There are very few cafés where great food brushes shoulders with a stunning ambience but Delhi NCR is blessed with the best. From bohemian cafes with beautiful seating spaces to cafés studded with flowers and cascading greens, here’s a roundup of Delhi NCR’s most Instagram-worthy cafés that also serve a promising roster.
Café De Flora
If there is one café in Delhi that pops up in everyone’s heads when we speak about instagrammable spaces, it is Café de Flora in Chanakyapuri’s Satnushthi Complex. The restaurant features cascading greens, walls painted with the sage green and baby pink, and a space studded with flowers. While the entrance is the most clicked spot in the café, every corner makes for a good photograph.
Some standouts from their menu include their calamari fritti, goat cheese balls, meet and greet burger, the classic penne arrabiatta, and the primavera. Don’t leave the café without trying your favourite from their assortment of desserts. Go for the biscoff trap or tiramisu cake which are a hit among diners.
Their offerings also include a range of gelatos. While all variants are great, the vanilla Madagascar and crunchy coffee stand out. The café has a wide beverage roster that features mocktails, tea, coffee, and shakes. Flora senorita and pink moscato are must-try mocktails from the menu.
Address: Shop No-24 25, Santushti Shopping Complex, opp. Samrat Hotel, New Delhi, Delhi 110003
Price for two: INR 1,700
Mia Bella
Located on the second floor, Mia Bella overlooks the gorgeous emerald-green Hauz Khas lake framed by sky-high trees and the tombs scattered on the grounds. Add to that its arched windows and colourful decor, and you’ve got just the right place for a catch-up session with your friends paired with the most beautiful pictures.
Their menu is as lovely as the view, and features a good mix of comfort foods and all-time favourites like spinach lasagne, kibbeh kebab and ricotta ravioli. But we reckon that the best time to visit is during evenings, just as the sun is beginning to set—all you need to do is grab a spot overlooking the lake, order one of their craft cocktails or coffees, and let the ambience do its magic.
Address: 50E 2nd Floor, Hauz Khas Fort Rd, Hauz Khas Village, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, Delhi 110016
Price for two: INR 1,200
Diggin
With four outposts in the city and each one as gorgeous as the other, Diggin is one of Delhi’s most loved cafés that has stood the test of time. While there is never a bad time to visit Diggin, Christmas is when all outlets of the café become the best versions of themselves. Beautiful decor, cascading greens, and well-lit interiors make it the ideal spot to get the perfect shot.
A great ambience brushes shoulders with a promising food roster at Diggin. Some highlights from the menu include the penne picante, fusilli primavera, cheesy jalapeno poppers, grilled veggie and goat cheese pizza, chicken burger, and rosemary grilled chicken. They offer a range of smoothies, shakes, mocktails, and cocktails as a part of their beverage roster. From their cocktail menu, opt for their mimosa or kiwi martini.
Address: Multiple locations
Price for two: INR 1,900
Olive Bar And Kitchen
Olive Bar and Kitchen is an upscale restaurant in Mehrauli where diners go back not just for the stunning ambience but also for the indulgent menu that the restaurant offers. With dainty seating spaces both indoors and outdoors, Olive makes for a great spot for a brunch with the girls, a sundowner date with your loved one, or a dinner with family.
Some must-tries from the menu include their herb chermoula chicken, their cheese boards, pesto and zarai Neopolitan pizza, shroom and cheese panuozzo, pomelo and timur pepper salad, and double cooked chicken. They also offer a wide dessert roster for you to choose out of. Some Highlights include, jamun and almond Basque chessecake, lemon chiffon cake, and dark chocolate mousse cake.
Address: 6-8, Kalka Das Marg, Mehrauli, New Delhi
Price for two: INR 5,000
Cabo Delhi
A bohemian restaurant in Sainik Farms is Cabo Deli. While the place comes alive at night, it is a great spot to lunch with your gang too. Highlights from the menu include their cream cheese edamame dimsum, chicken and scallion fried wontons, truffle enoki bao, tandoori mushroom tikka, pepper prawns, tawa style tacos, and butter garlic sea food. The Japanese milk bread and coffee rum rasgulla at Cabo Deli are some must-tries from their dessert section.
Address: Plot 192, Gate 2, Ground Floor, Carrippa Marg, Sainik Farms, New Delhi
Price for two: INR 2,300
