Summer House Cafe

Summer House Cafe occupies an open-air terrace on the first floor of a building in Hauz Khas Village, South Delhi, and has run for years as one of the neighbourhood's steadier live-music venues. By day it functions as a relaxed cafe drawing students and remote workers; by night the crowd shifts to a younger, mixed group in their early twenties to mid-thirties in casual dress, drawn by the music programme rather than a formal club scene. Evenings feature weekend DJ sets, open-mic nights for local musicians, and occasional touring indie acts, giving the room a more informal, gig-venue feel than the cocktail bars nearby. The drinks list is straightforward beer, wine and simple cocktails priced around INR 350-800, well below south Delhi's dedicated cocktail bars, and food is served alongside drinks throughout the evening. The venue opens daily from around 12:00 to 01:00, with the daytime hours calmer and the terrace filling up from early evening onward; Friday and Saturday nights are the busiest, particularly when a DJ or live act is booked. There is no cover charge on most nights, though ticketed gigs occasionally apply a small entry fee. Reservations are not typically required for regular nights, but larger groups visiting on weekend evenings should call ahead as terrace seating is limited and fills quickly once the music starts.