This cafe in Delhi is proof how right utilization of space can make a cafe look impressive

The glass door is pushed open and the client walks in. In any hospitality establishment, making the first impression lasting is difficult. Experts in the hospitality businesses believe the first impression is a business turn-point.

And for restaurants it’s mandatory to create the right atmosphere by carefully selecting design, colours, props and utilization of space to ensure that impression. One needs to visit Cafe Yell in Defence Colony to find out how well they have utilized the space.

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Tucked in the main market of posh Defence Colony just beside the Rajasthani cuisine specialist, Kathputli, Cafe Yell opens up to an L shaped space. Colourful and quirky, this Cafe is a place that suits every mood. Be it first date or hang out with a childhood friend or even regular family dinner, Cafe Yell’s use of bright colours will cheer you up.



The rightly utilized right wall upon entering sports BIG buttons coloured in red, blue, yellow and green. Just above it is placed an old school wooden shelf that houses a sewing machine, granny’s wooden box and lots of thread reels. And just below the shelf are lots of fabric cut-pieces fluttering like Tibetan flags.

Cafe Yell specializes in Italian delicacy. Traditionally Italian cafes across the world are known to be colourful, yet old school. The ones in the cities of Milan, Naples and Rome are tucked inside serpentine lanes with a corner to sit. And taking inspiration from space utilization, Cafe Yell looks dreamy.

The left wall displays wooden cutlery sets and cooking equipments. The white wall on both sides displaying too many varied category of things make you forget about the less availability of space inside the cafe. The hanging lights with shades, again on wooden shades, give you a feel of an ultimate quirkiness.

The grand combination of pastel shades of red, beige, teal and of course white make the cafe cute and loveable. The pastry counter on the other hand has a big mirror on the back to make it look bigger. Wood, pastel shades and quirky ideas can do wonder and Cafe Yell is the proof.

Again nobody thought a cafe can have an airplane sized toilet just too tidy. Overall, the space from entrance to the kitchen isn’t much, but thanks to the designers of the cafe, it seems to be never ending.



This cafe has a well curated menu and serves a wide variety of food to suit every taste bud. You can choose from delicious lamb burger, Succoso Lamb, a devil-looking pizza to make you drool,Yell Quatro Meat Love Pizza, traditional lemon butter tossed basa, Pan Seared Fish and Polo Lucca risotto. And don’t worry about pocket pinch because it shouldn’t be more than Rs 1000 for two.