Hornbill Restaurant

The 38 Best Restaurants in New Delhi - Eater

"Hidden in a basement in Humayunpur, a suburban neighborhood that’s home to many immigrants from Northeast India, Hornbill focuses on the cuisine of the Angami Naga tribe, one of the 19 ethnic communities that live in the state of Nagaland. Naga dishes are unique, commonly featuring smoked pork, fermented fish, bamboo shoots, and axone, a local variety of soybean that is ground into a paste and used to cook meat. Ghost peppers (called by many names in the state) are also common in Angami cuisine. Hornbill’s kitchen doesn’t dilute the peppers’ intense heat, freely tossing them into dishes and using them to marinate the restaurant’s popular pork ribs. [$-$$]" - Sharanya Deepak