
The Night Temple: Zammaya and Delhi's New Dining Drama There's something deliciously absurd about the way Delhi does restaurants these days. We've moved far beyond the era when good food and pleasant service were enough. Now, you need a "concept." You need an "experience." You need Instagram-ready interiors and a soundtrack that transitions seamlessly from dinner jazz to throbbing techno as the clock strikes midnight. Which brings me to Zammaya, the latest addition to South Delhi's ever-growing roster of establishments that refuse to be pigeonholed as mere restaurants. Located on Sri Aurobindo Marg in Adchini—a part of town that seems to specialize in hidden gems tucked away from the more obvious dining districts—Zammaya announces its ambitions before you've even ordered your first drink. The Angkor Wat-inspired décor isn't subtle. Tropical vines cascade down walls adorned with 3D projections that transform throughout the evening. It's part fine-dining restaurant, part nightclub, part fever dream of a traveler who's spent too long in Southeast Asia's temple complexes. And yet, somehow, it works. The Chameleon Club What's interesting about Zammaya—and what sets it apart from the countless other "experiential" venues that have opened and closed in Delhi over the past few years—is its unapologetic embrace of duality. By day (or at least by early evening), it functions as a proper restaurant with a multicuisine menu that takes itself seriously. By night, it morphs into something else entirely: a pulsating nightlife destination where the lighting shifts, the music intensifies, and the crowd that was earlier debating the merits of the Fiery Roasted Prawns is now on its feet, swept up in whatever musical theme the night has ordained. Wednesday brings Sufi nights—an interesting counterpoint to the venue's Southeast Asian aesthetic. Weekends deliver Afro, Techno, and Bollywood parties. It's a rotating cast of musical personalities housed within the same tropical shell, and the venue stays open until the very civilized (or uncivilized, depending on your perspective) hour of 2:00 AM.
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