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Where Food Meets Canvas: An Evening at Arts Room There's something wonderfully audacious about a restaurant that refuses to be just a restaurant. In a city where new dining establishments sprout up with the regularity of monsoon mushrooms—most promising the earth and delivering mediocrity—Arts Room at Eldeco Centre in Saket stands apart. Not because it's trying too hard, but because it isn't trying at all. It simply is. I've always been suspicious of concepts. The phrase "concept restaurant" usually signals a triumph of marketing over substance, where Instagram-worthiness trumps what's actually on your plate. So when I heard about a place that married art exhibitions with dining, where carpets hung on walls and cocktails were named after hip-hop tracks, I'll admit I approached with the cautious skepticism of someone who's been disappointed before. I needn't have worried. The Space Speaks Step into Arts Room and you're immediately transported—not to that tired "European bistro" aesthetic that every second Delhi restaurant seems to aspire to, but to something more intriguing. There's the elegance of a classical French salon, yes, but tempered with the energy of a Parisian courtyard where artists and intellectuals once gathered. The current exhibition features luxury carpets displayed as art, and here's the thing: it works. These aren't dusty relics or pretentious installations. They're statement pieces that anchor the space, giving it gravitas without stuffiness. The rotating exhibitions are a masterstroke. In September, they collaborated with Carpet Cellar, an online and offline retailer of premium hand-knotted carpets from around the world. It's this kind of cultural engagement—genuine, not tokenistic—that elevates Arts Room beyond mere novelty. The Drinks Tell Stories The cocktail program here is extraordinary, and I don't use that word lightly. Under the vision of Nikit Kala, each drink is an homage to artists and their works. I started with Hold Up—yes, named after the Beyoncé anthem—a spirited concoction of pisco, lime, angostura bitters, and Metaxa that somehow manages to be both bold and balanced.

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