Entertainment in Delhi

Keeping pace with globalization, there are many discotheques and the city has a vibrant nightlife, although most clubs are located in five-star hotels. Some of these are C.J.’s (Le Meridien), Annabelle’s (The Hilton), Dubliner (Maurya Sheraton Hotel), Oasis (Hyatt Regency), Djinn’s (Hyatt Regency) and My Kind of Place (Taj Palace). Other places include Shalom (Greater Kailash), Voda (Saket), Buzz (Saket), T’zers (Saket), Punjabi by Nature (Vasant Vihar) and Fabric (on the Gurgaon-Mehrauli road). Many Delhiites also throng the many malls that have sprung up within Delhi and its surrounding areas: a steady stream of cars heads towards Gurgoan, which has probably the highest concentration of shopping malls in India.

There are many modern restaurants and a wide array of cuisines, including Greek (It’s Greek To Me in Safdarjung), Chinese, Thai, Italian (Olive Bar and Kitchen in Mehrauli), Mexican and American. International restaurant chains and fast food chains run successful franchises in Delhi, including Pizza Hut, Subway, McDonald’s, Baskin-Robbins and others.

All these franchises modified their menus with respect to Indian culture and religion, clearly indicating vegetarian and non-vegetarian foods, often by a relatively common colour code (red for non-vegetarian foods, green for vegetarian foods) and preparing the vegetarian foods in compliance with Hindu customs and practices.

Delhi was chosen as the site for the Commonwealth Games of 2010. This has led to a spate of development work, like construction of flyovers, metro etc. The New Delhi Metro opened on Christmas Day, 2002, in the urban area.