New Delhi Darbar Restaurant

Our restaurant is located at the Main Chowk in Nowpora, Srinagar, right in the Khayam area. It's a place where we cook the kind of food we grew up with. We have a lot of traditional dishes on the menu. The kitchen stays busy from morning until late at night. You can usually smell the meat grilling from down the street. We have some seating inside, but it fills up fast during the dinner rush. We don't have a lot of decorations on the walls, just some plain tables and chairs. People come here for the food, not for the atmosphere. It’s a noisy, lively spot because the chowk is always full of traffic. We serve a lot of locals and sometimes tourists who are passing through Nowpora. The staff is mostly family or guys from the neighborhood. We don't use any fancy techniques, just the big pots and a hot flame. Sometimes we run out of certain items if the market didn't have what we needed that morning. We just tell folks what's fresh today. It’s a busy life running a kitchen in Srinagar, but we’ve been at it for years. We try to keep the prices fair so everyone can come in for a meal. It's just a regular restaurant where you get a full plate and a glass of water. We roll down the big metal door at night once the last customer leaves and we've cleaned up the floor.