Bagels in Delhi?

namaste_cat · Jul 2nd, 2009, 00:29

My American spawn are feeling a bit homesick, and whining for bagels. Their fav is whole-wheat cinnamon raisin, but I think we'd be ok with any bagels that even come close

We'll be in Ladakh and then in Srinagar, Pehalgam, and a few other places in Kashmir. I'm assuming no hope of finding bagels there, so perhaps when we get to Delhi...

Any location is fine, but as close to Golf Links or Jor Bagh would be wonderful. Thanks in advance!

curtdfw · Jul 2nd, 2009, 01:31

Don't get your hopes up, but you might try Steakhouse in Jor Bagh market -- they're way at the back. Don't recall the bagel situation, but they do usually carry Jelly Belly jelly beans, which may help.

http://www.grapevine.in/post/239101

Found this on the web but have never been there:
http://delhi.burrp.com/listing/baker...ed-moon-bakery

Other possibilities are Le Marche in Basant Lok and their smaller sister shops Sugar & Spice, with locations in Khan Market, Galleria in Gurgaon, and maybe elsewhere. Last but not least, there's a high-end bakery in the Oberoi with many specialty breads though, again, I don't recall bagels.

dillichaat · Jul 2nd, 2009, 12:34

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whole-wheat cinnamon raisin

How long have they been here? (rant modus on)

One year I've been here without decent bread/bagels/donuts

one year!

No bagels in the steak house, of that I'm sure, at least not last week. If you don't want to trek to Gurgaon (see Curtdfw's post) I think your best bet would be the international hotels. There's the Oberoi for one and I know that the Imperial has a terrific bakery, just found out 2 days ago that they make some top-quality European breads.

If you're in Delhi on a sunday and feel the need to splurge, check out the Imperial's sunday brunch...delicious!

AwayFromHome · Jul 2nd, 2009, 13:21

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Originally Posted by dillichaat

If you're in Delhi on a sunday and feel the need to splurge, check out the Imperial's sunday brunch...delicious!

I'm interested - what kind of brunch is it?

dillichaat · Jul 2nd, 2009, 13:53

Ok, please feel free to delete if this is seen as publicity, that's not my intention.

Basically they have different parts:
- Bread rolls, croissants, pastry
- Sushi bar with different rolls
- Selection of cheeses (Brie, Emmental, Gruyère,...)
- Some salads and cold cuts (salmon, tuna steak, papaya salad, vegetable salads)
- Hot dishes, Indian and European, veg&non veg (my best guess would be about 6 european dishes and 10 Indian cuisine, might be off a bit)
- A terrific dessert selection with ice cream, chocolate mousse, fruit cake, fruit pastries, crème brûlée...)

Price is 2400 INR, all in (food), every sunday from 12:00 on.

I also tried the Shangri-La, price about the same but the food's just a tad less interesting imho, except for the cheeses (better selection). At Shangri-la you can get unlimited champagne for 600 Rs more. Last year it was Veuve Clicquot but people got wise, the accounting dept got wind and they switched to less expensive bubbles

Prices are higher than Indian brunch options but for me, with my craving for home food, it's worth every rupee. I also heard that the Leela in Gurgaon will be starting brunch from next week on. Will give them a shot after I return because I stayed their for a pre-opening tryout and the breakfast was truly stunning.

Bon appétit

AwayFromHome · Jul 2nd, 2009, 13:57

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Originally Posted by dillichaat

Ok, please feel free to delete if this is seen as publicity, that's not my intention.

Basically they have different parts:
- Bread rolls, croissants, pastry
- Sushi bar with different rolls
- Selection of cheeses (Brie, Emmental, Gruyère,...)
- Some salads and cold cuts (salmon, tuna steak, papaya salad, vegetable salads)
- Hot dishes, Indian and European, veg&non veg (my best guess would be about 6 european dishes and 10 Indian cuisine, might be off a bit)
- A terrific dessert selection with ice cream, chocolate mousse, fruit cake, fruit pastries, crème brûlée...)

Price is 2400 INR, all in (food), every sunday from 12:00 on.

I also tried the Shangri-La, price about the same but the food's just a tad less interesting imho, except for the cheeses (better selection). At Shangri-la you can get unlimited champagne for 600 Rs more. Last year it was Veuve Clicquot but people got wise, the accounting dept got wind and they switched to less expensive bubbles

Prices are higher than Indian brunch options but for me, with my craving for home food, it's worth every rupee. I also heard that the Leela in Gurgaon will be starting brunch from next week on. Will give them a shot after I return because I stayed their for a pre-opening tryout and the breakfast was truly stunning.

Bon appétit

Thanks so much for the details. Once Mrs. AWH gets back from the US, the Imperial is due a visit.
And also, thanks for the heads up on the Leela.

namaste_cat · Jul 2nd, 2009, 23:06

Wow, dillichaat, that Imperial brunch sounds pretty impressive! I bet we'd love that. Talk about great timing. Although we'll only be in Delhi for 2.5 days, it includes Sunday July 19, so we can make it to the brunch. Yay! You're my children's new hero

curtdfw, I'm not far from Le Marche so will try that, then Sugar & Spice b/c seems like they have other goodies (thanks for the link) we miss e.g. cheese.

AFH - you mentioned in another thread about not eating pork in India. We had decided that pretty much, then we caved when we saw bacon at breakfast. Thankfully we lived to tell the tale

Not sure we'll do pork again though <gulp>

Thank you all so much for your suggestions

Much appreciated. I normally tell these 2 to suck it up and appreciate what they can get here vs what is not available. What fun would the world be if we were all homogenized, right? But sometimes one just has a craving, so thanks for understanding.

Thoughtcrimes · Jul 3rd, 2009, 06:44

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Originally Posted by dillichaat

Price is 2400 INR, all

To eat "brunch" in India

?

Hard to imagine missing Western-style food that much

dillichaat · Jul 3rd, 2009, 08:40

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Hard to imagine missing Western-style food that much

Yeah, well,...try living here for a year

I see you have 9 months lined up in the fall.... Tell us what your favorite food is, back in Boston. I'll hop on a plane at the end of month 7, come wave it under your nose and measure saliva production

Food, especially the food a person was brought up with is one of the hardest preferences/hurdles to modify/overcome when you switch places imho. I've travelled a lot for my job and it was the same everywhere, even when I stayed in Dallas and Houston, TX for a while. That was the US, where differences with Europe are comparatively small. In India, it's like being on a different planet, especially for breakfast, that's the hardest.

To all US citizens reading this: happy independence day tomorrow!

curtdfw · Jul 3rd, 2009, 09:07

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Originally Posted by dillichaat

...especially for breakfast, that's the hardest.

....mmmmm, bacon.....

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Originally Posted by dillichaat

To all US citizens reading this: happy independence day tomorrow!

This'll be the first time since 2005 I haven't attended the 4th of July party at the US Embassy in Delhi -- I actually proposed to my wife at the 2007 event. Burgers with BEEF, BBQ BEEF, decent Mexican food and hanging out with Americans (for an evening, anyway) was always fun. Sigh sigh... Maybe next year.

Thoughtcrimes · Jul 3rd, 2009, 09:15

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Originally Posted by dillichaat

I see you have 9 months lined up in the fall.... Tell us what your favorite food is, back in Boston. I'll hop on a plane!

My favorite food in Boston or elsewhere is Indian/Pakistani fare so no need to hop any trans-Atlantic flights for me. Thanks anyway

dillichaat · Jul 3rd, 2009, 09:20

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This'll be the first time since 2005 I haven't attended the 4th of July party at the US Embassy in Delhi -- I actually proposed to my wife at the 2007 event. Burgers with BEEF, BBQ BEEF, decent Mexican food and hanging out with Americans (for an evening, anyway) was always fun. Sigh sigh... Maybe next year.

Hah, guess where I'll be tomorrow night! (got invited by an American friend). But don't worry, I'll have a cool one and toast to your health!

They even have fireworks.

curtdfw · Jul 3rd, 2009, 09:24

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Originally Posted by dillichaat

...I'll have a cool one and toast to your health!

They even have fireworks.

Setting aside my mild jealousy for a moment, thank you. Heck, have two...

NonIndianResident · Jul 3rd, 2009, 09:51

This may sound implausible but I'm serious. You are in luck in Srinagar! There is a traditional bread in Kashmir that is like little bagels! I saw it on trays at bakeries, and I asked our houseboat guy, with some confusion, but they finally understood and brought them, and we had them with Kashmiri salt tea in the afternoon. (Your spawn won't take kindly to salt tea, though, so skip that part and get butter instead).

They are about 2 or 3 inches across with a hole in the middle, and have sesame seeds and the toughness of bagels, but not quite the same. But they made me POWERFULLY wish for cream cheese!

thirdreel · Jul 3rd, 2009, 20:27

It's funny to note what cravings come up when you're away from home. I know when people ask me about my favorite restaurants in Detroit I list all the Indian ones, but after four weeks in India I found myself saying, "I would do ANYTHING for a good plate of nachos right now." But honestly, if you'd asked me for 2400 INR for those nachos, I'd probably pass. 2400? Yikes.

To the OP: I remember in 2005 there was a little breakfast/coffee/pastry shop in the Hyatt Ring Road. I don't remember if they had bagels, but I wouldn't be surprised. Good luck!

Jul 2nd, 2009, 00:29	#1
namaste_cat Kashmiri-Punjabi Sherni Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Amreeka Posts: 881	Bagels in Delhi? My American spawn are feeling a bit homesick, and whining for bagels. Their fav is whole-wheat cinnamon raisin, but I think we'd be ok with any bagels that even come close We'll be in Ladakh and then in Srinagar, Pehalgam, and a few other places in Kashmir. I'm assuming no hope of finding bagels there, so perhaps when we get to Delhi... Any location is fine, but as close to Golf Links or Jor Bagh would be wonderful. Thanks in advance!

Jul 2nd, 2009, 01:31	#2
curtdfw PIO Club Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: dallas, tx Posts: 429	Don't get your hopes up, but you might try Steakhouse in Jor Bagh market -- they're way at the back. Don't recall the bagel situation, but they do usually carry Jelly Belly jelly beans, which may help. http://www.grapevine.in/post/239101 Found this on the web but have never been there: http://delhi.burrp.com/listing/baker...ed-moon-bakery Other possibilities are Le Marche in Basant Lok and their smaller sister shops Sugar & Spice, with locations in Khan Market, Galleria in Gurgaon, and maybe elsewhere. Last but not least, there's a high-end bakery in the Oberoi with many specialty breads though, again, I don't recall bagels. Last edited by curtdfw : Jul 2nd, 2009 at 01:34. Reason: adds

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thirdreel Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Detroit, MI, USA Posts: 281	It's funny to note what cravings come up when you're away from home. I know when people ask me about my favorite restaurants in Detroit I list all the Indian ones, but after four weeks in India I found myself saying, "I would do ANYTHING for a good plate of nachos right now." But honestly, if you'd asked me for 2400 INR for those nachos, I'd probably pass. 2400? Yikes. To the OP: I remember in 2005 there was a little breakfast/coffee/pastry shop in the Hyatt Ring Road. I don't remember if they had bagels, but I wouldn't be surprised. Good luck!