About Cafe Diva, Greater Kailash (GK) 1, South Delhi
Little sister of Chef Ritu Dalmia’s Italian restaurant Diva, ‘Café Diva’ is a smaller but attention worthy restaurant meant for ladies seeking to grab a bite between shopping sprees. Inspired from London’s Le Caprice the restaurant is smart place to go if you want to impress friends with delicious food. Small but packs a punch Chef Dalmia has left no stones unturned to make it a success. The restaurant is designed in a casual elegant way to seem more warm and inviting. Dimly lit the restaurant makes a good choice for intimate conversations and romantic dates. The booth like sofas have ample space to lean back in and deposit all your shopping bags. Café Diva is located in GK-1, N block market, New Delhi which is a very popular place for youth to hang out. The neighbouring M block market is a trendy place so lot of crowd gets pulled into this wonderful restaurant.
Chef Dalmia has made sure of the quality of the food put out from the kitchen. The delicious casual eclectic menu covers European, Mediterranean and Indian region’s cuisines. The menu typical of Ritu Dalmia is short and sweet. The menu may not be long and lengthy but is cleverly compiled. For starters rice paper spring rolls, melty fried cheese, mezze platter, prawn wrapped in shredded pastry and root vegetable roesti are presented with flair. The soups and salads section offers Asian sesame chicken salad, harvest moon salad, roasted cauliflower soup, shaved Brussel sprout & pomegranate salad and Caesar’s salad. The mains are as good as the starters. Crispy fish, grilled john dory, rasAmlet, beef fillet, steak burger, grilled lamb chops and dahi mutton will make a meal memorable. Chef has also made sure to include her Italian hot sellers on the menu so take advantage of that.
Delicious crusty pizzas are also made here to extend the Italian experience. A flavourful sauce with great toppings will take your pizza to another level. Slices of fresh produce with cheese sandwiched between Italian bread is quick and hearty way to enjoy lunch. The panini bar will make you proud. If you hanker for sweet ending then ask the server for the dessert of the day. You will be pleasantly surprised. When seating ask for the window side table as it is the best table in the house. Slightly expensive Café Diva will make you come back again and again for excellent culinary delight.
Insider Tips
- You have to climb a flight of relatively steep stairs to get there and mobile reception may be a problem, so do not schedule any important calls
- The pizzas are only available at lunch, which is a shame
- The two window tables are the ones to ask for if you are booking