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Delhi NCR restaurants are totally leaning into summer this season, and the menus feel far more thoughtful than the usual mango-and-mint excess. Across the city, chefs are making seasonal dishes around the cooling ingredients, tropical fruits, light curries and refreshing cocktails that truly suit the heat. From gondhoraj fish tikka and kokum ceviche to mango phirni and guava chilli soft serve, the summer menus in Delhi NCR feel playful, nostalgic and soothing all at once.
What makes these menus stand out is how deeply they reflect regional ingredients and seasonal eating habits rather than just adding a few summer drinks to the regular menus. Some honour mangoes in festive style, while others concentrate on tropical cocktails, chilled desserts or lighter South Indian dishes ideal for warm evenings. Whether you are planning for a relaxed lunch, a café visit or a dinner with your loved one, these seasonal menus are worth trying before they vanish with the end of the season.
Chor Bizarre
Chor Bizarre’s summer menu balances the familiar Indian flavours with light seasonal ingredients. The highlights include murgh tikka and litchi salad, peach & mango salad, gondhoraj mahi tikka and gulkand paneer tikka. Main dishes move through the coastal and North Indian flavours with malvani fish curry, mangshor malai curry, and kathal kofta pukhtan. Desserts include jigarthanda and kulfis in lychee, jamun and aamras flavours, whereas drinks feature mango chilli fizz, wood apple sour and aam mint shikanji.
Dates: 14th–31st May 2026
Timings: 12 PM – 11 PM
Cost for Two: Rs 2400 approx
Address: Broadway, 4/15A, Asaf Ali Road, New Delhi
(Image credits: Chor Bizarre)
Hosa
Hosa’s summer menu stresses lighter South Indian flavours with comforting textures and seasonal ingredients. Here, sweet potato sago paniyaram and cooling thairu vada feel perfect for warmer weather, whereas naranga chicken adds citrusy brightness to the richer flavours. The indulgent Hosa benne and gassi with neer dosa bring coconut-forward comfort without feeling too heavy. The menu blends traditional South Indian cooking with a cleaner, more seasonal summer approach.
Dates: From May 1st 2026 onwards
Timings: Lunch: 1 PM onwards | Dinner: 7 PM onwards
Cost For Two: Rs 1600++ approx
Address: One Horizon Centre, Golf Course Road, DLF Phase 5, Gurugram
(Image credits: Hosa)
Manam Chocolate
Manam Chocolate’s “A Summer Somewhere” menu feels tropical, nostalgic and dessert-forward in the best way possible. The menu has mango custard tart, pineapple coconut lamington, guava chilli soft serve and mango saffron tres leches. Ice cream sandwiches come in flavours such as malt & chocolate and cherry & vanilla, whereas beverages experiment with combinations such as kokum iced chocolate and mango jasmine iced chocolate. Savoury additions such as mango avocado toast and raw mango papaya salad complete the summer café experience on a beautiful note.
Dates: May 15th – July 15th 2026
Timings: 11 AM – 11 PM
Cost For Two: Rs 300–Rs 900 approx
Address: Eldeco Centre, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi
(Image credits: Manam Chocolate)
Latoya
Latoya’s Caribbean-inspired summer menu brings together the tropical freshness, smoky flavours and bright seasonal produce. The seabass kokum & melon ceviche and mango avocado cucumber salad feel incredibly refreshing during the intense heat of Delhi, whereas jackfruit barbacoa tacos and shrimp mango tacos add stronger grilled flavours. The Alphonso tres leches completes the meal on a lighter mango-forward note. Their frozen summer slushies featuring passion fruit, tamarind, watermelon and yuzu are created perfectly for long summer evenings with your loved ones.
Dates: 8th May – 7th June 2026
Timings: 12 PM – 1 AM
Cost for Two: Rs 2500 approx
Address: Eldeco Centre, SDMC Primary School Lane, Block A, Shivalik Colony, Saket, New Delhi
(Image credits: Latoya)
Majlis
Majlis by Chef Osama Jalali is celebrating mango season through “Jashn-e-AAM”, a menu completely built around mangoes across savoury dishes, desserts and drinks. Rather than limiting mangoes to sweets, the menu includes Mango chicken tikka, kache aam ki paneer kadhai, khatti ambiya ki dal and achari aam ki sabzi. Desserts and beverages include mango phirni, mango mania, mango lassi and aam panna. The menu feels deeply embedded in Indian food memories while showing mangoes in creative and unpredictable ways beyond just the usual dessert format.
Dates: May 1st – 31st 2026
Timings: 12 PM – 11 PM
Cost For Two: Rs 1800 approx
Address: Majlis by Chef Osama Jalali, New Delhi
(Image credits: Majlis)
