Beat the Heat: Best spots to celebrate Refreshment Day 2025 in Delhi

National Refreshment Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of July, falling this year on July 24, 2025. At its core, this day is a delightful invitation to pause, hydrate, and feel good—especially in the sweltering Indian summer. Whether it’s an icy nimbu paani, a tangy aam panna, or a fizzy soda, the idea is to refresh both the body and the soul.

Since its founding, it has grown into a global celebration of refreshing drinks, seasonal treats, and feel-good activities like sipping iced tea, making smoothies, or simply taking a walk in the shade.

In Delhi-NCR, where summer is intense and monsoons bring humidity, refreshment takes on a whole new meaning. From rooftop cafés to shaded garden hideouts, here are 10 places where you can truly celebrate the spirit of this breezy day.

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Potbelly Rooftop Café – Shahpur Jat

Escape into Bihar’s culinary heritage with refreshing sattu coolers, mint lemonades, and aam panna—all served on a breezy rooftop with old-school charm. Their sattu sharbat is both energising and nostalgic.

Burma Burma – Select CITYWALK, Saket and CyberHub, Gurugram

This vegetarian Burmese restaurant offers some of the most underrated drinks: think Lemongrass Coolers, Tamarind-Ginger Fizz, and bubble teas that feel like dessert in a glass. Their coconut water-based drinks are perfect monsoon sips.

The Tea Room by Blossom Kochhar – Hauz Khas Village

A serene escape in the middle of HKV, this tearoom serves iced rose teas, hibiscus coolers, and herbal infusions in a floral, quiet setup. Ideal for those wanting calm over caffeine.

The Grammar Room – Mehrauli

Surrounded by greens near Qutub Minar, this chic café serves up mango and chia smoothie bowls, basil lemonade, and cold coffee with oat milk—refreshing and health-conscious.

Ama Café – Majnu Ka Tila

A Tibetan café with Himalayan vibes, Ama Café offers iced peach teas, mango-banana smoothies, and coolers made with organic fruits. Don’t miss their fluffy pancakes if you’re pairing food with your refreshment.

SodaBottleOpenerWala – Khan Market

This Irani-themed café has quirky soda-based drinks, nimbu soda with masala, raspberry fizz, and Parsi raspberry sodas—playful and perfect for the occasion.

Roots – Café in the Park – Sector 29, Gurugram

Open-air, lush, and earthy—Roots serves traditional beverages like tulsi lemonade, chaach, and even sattu jaljeera. Great for a quiet sip in natural surroundings.

Big Chill Cakery – Khan Market and DLF Mall of India

While famous for desserts, their thick cold coffee, berry smoothies, and lemon slushes are excellent for Refreshment Day. Their mango mousse shake in July is a seasonal favourite.

Greenr Café – Vasant Vihar and Gurugram

A haven for plant-based food lovers, Greenr offers kombuchas, iced matcha lattes, and cold-pressed juices. Their ambience is peaceful, and the menu leans clean and sustainable.

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Jugmug Thela – Saket (Champa Gali)

Set in the bohemian corner of Delhi, Jugmug Thela crafts its drinks with creativity—aam panna mojitos, nimbu masala tea, and kokum soda are some house favourites. Perfect for an Instagrammable and relaxing day.

How you can celebrate at home

If you prefer staying in, make it memorable with DIY iced teas using tulsi, mint, or lemongrass, a pitcher of homemade aam panna or bel sharbat, a cooling cucumber-mint lemonade, or a fruit-filled smoothie bowl. Or simply enjoy some quality time sipping chai by the window as it rains.

Why It Matters

In our fast-paced digital lives, we often forget to pause. National Refreshment Day is your sign to take a breather, hydrate well, and do something that cools your system—physically and emotionally. Whether you’re treating yourself to a fruity cooler, discovering a new café, or simply drinking a glass of water mindfully, the goal is to feel better, lighter, and refreshed.

Compiled by Yusra Nazim