Enjoy slow, flavorful puffs of classic mint or fruity blends like blueberry or watermelon at Delhi’s best shisha bars. From cosy lounges to rooftop spots with a view, here are some of the best places in Delhi to enjoy your next hookah session.
1. 1 Oak
Since opening in 2013, 1 Oak has become a popular spot for an evening of good food, drinks, and slow shisha. The café has an indoor and an outdoor section done up in warm tones and soft lights that serves as a perfect setting for its live music sessions. When it comes to their shishas, you can choose from various interestingly named flavours like the Lady Killer, Vanilla Spring Water, Istanbul Night, and more.
📍Moolchand Flyover Complex, Defence Colony, New Delhi
2. The Old Door Café
Known for its cosy ambience and eclectic menu, The Old Door Café is a popular hangout spot for young professionals and college students. The café is tastefully decorated to create a modern yet rustic atmosphere and laid out so that it doesn’t feel crowded even when running at full capacity. Pick from a variety of flavours for your hookah, and depending on the size of your group, get set up with a tabletop shisha or a larger floor-standing hookah.
📍411, Ramphal Chowk Rd, Chandar Vihar, Block B, Sector 7 Dwarka
3. Touchwood Hookah Café & Lounge
Relaxed and unpretentious- that’s the best way to describe Touchwood Hookah Café & Lounge. There’s a wide variety of hookah flavours, with shisha containers as impressive as the flavours. Their affordable menu makes this a great venue for celebrations with your friends.
📍Shop No. 4, First Floor (Near Al-Lazeez), Guru Nanak Market, Lajpat Nagar
4. Blues Café and Hookah Lounge
The Blues Café and Hookah Lounge is known for its affordable pricing, delicious food, and variety of hookah flavours. You can choose from classics like apple, mint, and blueberry or try something unique like coffee or honey. Moreover, you can swap your hookah with juice or a Red Bull base instead of water.
📍E-561, First Floor, Ramphal Chowk Rd, Sector 7, Dwarka, New Delhi
5. The Jungle Café
This is one of the few shisha bars in Delhi you can hang out in till the wee hours of the morning. Along with various Hookah flavours, the café offers a wide selection of eats and mocktails. And, visits during weekends here call for some stellar live music performances.
📍Manekshaw Marg, near Sainik Farm, Sainik Farm
6. Meraki Café and Bar
Their monster shishas are known to last for over 2 hours! Choose from the classic flavours or experiment with something new, as you snack on chicken cigars and wash them all down with a glass of watermelon mojito.
📍DDA Complex, Opposite Moolchand Flyover, Defence Colony