mixedu/jaywalkerr in r/delhi · Sep 2026hygiene
Says the Old Delhi branch put them off returning; other Karim's branches they visited seemed okay.
- Caveatu/BabeyBabeyUgh in r/delhi · Jun 2026consistency
Former mainstay that nobody talks about anymore.
- Caveatu/Low_Adeptness_8063 in r/delhi · Nov 2025
Called it the worst and very overrated
- Mixedu/Always-awkward-2221 in r/delhi · Jun 2025consistency
Says items can be hit or miss, but the sheermal, kebab and burra combo never disappoints.
- Recommendsu/Vlad_Bagina67 in r/delhi · Jun 2025taste
Claims no one makes better seekh kababs and mutton burrah than Karim's.
- Recommendsu/XUVwalebhaiya in r/delhi · Apr 2025taste
Recommends trying their mutton dishes, calls it delicious.
- Recommendsu/jabberpop in r/delhi · Oct 2024
Says they visited Karim's following a podcast recommendation.
- Recommendsu/9999999967 in r/delhi · Mar 2024taste
Says non-vegetarians must try the nihari at this Old Delhi institution.
- Recommendsu/LowPressure9669 in r/delhi · Nov 2025
Calls it the best non-veg place in Delhi.
- Recommendsu/Mysterious_Print9054 in r/delhi · Feb 2025taste
Lists it among favourite spots in the lanes near Jama Masjid.
- Recommendsu/notyourregularindian in r/delhi · Dec 2024
Suggests lunch at Karim's during an Old Delhi day.
- Recommendsu/honeyhunter98 in r/delhi · Mar 2024
Advises buying anything there, implying everything is good.
- Recommendsu/someonenoo in r/delhi · Feb 2024
Says Karim's outlets in mall food courts are pretty good.
- Recommendsu/kk8712 in r/delhi · Dec 2023
Says Karim's next door is much better.
- Caveatu/AWholeNewWoooorld in r/delhi · Dec 2023value
Famous chicken dish and biryani were awful, tiny servings and outrageously expensive.
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