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With the end of October and beginning of November, the nights of the National Capital Region (Delhi-NCR) have taken on a completely different and scary mood. The festival of Halloween, which came from western countries, is now becoming popular among the youth of Delhi, Gurugram and Noida. The city’s renowned cafes, lounges and theme-based restaurants have said goodbye to the normal menu and jumped into the world of ‘horror and mystery’. Where once hot tea and kebabs were served on the dining table, now ‘Khooni Mocktail’ filled in syringes and drip bags and ‘Ghostly Biryani’ decorated in the shape of bones are reaching people’s plates.
Cafes located in the malls of Connaught Place (CP), Hauz Khas Village and Saket, known as the heart of Delhi, have decorated their interiors like a haunted house. There are skeletons hanging at the entry gate, spider webs hanging in the corners, strange screaming voices amidst dim lights and waiters taking orders dressed as blood-stained Dracula or zombies. Youth are reaching these parties with their friends dressed as witches, vampires, clowns and ghosts. Huge crowds of people are flocking to these scary sets prepared for Instagram and Snapchat reels.
The attraction of this bar is not limited to the decoration only, but the chefs have also made the dining experience very exciting. The drinks coming on the tables are being served in hospital ‘blood bags’ instead of the usual glasses, which when sipped through a straw make one feel as if one is taking a sip of real blood. Among the snacks, ‘Witch Fingers’ (witch’s fingers like shredded cheese and chicken cutlets with almond nails stuck on them) and ‘Eyeball Pasta’ (human eyes made of black olives and mozzarella cheese) are the most trending ones. In the main course, ‘Ghost Biryani’ with rice blackened with the help of charcoal and spicy curry with gravy as thick as blood is surprising people and pleasing their taste.
If you also want to experience this scary and fun atmosphere, then these hotspots of Delhi-NCR are leading:
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Hauz Khas Village and Khan Market: The indie café here organizes ‘Mystery Nights’, where scary costume competitions are held along with live rock bands.
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Cyber Hub and Sector 29, Gurugram: For the corporate working professionals of the Millennium City, the microbreweries here have launched special ‘Dark Pumpkin Beer’ and blood-red cocktails. Ghost effigies and pumpkins (jack-o-lanterns) are lit up throughout the corridor.
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Garden Galleria & Advant, Noida: The nightlife hub of Noida is also second to none. The clubs here have set up horror DJ nights and face painting booths, where professionals transform you into a scary clown or vampire in a few minutes.
The excitement of Delhi’s Halloween nightlife can be clearly seen on social media. Users are fiercely sharing pictures of scary makeup and strange dishes with #DelhiHalloween and #SpookyEats. Many cafes have offered free drinks and attractive vouchers for the ‘Best Dressed Monster’, due to which people are participating with full preparation in the getups of Hollywood movie characters like Wednesday Addams, Pennywise and Beetlejuice. Amidst the urban hustle and stress of life, this horror party has become a very unique and exciting means of weekend celebration for the people of Delhi.
