Caramel

Bakeries can be both exciting and comforting place at the same time. Exciting when you browse through a vast array of pastries and bakery goods filling your mouth with water and comforting when you take that first bite of the luscious goodness. As you let the bite fill your mouth with a burst of sugar and butter, you instantly swoon in delight hurriedly going for another bite. To satisfy any sweet craving you might have, drive down to ‘Caramel’ at Vivanta by Taj in Sector 21, Dwarka, New Delhi. Set in a posh splendid five star hotel, this lovely good-looking bakery is an idyllic place to sit with your laptop or your book lost for hours. The subtle elegance of the bakery accentuates your dining experience even more.

Caramel opens its doors around 11 am so one can stop by for a cup of coffee and Danish pastry before heading for airport or for your meeting. Drop in with your girlfriends for a leisurely chat over muffins at this relaxing quiet cocoon in a busy hotel lobby. While the outside world is rushing to go wherever they have to be, you can simply sit back and enjoy the day ensconced at this secluded hotel bakery. Keep in mind they do not serve alcohol. Their collection of gourmet teas and coffee comes to your rescue. Enjoy a cup of golden orange pekoe tea or an aged Indian monsoon Malabar coffee. Tuck into a plate of two way tuna salad or chicken, corn & cheese tart or Punjabi kaju kishmish samosa as your first course. Follow it up with, chicken BLT, cottage cheese hot dog, crunchy chicken burger or vegetable cumin burger.

Its when you come to the sweet course that your day truly starts. Caramel woos your palate with a smorgasbord of delectable desserts like, New York cheese cake, Caramel mousse with pears compote, raspberry linzer torte, roasted almond rocks, mango passion macarons, black forest pastry, tiramisu cake and raspberry centered with raspberry cream. The variety in desserts is exhaustive. For sugar buffs Caramel is a paradise. The interiors of Caramel are designed to put you at ease straight away. Low olive colored sofas look beautiful against deep wooden tables and flooring. Huge ceramic coffee mugs and row of jars filled with colorful candies placed on the shelves adds a nice touch. Décor is modern and welcoming. Caramel is not very expensive but is not cheap either.