Mandeep Puri

By: Mandeep Puri

May 29 2011

Category: Hangout Zone

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The capital of the world’s largest democracy has a fascinating blend of tradition, intellect and many opportunities to kick up your heels. Delhi is a potpourri of every kind of people and places; it is a perfect fusion of the past and the present. The heritage and legacy of the city, in the form of its numerous historical monuments, coexists with the discotheques and malls of the present times.

The city practically alters itself from an efficient business hub to a buzzing network of bars and nightclubs almost every day that always caters to all tastes and provides a variety of entertainment from Jazz clubs and bars, to fine restaurants and luxurious hotels, museums, to markets and festivals.

Spreading over 1483 square km, it is always difficult to choose a good place to party, eat and stay. Ranging from Sunday brunches and pasta parties to sinful dessert sessions,New Delhihas a variety of happening bars like F Bar, Capitol, Lap, The Blue Bar, Aqua and many more. Here we bring you a list of places to eat, sleep and party inDelhi.

Crowne Plaza, Okhla

Crowne Plaza Today New Delhi Okhla is the InterContinental Hotels Group’s (IHG) first managed hotel in the Capital. Easily accessible from all major commercial hubs such asNehru Place, New Friends Colony, Noida, Greater Kailash andFaridabad, it is just 25km away from the international airport.

Dining: Edesia, the hotel’s global fine dining restaurant, spans the culinary globe providing an all day dining experience with 180 covers, live counters, interactive chefs, and a varied spread of gourmet delights from across the continents. Another unique attraction at the hotel is the 80-seater restaurant, ChaoBella offering authentic Chinese and traditional Italian food. The Copper Bar & Lounge takes you to a realm of its own.

Hilton New Delhi/ Janakpuri

Located inWest Delhi, the ten storey Hilton New Delhi/Janakpuri comprises 228 rooms including 11 suites. The hotel’s 65 Executive and Executive Plus rooms start from 33 square meters and are among the city’s largest. The hotel is located approximately 30 minutes’ drive from centralDelhi, and is strategically close to the International and Domestic airports. At the hotel’s doorstep is the Janakpuri West Metro station, providing easy access to the central business district includingConnaught Placeand Gurgaon.

The hotel also features a fully equipped Hilton Fitness by Precor fitness center and spa and outdoor swimming pool.

Dining: Twenty-9 is the 24 hour all day dining option at Hilton New Delhi/Janakpuri located at the lobby level. The restaurant has a vast array of Mediterranean, Pan-Asian and Indian specialties to choose from. By the Way is Hilton New Delhi’s contemporary, stylish and relaxed lobby lounge. The lounge serves an array of delectable homemade deli snacks to accompany our fine selection of fragrant teas and specialty coffees.

For whisky-lovers, a stylish lobby bar called Malt & Co. where contemporary design intermingles with a wide choice of Malt whiskies from all over the world. Zune restaurant offers guests and locals an outstanding menu featuring Purani Dilli, Kashmiri and Punjabi cuisine. Chynna Gold offers guests and locals an outstanding menu featuring fineSichuancuisine.  Pomodoro offers guests and locals an outstanding menu featuring fine Italian cuisines predominantly revolving around Napoli, Pidemonte, Scilly and Tuscany, made with freshest ingredients from Italian and traditional dishes such as anti-pastas, salads, pastas, pizzas and risottos. Located on the second floor of the hotel overlooking the lobby area, this classy and luxurious restaurant is best described as relaxed and informal with sleek contemporary décor, making Pomodoro a favorite place for locals to meet and dine.

Nightlife:

The nightlife inDelhihas improved over the years. Many bars, pubs, discos have opened in the city. The night-lovers now have lots of places to go inDelhi. Many lounge bars have come up in the city and they are popular amongst the young crowd inDelhi. Few years back people had to search hard for a bar or lounge in the city but over the years the city’s nightlife has gained momentum.

LAP, The Hotel Samrat

LAP is Arjun Rampal’s first entrepreneurial venture and is in partnership with noted restaurateur AD Singh. It is fittingly in the city they both grew up in.
Spread over an expanse of 17,000 square feet, LAP is beautifully located in the centre of the city at the Hotel Samrat. The premium tables are designed, by Arjun Rampal, Gauri Khan, Tarun Tahillianni and Rohit Bal. While one band of seating looks out into a classic garden, the others overlook life sized ‘windows’ not unlike those of an elegant boutique where the scene changes every evening. LAP has a deeply sensory experience – one with a whiff of decadence, of danger.
Kautilya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delh 

F Bar & Lounge

Another happening place inDelhiis F Bar & Lounge, located at Hotel Ashoka, Chankyapuri. It was started on Feb 6, 2008 and is spread over an area of 8000 square feet. F Bar & Lounge has a non-stop 24X7 entertainment agenda. It is used for lunch and dinner. It has a cafe and a dancing floor. Recently IPL party was launched at F Bar & Lounge. It is opened 24X7, depending upon the crowd.

It has been designed and conceptualized for the glitterati with a consortium of distinct lounges viz. Art Lounge, Lifestyle Lounge, India’s largest ever Island bar.

F Bar B – 50, Chankyapuri, Hotel Ashok 

Capitol – The Orange Room – Bar cum Discotheque

The city’s most popular nightclub is situated at the Ashoka Hotel. It is a major hive for the young, rich and beautiful on weekends.

The Ashok , 50-B Chanakyapuri 

Eating Out

Cantonese

At the 16th floor of theErosCorporateTowerinNehru Placeis Cantonese with striking feature of a great city views around. However, if the catalog of views isn’t enough for your preference of sitting, there are terraces with canopies, and sliding roof in case you have a change of mood, as well as a spacious bar area equipped with a screen for the action in sports or music, whichever is hotter.

There are a wide variety of dishes made from meats, poultry, fish, seafood, and vegetables for your pick. Sea-food, chicken and dimsums are celebrity food on a Cantonese menu. The restaurant menu has almost 40 different kinds of dimsums only.

Keya

Keya promises social, interactive, sophisticated evenings with a new bar created by Master chef Marut Sikka is an intelligent combination of gastronomic Indian starters, innovative culinary cocktails and slick interiors.

The Keya interiors are a combination of retro minimilization and retro futurism. The long island bar and the table tops glow and reflect in the dark smoky ceiling .The chocolate banquettes set the tone for the chic and smart. The relaxed smoky tones of Keya truly allow, for an evening spent at the bar with a drink and some great company.

With the Keya Signature Cocktails, one may go down memory lane with the Bubble-gum flavored Bubblicious Daiquiri, or re-live the sour-tongue tickling memories of ‘aam-panna’ with a classic desi Aam Panna cocktail, a must try for the curious and the fearless.

The restaurant opens at 12:00 PM and closes at 2:00 AM.

122-124, Ground Floor, DLF Promenade, Vasant Kunj,New Delhi

Cibo 

Experience the exquisite Italian Cuisine in a fine dining ambience. A Swish Italian restaurant Cibo by Al

k Aggarwal and designer Rohit Bal. this 180-seater restaurant had an ambience of comradeship and was established in April 2009.

The restaurant opens from 12pm – 1am

Cibo, Hotel Janpath, Janpath,New Delhi

Veda 

A traditional and contemporary restaurant which is a craftsmanship and skills of a bygone era, rightfully celebrating all that is wonderful, special and magical aboutIndia.  Veda is a 140 seater restaurant.

Built in 1931,Connaught Placehas been modeled after theRoyal CrescentinBath,England. Today a buzzing central business and shopping district in centralDelhi, the inner and external circumference of the circus are lined with shops, offices and popular eateries.

The restaurant opens from 12pm- 12 am

VEDA- H 27, Outer circle, Connaught circus,New Delhi

VEDA- 307-308, DLF Promenade,New Delhi

Amici, Khan Market

Amici, the city’s most authentic Italian Café offering the finest quality food made with the freshest ingredients at great prices in a relaxed atmosphere. It offers a plethora of Italian pizzaz, pastas, fresh baked goods, salads, soups, mains and of course the very best coffee in town in a relaxed atmosphere, downtown at Khan Market, Amici is the Café in town that you’d be crazy to miss.