Hood Food: The Gurgaon Guide -7 Places To Dine In & Around DLF Phase 5

Splattered across either side of Gurgaon’s busy Golf Course Road is DLF Phase 5. And though it’d be a good idea to avoid the road during peak hours, it’s probably a good place to visit during eat hours. Here are some of our favorite eating joints in this area.

1. Café Five

The food gem of Phase 5’s Club Drive, Café Five excites the palate with delicious Lebanese grubs that go beyond hummus and pita. Scoff down some delectable Pita Pockets, Falafel and Arabic Pizza.

2. Manhattan Craft Brewery

1st Floor, Global Foyer Mall, Golf Course Road, Gurgaon 122002| 011 33106327

This microbrewery is constantly abuzz with the sound of popping pints, steaming sizzlers, lively chatter and upbeat music. Stop over at this happening pub for an evening filled with hoppy mugs and scrumptious platters.

3. Iroha

GF-144-146, Vyapar Kendra, Phase 1,Sushant Lok, Gurgaon| 0124 4147401

End your food trail on a sweet note with the sweetmeats at Iroha. The Japanese bakery and dessert parlour outshines the best bakers when it comes to cookies and sponge-soft cakes and pastries. Do yourself a favor and drop in before they run out of the best chows (that is, before 6pm).

4. The Bikers Café

The Bikers Café’s décor remains true to its name – rough, rugged and raw. With a menu loaded with yummy sandwiches, platters and North Indian bites, complete with tool-shaped cutlery and metal birdcage walls, this place offers the whole biker experience.

5. 56 Ristorante Italiano

Ground Floor, Vatika Atrium, Golf Course Road, Gurgaon | 0124 4260050

56 Ristorante Italiano’s amiable & eloquent décor transports one to the by lanes of Rome, where one can pamper themselves with a culinary feast covering the North and South of Italy, coupled well with an impressive wine list to recreate a romantic evening.

6. Side Wok

Ground Floor, MPD Tower, Opposite Magnolias, DLF 5, Golf Course Road, Gurgaon | 0124 4386133; 0124 4386144

Sitting on the ground floor of the MPD Tower, this restaurant is a mark of exceptional Southeast Asian food and a favorite of Pan-Asian food-fanatics. The place hardly (read, never) disappoints with its vast selection of Thai, Chinese, Burmese, Malaysian and Japanese foods.

7. Mirchi Dhaba

Stop over at this rustic dhaba opposite Paras Hospital to get a taste of authentic desi food. Grab hold of the full dhaba experience with ghee smeared rotis, rich gravies and cold drinks served in solid glass bottles. Slurp!

Now zoom off to the next phase!