Delhi Lahori

Delhi Lahori is a hawker stall in Tekka Centre, the busy food centre and market in Little India. It cooks North Indian and Pakistani food, and it is best known for naan baked in a clay tandoor oven.

The stall holds a Bib Gourmand in the MICHELIN Guide Singapore 2026, and it was also on the Bib Gourmand list in 2024. Owner Naseer Ahmed Khan comes from Lahore in Pakistan. He worked as a hotel sous chef and spent years at Indian restaurants in Singapore before opening Delhi Lahori in 2018 at International Business Park in Jurong. The stall moved to Tekka Centre in 2020.

What to order

Start with the naan. The dough is pressed onto the hot inner wall of the tandoor, so each one comes out fresh, soft inside and crisp at the edges. Choices include plain, butter, and cheese and garlic naan. Chapati and tandoori roti are on the board too.

Pair the bread with a curry or something from the grill. The Michelin Guide singles out the seekh kebab, which is grilled to order, and the chicken tikka masala. Other dishes have included butter chicken, mutton keema, tandoori chicken and fish tikka.

For a meat-free meal, look for aloo gobi, made with potato and cauliflower, or bhindi masala, made with okra. Portions are generous, so it is easy to share a curry and a few breads between two.

The setting

Delhi Lahori is on the ground floor of Tekka Centre, at unit #01-266. The hawker centre shares this floor with a wet market selling fresh seafood and vegetables. Seating is at shared tables, and you order and pay at the stall. Upstairs, shops sell Indian clothing and religious items.

Good to know before you go

• Cash only: the stall does not take cards, so bring small notes.
• No bookings: this is a walk-up hawker stall, so you cannot reserve a table.
• Allow some time: kebabs are grilled to order and naan is baked fresh, so your food may take a few minutes.
• Seats: find a table first. Our guide on how to chope a seat explains the local custom.

Getting there

Tekka Centre is at 665 Buffalo Road, at the corner of Serangoon Road and Bukit Timah Road. Little India MRT station, on the North East and Downtown lines, is right next to it.

Nearby

After your meal, take a walk around Little India. Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple is on Serangoon Road, and the Indian Heritage Centre tells the story of Singapore's Indian community. Read our temple etiquette tips before you go inside.

For more ideas, see our list of dishes to try in Little India. You can also browse more Indian restaurants or all places to eat in Little India and Jalan Besar.