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City guide · Delhi, India · 2026

Delhi in 3 days: itinerary and top spots

Updated · 23 spots · open in 2025–26

Delhi, India. From 23 spots whose locations we've checked, we picked a full 3-day route (not counting arrival and departure days) and the top 8 in each category. The areas you'll keep coming back to: Old Delhi · Near Connaught Place · Chandni Chowk.

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🗺️ A 3-day route

Each day: two sights, one meal, one hot spot and one evening stop, grouped by neighbourhood so you can walk from one to the next.

Day 1 about 6h 20m at the stops, plus travel

  1. Morning
    Red FortOld Delhi🏛️ Sight

    Mughal citadel; closed Mondays, buying tickets online is faster

  2. Lunch
    Old Famous Jalebi WalaChandni Chowk🍜 Food

    Frying jalebis since 1884; eat them hot

  3. Afternoon
    Chandni ChowkOld Delhi✨ Hot spot

    Mughal-era bazaar street; tour the lanes by cycle rickshaw, mind your bag

  4. Late afternoon
    Jama MasjidOld Delhi🏛️ Sight

    One of India's largest mosques; no tourists at prayer time, minaret climb extra

  5. Evening
    Connaught PlaceConnaught Place🌙 Night

    Colonial ring of arcades; evening restaurants and bars, easy metro access

Day 2 about 5h 15m at the stops, plus travel

  1. Morning
    Qutub MinarMehrauli🏛️ Sight

    About 73m red sandstone minaret; UNESCO site, best photos early morning

  2. Lunch
    Moti Mahal, DaryaganjDaryaganj🍜 Food

    Opened 1947 and credited with butter chicken and tandoori; busy evenings

  3. Afternoon
    Khari BaoliOld Delhi✨ Hot spot

    One of Asia's biggest spice markets; peek down from the rooftops

  4. Late afternoon
    Raj GhatYamuna riverside🏛️ Sight

    Memorial where Gandhi was cremated; free, remove shoes

  5. Evening
    India GateKartavya Path🌙 Night

    WWI memorial arch; evening crowds when it lights up, free

Day 3 about 6h at the stops, plus travel

  1. Morning
    Humayun's TombNizamuddin🏛️ Sight

    Mughal garden tomb called a prototype of the Taj; red stone glows near sunset

  2. Lunch
    Karim'sLanes by Jama Masjid🍜 Food

    Mughlai restaurant since 1913; mutton curries and kebabs, busy around lunch

  3. Afternoon
    Khan MarketKhan Market✨ Hot spot

    Upmarket enclave of bookshops, cafés and boutiques; walk on to Lodhi Garden

  4. Late afternoon
    Lodhi GardenLodhi Road🏛️ Sight

    Park dotted with 15th-century tombs; free, join the morning walkers

  5. Evening
    Hauz Khas VillageHauz Khas🌙 Night

    Cafés and bars by a lake and ruins; sunset walk then a rooftop dinner

🍜 Where to eat in Delhi: top 8

Specific restaurants, markets and food halls. Where there are queues, go right after opening.

  1. Karim'sLanes by Jama MasjidIn the route

    Mughlai restaurant since 1913; mutton curries and kebabs, busy around lunch

  2. Paranthe Wali GaliChandni Chowk

    Lane of fried parathas with shops dating to the 1800s; vegetarian only

  3. Moti Mahal, DaryaganjDaryaganjIn the route

    Opened 1947 and credited with butter chicken and tandoori; busy evenings

  4. Indian Coffee HouseConnaught Place

    Cooperative café unchanged since the 1950s; cheap coffee and dosa

  5. Old Famous Jalebi WalaChandni ChowkIn the route

    Frying jalebis since 1884; eat them hot

✨ Delhi hot spots: top 8

Trendy neighbourhoods, cafés, photo spots and complexes for the daytime.

  1. Chandni ChowkOld DelhiIn the route

    Mughal-era bazaar street; tour the lanes by cycle rickshaw, mind your bag

  2. Khari BaoliOld DelhiIn the route

    One of Asia's biggest spice markets; peek down from the rooftops

  3. Dilli Haat INAINA

    Fair of crafts and food from every state; small entry fee, haggle on souvenirs

  4. Khan MarketKhan MarketIn the route

    Upmarket enclave of bookshops, cafés and boutiques; walk on to Lodhi Garden

🌙 Delhi at night: top 8

Bars, izakaya and night views — one to end the evening.

  1. India GateKartavya PathIn the route

    WWI memorial arch; evening crowds when it lights up, free

  2. Connaught PlaceConnaught PlaceIn the route

    Colonial ring of arcades; evening restaurants and bars, easy metro access

  3. Hauz Khas VillageHauz KhasIn the route

    Cafés and bars by a lake and ruins; sunset walk then a rooftop dinner

🏛️ Top sights in Delhi

The places most first-timers don’t want to miss. Add a day in the app for the ones not in the route.

  1. Red FortOld DelhiIn the route

    Mughal citadel; closed Mondays, buying tickets online is faster

  2. Jama MasjidOld DelhiIn the route

    One of India's largest mosques; no tourists at prayer time, minaret climb extra

  3. Qutub MinarMehrauliIn the route

    About 73m red sandstone minaret; UNESCO site, best photos early morning

  4. Humayun's TombNizamuddinIn the route

    Mughal garden tomb called a prototype of the Taj; red stone glows near sunset

  5. Lotus TempleKalkaji

    Lotus-shaped Baháʼí temple; free, closed Mondays, silence inside

  6. Swaminarayan AkshardhamNear Patparganj

    Vast Hindu temple complex; phones and bags must be checked in, closed Mondays

  7. Gurudwara Bangla SahibNear Connaught Place

    Sikh temple; free head coverings and a free community kitchen meal

  8. Raj GhatYamuna riversideIn the route

    Memorial where Gandhi was cremated; free, remove shoes

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