Romance is a highly under rated word. In today’s context, romance often ends up in malls or social places such as cafes and pubs. It has lost its meaning to all things material. Gone are those days when a couple would want to spend precious time together in peace, far away from the maddening world and all the chaos. Keeping that in mind, let us take you to places other than malls and movie halls, which are off beat and a better choice for those cherished moments of romance.
Here is a list of most romantic places in Delhi for couples:
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1. Connaught Place
The busiest place of Delhi can also give you some quiet and romantic moments with your partner. With so much to do around this place, you can also choose to sit in the Central Park for a cozy romantic chat with your loved one. This is the easiest place to reach if you and your partner are from different corners of Delhi and the most popular with youngsters. Once you have had your romantic time alone, you can head to any of the countless cafes/ restaurants for a meal.
2. Dilli Haat
A favourite of all age groups since ages, it also serves as an amazing place to spend the whole day with your partner. Choose from sitting at small joints and relishing food reflecting their culture or strolling through the shops looking at an array of colourful multipurpose items. The shopping and food go easy on your pocket, so it is a less expensive but an equally romantic destination.
3. Delhi Eye
On the lines of London eye and the Singapore Flyer, this is a perfect place to get away from the world for around 20 precious minutes. Enjoy the views of Akshardham, Humayun’s Tomb, Lotus Temple, Qutab Minar and Red Fort on a clear day, while going up in the air seated in a cabin. The whole theme of this giant wheel housed in an amusement park is delightfully different from rest of the romantic places in Delhi.
4. Garden of 5 Senses
A captivating garden, it has beautiful walkways, on which you can take a stroll with your partner indulging in never ending conversations. The garden is built on a rocky terrain and has various theme areas, along with a section made to resemble the Mughal Garden. It also has pools of water lilies, bamboo courts, herb gardens and a solar energy park. A romantic outing can be turned fun if you go during those days when the Garden Tourism Festival, food festivals, various fairs, dandia festivals are being held.
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Closing a perfectly romantic day with an even more romantic dinner is luckily an option also available here. Sit down for a cozy romantic meal at Fio which is known for its amazing ambience and superb European and Italian cuisine. Open till midnight, a meal for two would cost around 3200 INR.
5. Lodhi Garden
If you thought that Lodhi Garden was for families and school picnics, you need to visit this place for sure. Beautiful lush green lawns with a backdrop of monuments with rich historical significance make for a perfect place to spend time with your partner. Relax and unwind, share some cozy conversations with your partner as there is very little disturbance from the outside world.
A few steps from here is one of the finest and most romantic restaurants of Delhi – Lodi, The Garden Restaurant, to conclude your day with the perfect meal and ambience for romance. This fine dining restaurant serves excellent European, Lebanese and Mediterranean cuisines and a meal for two would cost around 2600 INR.
6. Parthasarathy Rocks
How about just gazing in solitude at the sun in its bright n dark hues as the day is about to end? If this sounds like what you would want to do, then Parthasarathy Rocks is the perfect place to do so. Indulge in a tete a tete with your partner in this open air auditorium situated on the highest natural point of Delhi, surrounded by rocky hills and crevices.
7. Ridge Road, North Campus
Another way to spend a memorable day with your partner is taking a long walk/ drive on the Ridge Road. It is a quiet road, with a lot of privacy and very little disturbance from the world around. You could give it an interesting twist by choosing to explore the nearest monuments like Mutiny Memorial and the Baoli near Pir Ghaib.
8. Qutub Minar
Located in the Mehrauli area, this historical piece of art is not just for picnics, sightseeing and photography. It is also a beautiful place to be at if you want to enjoy a leisure chit chat, while being surrounded by one of the most important monuments of this country. The only thing to be warned about – this place is not apt for peak summers. So make the most of it during winters, autumn and spring.
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9. Humayun’s Tomb
I will not get into the history of this place, however, would only mention that this is one of the most beautiful places to spend your mornings at. Peaceful, quiet, gorgeously green, clean and well maintained, you can sit here for hours and indulge in never ending chit chat with your beloved. And with a beautiful historic monument in view, it only makes it perfect.
10. Old Fort
Another monument which shares a great popularity, The Old Fort also offers a perfect ambience to your romance. Take a stroll or just relax sitting on the green lawns, you can even enjoy a boat ride in its vicinity.
11. India Gate
A hot favourite of lovers since ages, generations have had romantic dates in the India Gate complex. Along with families, this place is also frequented by love birds who would just want to either keep sitting with each other the whole day or take a stroll and have an ice cream or two. You can also indulge in some boating on days that it is allowed.
12. Hauz Khas Complex
How about some deer-spotting while taking a stroll in a beautiful park alongside a lake with a backdrop of a fort? Sounds magical, right? And that too in delhi? Yes, you can find all this in the vicinity of the Fort at Hauz Khas along with a perfectly romantic meal overlooking the lake to end your romantic day with. There is a plethora of restaurants, cafes and pubs around, where you can go for a meal after you have strolled through the park or relaxed around the cozy spots inside the fort.
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With Delhi being the national capital, it is bound to have a glut of restaurants and the likes where you can go with your partner, however, the challenge remains in making those hours romantic. As nowadays it is all about spending money to be in a place where there is already a lot of crowd/ loud music/ noise, giving you almost no chance to talk to each other. Therefore, we suggest you try the places mentioned above for a time that you and your loved one would cherish and remember for a lifetime.
You can thank us later!
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