Updated On: 15 July, 2011 08:24 AM IST | | The Guide Team
A slice of Paradise in the heart of west Delhi? Try the Zune at the Hilton
A slice of Paradise in the heart of west Delhi? Try the Zune at the Hilton
Befor it became the favoured dateline for international correspondents on the south Asia beat, Kashmir was a holiday destination. Tourists, from places as diverse as Bengaluru and Belgium, would flock for their annual summer holidays in shikaras on the Dal Lake. The more adventurous would wait till water on the lake froze and go up till Gulmarg to ski. Life was a picture postcard.
Naan diplomacy
Things went downhill as terror came calling and though the situation on the ground has improved in recent years, Kashmir is not what Kashmir was. One thing though that has retained its pride of place through the years is Kashmiri cuisine. Who can forget those 20 course Kashimiri meals, the Gustabas and the Koftas. So it came as music to the ears when Hilton opened its Kashmiri restaurant Zune. The taste of Kashmir in the heart of west Delhi! We headed for Hilton for some naan diplomacy, braving the evening traffic!
The Hilton touch
Like in Mumbai (where we spent many quiet and not-so-quiet evenings in Hilton's premises), the property in Janakpuri spells opulence. And for a specialty restaurant, Zune occupies a rather large space. But what
surprised us, pleasantly we must add, was that the restaurant, even on a week day, was almost filled. We would soon discover why.