quiet hangouts to chill in Delhi please

lightning · Jan 23rd, 2005, 21:27

Hi all,
I'm looking for places to enjoy reading a book in quiet, tout-free zones round Delhi.
I'm doing the tourist thing -slowly, interspersed with time to read and write and just soak up the place.

It gets a bit wearing having to keep on the move from touts and beggars so all suggestions of favourite havens and wateringholes welcomed.

I found peace in an unexpected place off CP this afternoon..the fenced-off terraces around the huge red stone and glass insurance building were deserted as it was sunday whilst all around was frenetic pavement bazaars.

thanks

lightening

bijapuri · Jan 23rd, 2005, 23:58

Khan Market has a nice coffee shop

lightning · Jan 24th, 2005, 00:15

thanks bij,
will go and graze

machadinha · Jan 24th, 2005, 00:28

As I wrote recently in another post,
"... apart from these areas there's so much more to see. Old Delhi is great and people will hardly notice or harass you. Raj Ghat (the cremation site of Mahatma Gandhi), contrary to Connaught Place, is a great park for simply relaxing, very little hassle. Feroz Shah Kotla is beautiful with not a soul in sight. Hauz Khas and surrounding sites in the south of town are supposed to be great, I never made it there. On Friday evenings there should be Qawwali (Sufi) performers there."

I also found this the other day which might be worth reading,
http://travel.guardian.co.uk/countri...226874,00.html
Delhi underbelly, by Raekha Prasad, Saturday May 29, 2004
(from The Guardian http://travel.guardian.co.uk/countri...413385,00.html )

kaushiks · Jan 24th, 2005, 10:51

Hey lightning, There is this fantastic book shop/cum coffee shop in noida. Its called Mocchas. I am going there almost everyday. I go there and sit for hours sipping moroccan tea and reading from the finest of collections.

If you come to Noida, I will take you there.

ashish0608 · Jan 24th, 2005, 12:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by bijapuri

Khan Market has a nice coffee shop

its called "cafe' turtles" just above a book shop by the name "full circle"

another good place is the food-court in 'India Habitat Centre' called "eatopia"

lightning · Jan 26th, 2005, 18:06

Hi and thanks Machadinha and Kaushiks,
so far I've made it to Haz Khas and am pleasantly struck by how it really is an oasis of green and ...fresh air! the trees and plants round the water 'tank' lake create a noticeably cleaner more oxygenated microclimate and it's all more laid back.
I am seeing it on republic day so half of everything is closed down but the basic atmosphere is very nourishing.

good recommendation-thanks

(-expect to see me down Noida way next week Kaushiks)

tornado989 · Feb 8th, 2005, 13:29

hi lightning...

you already got some great suggestions by the other members. there's a Mocha at Greater Kailash M Block also...

if you happen to come to Gurgaon, let me know.. there are some good cafes here where you can chill and read. There's a great one near the Global Business Park in Gurgaon....the frappuchinos there are awesome!

Number Six · Feb 8th, 2005, 15:34

Lodi Gardens is a nice place to chill and read a book... quite near to khan market too...

kaushiks · Feb 8th, 2005, 17:36

Hi lightning, I wasn't around for a while. I am back in Noida now. See you sometime. PM me, if you want some company.
Happy travelling.

Ikuru · Feb 8th, 2005, 20:03

I allways found the rooftop restourants in the paraganj area to be ok for resting... but the noise from the street will not go away....

lightning · Feb 10th, 2005, 11:13

thanks for the new signposts, I will visit them on return to Delhi as I'm now in the Western Gatts of Karnataka where it's beautiful and sunny. not too many net cafe's though...guess there's a price for everything.

-see you when the weather warms Delhi!

SHIMLA · Feb 12th, 2005, 06:58

You can have a quiet read at the Rail Museum as well !

bijapuri · Feb 12th, 2005, 13:27

what's it like at the toilet museum . . . quiet as well?

SHIMLA · Feb 12th, 2005, 16:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by bijapuri

what's it like at the toilet museum . . . quiet as well?

Don't know, as I've not yet been there !!

Jan 23rd, 2005, 21:27	#1
lightning wanderer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Karnataka Posts: 103	quiet hangouts to chill in Delhi please Hi all, I'm looking for places to enjoy reading a book in quiet, tout-free zones round Delhi. I'm doing the tourist thing -slowly, interspersed with time to read and write and just soak up the place. It gets a bit wearing having to keep on the move from touts and beggars so all suggestions of favourite havens and wateringholes welcomed. I found peace in an unexpected place off CP this afternoon..the fenced-off terraces around the huge red stone and glass insurance building were deserted as it was sunday whilst all around was frenetic pavement bazaars. thanks lightening

Jan 23rd, 2005, 23:58	#2
bijapuri laid traps for troubadours Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Priustan Posts: 2,601	Khan Market has a nice coffee shop __________________ Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential. Barack Obama lookit me!!!: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bijapuri/ Utube fuzzy logic: http://youtube.com/profile_videos?user=bijapuri&p =r

Jan 24th, 2005, 00:15	#3
lightning wanderer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Karnataka Posts: 103	coffee shop thanks bij, will go and graze

Jan 26th, 2005, 18:06	#7
lightning wanderer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Karnataka Posts: 103	Thanks -so far Haz Khas is fab Hi and thanks Machadinha and Kaushiks, so far I've made it to Haz Khas and am pleasantly struck by how it really is an oasis of green and ...fresh air! the trees and plants round the water 'tank' lake create a noticeably cleaner more oxygenated microclimate and it's all more laid back. I am seeing it on republic day so half of everything is closed down but the basic atmosphere is very nourishing. good recommendation-thanks (-expect to see me down Noida way next week Kaushiks)

Feb 8th, 2005, 13:29	#8
tornado989 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Tempe, Arizona Posts: 222	coffee anyone? hi lightning... you already got some great suggestions by the other members. there's a Mocha at Greater Kailash M Block also... if you happen to come to Gurgaon, let me know.. there are some good cafes here where you can chill and read. There's a great one near the Global Business Park in Gurgaon....the frappuchinos there are awesome!

Jan 24th, 2005, 00:28	#4
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 10,155	As I wrote recently in another post, "... apart from these areas there's so much more to see. Old Delhi is great and people will hardly notice or harass you. Raj Ghat (the cremation site of Mahatma Gandhi), contrary to Connaught Place, is a great park for simply relaxing, very little hassle. Feroz Shah Kotla is beautiful with not a soul in sight. Hauz Khas and surrounding sites in the south of town are supposed to be great, I never made it there. On Friday evenings there should be Qawwali (Sufi) performers there." I also found this the other day which might be worth reading, http://travel.guardian.co.uk/countri...226874,00.html Delhi underbelly, by Raekha Prasad, Saturday May 29, 2004 (from The Guardian http://travel.guardian.co.uk/countri...413385,00.html )

Jan 24th, 2005, 10:51	#5
kaushiks Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: don't live anymore Posts: 446	Hey lightning, There is this fantastic book shop/cum coffee shop in noida. Its called Mocchas. I am going there almost everyday. I go there and sit for hours sipping moroccan tea and reading from the finest of collections. If you come to Noida, I will take you there.

Feb 8th, 2005, 15:34	#9
Number Six Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: London Posts: 46	Lodi Gardens is a nice place to chill and read a book... quite near to khan market too...

Feb 8th, 2005, 17:36	#10
kaushiks Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: don't live anymore Posts: 446	Hi lightning, I wasn't around for a while. I am back in Noida now. See you sometime. PM me, if you want some company. Happy travelling.

Feb 8th, 2005, 20:03	#11
Ikuru the only "end" is "you" Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: infront of the screen Posts: 1,913	I allways found the rooftop restourants in the paraganj area to be ok for resting... but the noise from the street will not go away.... __________________ http://www.ikuru.se My art.

Feb 10th, 2005, 11:13	#12
lightning wanderer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Karnataka Posts: 103	thanks thanks for the new signposts, I will visit them on return to Delhi as I'm now in the Western Gatts of Karnataka where it's beautiful and sunny. not too many net cafe's though...guess there's a price for everything. -see you when the weather warms Delhi!

Feb 12th, 2005, 06:58	#13
SHIMLA Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Yangon, MYANMAR Posts: 4,129	You can have a quiet read at the Rail Museum as well ! __________________ Whoever said money can't buy happiness didn't know where to shop !

Feb 12th, 2005, 13:27	#14
bijapuri laid traps for troubadours Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Priustan Posts: 2,601	what's it like at the toilet museum . . . quiet as well?

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