Koshy's
The left of Koshy's is the heart of the restaurant, serving very decent snacks and meals, coffee and beer.
Budget
Koshy's
The left of Koshy's is the heart of the restaurant, serving very decent snacks and meals, coffee and beer.
Café Pascucci
Café Pascucci (Tel 91 80 40912134) is a convenient stop for sandwiches, burgers and coffees.
Empire
Empire on Church Street, is a favorite for chicken dosas.
Midrange
South Indies
South Indies, as the name suggests, does south Indian food, all vegetarian. Be prepared to be surprised.
Coconut Grove
Coconut Grove (Tel 91 80 25596149) specialises in Kerala dishes: try the wafer-thin appams with a fish or mutton stew.
Koshy's
Koshy's is a city institution: The air-conditioned half on the right serves food that's a throwback to an earlier era.
luxury
Olive Beach
Frequently voted the best standalone restaurant in the city, Olive Beach serves excellent Mediterranean food.
Karavalli
Karavalli, set in a faux Mangalorean house at the Gateway Hotel, draws from the culinary gems of the four southern states to present a menu that makes it hard to make up your mind.
Samarkand
If you miss north Indian food, head to Samarkand for a smorgasbord of kebabs and curries.
The Park
Round the corner from the Oberoi is The Park (from Rs 8600), a boutique hotel with cosy rooms and excellent service.
Budget
Hotel Empire
Hotel Empire (from Rs 1530) on Infantry Road has all the basic facilities and the bonus of an excellent location.
Woodlands
Woodlands Hotel (from Rs 1600) on Richmond Circle is another well-connected option.
Hotel Nandhini
A cheaper option is Hotel Nandhini (from Rs 2100) on St Mark's Road.
Midrange
I145
I145 (from Rs 4250) is well located for the stadium, economical and stylish.
Chancery
A short walk from the stadium, the Chancery (from Rs 5000 for early birds) is a well-equipped hotel that's complete value for money.
Museum Inn
Museum Inn (from Rs 3000), with comfortable rooms and earnest service, is very close to the stadium.
Luxury
The Oberoi
Right down the road from the stadium is The Oberoi Bangalore (from Rs 10,000), a five-star hotel with all the trappings and 2.8acres of gardens.
ITC Gardenia
The newest five-star hotel in town is the ITC Gardenia (from Rs 13,000), an architectural marvel with superb restaurants.
The Park
Round the corner from the Oberoi is The Park (from Rs 8600), a boutique hotel with cosy rooms and excellent service.
Plan B
Plan B (Tel 91 9739902745) has a friendly atmosphere and lots of choice in short eats.
Budget
Pecos
Pecos (Tel 91 80 25586047), a long-time favourite with beer-drinkers, plays classic rock.
Plan B
Plan B (Tel 91 9739902745) has a friendly atmosphere and lots of choice in short eats.
Midrange
13th Floor
The 13th Floor cocktail lounge (Tel 91 80 41783333), as the name suggests, lets its magnificent view set the tone for a night of partying.
Windsor Pub
Windsor Pub (Tel 91 80 22258847) has a great vibe, super food and serves only beer.
Luxury
City Bar
City Bar, at the UB City Mall (Tel 91 80 42773636) has great drinks and a cool atmosphere.
I-bar
I-bar at the Park Hotel hosts theme nights that are very popular with the city's happening set.
Café Mondegar
Mondegar's nightly traveller-based crowd is as 'colourful' as the wall caricatures by a famous Goan artist, but that could be our beer-goggle glasses talking. Expect to shout your draught beer (around Rs85) orders over the popular, non-stop CD jukebox.
Visit the Akshardham temple
I frequent temples way too often and it's only apt that one of India's best is on the top of my must-dos list. Built on the banks of the Yamuna, the Akshardham temple epitomises Hindu culture in all its grandeur and beauty. There's a brilliant light-and-sound presentation, a fascinating boat ...More details
Shop at Dilli Haat
Go to Chandni Chowk
This is one place you might be reluctant to visit, but trust me, it's a must. If you really want to know a city, you must see it its unadulterated version - and that's what you get at Chandni Chowk. One of the country's most prominent markets, Chandni Chowk is ...Have tea at the Cha Bar at Oxford Bookstore
Shop at Khan Market
Getting around Delhi
There are plenty of public-transport options: buses, the Metro, auto-rickshaws and taxis. Scores of buses from all over the city ply by the Feroz Shah Kotla. Tell the conductor where you need to hop off, and he'll warn you as ...
Weather in Delhi
25 °C | Fog Summer hits Delhi towards end of March. In the first week of April temperatures can be around 30°C and rise to 40 by May temperatures. Cotton clothes are your best bet, and if you are travelling in the day, cover your head, apply sunscreen and carry a bottle of water with you. Delhi is increasingly liberal with attire, but if you plan to go street-shopping, steer clear of anything too revealing.
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