New Delhi
The Imperial, built in the 1930s, resonates with bygone splendour. This bar is a more recent addition, but still riffs on the Raj. Here you can sip the…
Must-see nightlife in Delhi
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Delhi
Another hidden surprise in Champa Gali – the mini art enclave down Lane 3 behind the fake Dilli Haat store – this tea specialist has more than 180 herbs…
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New Delhi
There's nowhere else like this in Connaught Place. You could forget you were in CP, in fact, with the big courtyard garden, wrought-iron chairs and tables…
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Delhi
Found in a magically unexpected art enclave called Champa Gali, down a lane beside the fake Dilli Haat shopping centre ('Delhi Haat'), Blue Tokai is one…
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New Delhi
Is there anything more genteel than high tea at the Imperial? Sip tea from bone-china cups and pluck dainty sandwiches and cakes from tiered stands, while…
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New Delhi
Up on the 2nd floor of Mohan Singh Place, Indian Coffee House has faded-to-the-point-of-dilapidated charm, with the waiters' plummage-like hats and…
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New Delhi
This buzzing, split-level cafe specialises in healthy chai infusions (masala, ginger, cardamom, lemongrass; ₹75 to ₹100) but also serves good lassis (₹119…
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New Delhi
Connaught Place’s Oxford Bookstore contains the hugely popular cafe Cha Bar, with more than 150 types of tea to choose from, as well as a good-value food…
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New Delhi
Keventer’s has a cult following for its legendary creamy milkshakes (₹80), slurped out of milk bottles on the pavement in front of the stand.
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Delhi
A small neighbourhood bar built along the lines of a Prohibition-era speakeasy, Cocktails & Dreams (called simply 'Speakeasy' by regulars) is a local…
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Delhi
Allied to the Full Circle Bookstore, this brightly painted boho cafe gets busy with chattering bookish types, and is ideal when you're in the mood for…
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New Delhi
If you feel the need for some five-star style after visiting Jantar Mantar or shopping in Connaught Place, Aqua is an ideal place to flop, forget the…
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Delhi
Popular, film-poster-lined cafe at Khan Market, packed with chattering Delhiites. The menu is a telephone directory of Continental and Indian dishes (₹290…
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New Delhi
A cavernous space done up in wood, leather and metal trim, with cosy corners and a huge sports TV screen. Serves trademark oversized drinks, including…
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New Delhi
This long-time favourite Connaught Place lounge bar has DJ-mixed tunes (and occasional live bands), reasonably priced drinks (Kingfisher ₹180, cocktails…
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Delhi
Up on the top floor of DLF Cyber Hub, this popular bar brews four different beers in-house (₹325 for a half-litre glass), stocks numerous single-malt…
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New Delhi
A long-running upscale Connaught Place drinking hole, with a Q-shaped bar and sultry lighting. Beers start at ₹175; cocktails at ₹475. Upstairs is for…
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Delhi
A cosy bookworm favourite (with a tiny branch of Full Circle Bookstore in one corner), this very expensive cafe has excellent brunch, cakes and tea.
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New Delhi
The 24-hour lobby bar at swanky Lalit Hotel is laid back and welcoming and has a decent range of single malt whiskeys (from ₹1000). Two-for-one happy hour…
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Delhi
Cute cafe with shaded terrace seating, serving pizza, pasta and salads in this serene garden shopping complex.
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Delhi
A thigh-slapping Bavarian-themed restaurant and brewery, Brauhaus was one of the first bar-restaurants to open on Golf Course Rd and is enduringly popular…
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New Delhi
With branches across Delhi, this divey, cheap and cheerful bar is hugely popular, and this CP outlet sees crowds of local men and women shouting over the…
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Delhi
Above the bijou Good Earth homewares store, this is Khan Market’s prettiest cafe, awash with colour and sparkly chandeliers, with global snacks, such as…
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Delhi
One of a few bars and small clubs in the otherwise largely empty Global Foyer Mall, 200m north of Sector 42-43 metro station, Manhattan is where Gurgaon’s…
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Delhi
The relaxed beer garden at Anya Hotel is a small outdoor space where you can enjoy the chef’s recommended pairings of Indian tapas with up to 18 varieties…
