Delhi’s cafe landscape continues to evolve with the arrival of ATE Glasshouse, the newest outpost by Altogether Experimental in Meharchand Market. Conceived as a vertically layered café, the building is organised as a sequence of spatial experiences rather than a single volume, unfolding from a permeable street-level entrance to elevated dining areas and terraces above.
Programmatic layers—dining, kitchen, balconies, and terraces, remain visually interconnected, producing fluid transitions between public, semi-public, and open-air spaces. A restrained material palette of glass, metal, and neutral finishes provides a controlled backdrop for light, occupation, and movement.
Responding to its cultural context, the interior walls are conceived as rotating exhibition surfaces, enabling ongoing collaborations with museums, galleries, and artists. The architecture is positioned as an adaptable framework supporting both everyday rituals of coffee and dining, and evolving modes of cultural expression.
The concept is the brainchild of Chef Anukriti Anand and Vicky Mandal, who have steadily built Altogether Experimental into one of Delhi’s most distinctive café collectives. At its core, the brand is guided by a simple idea: to create spaces where Specialty coffee, All Day Dining and Modern Desserts come together with genuine hospitality, turning everyday visits into small rituals people look forward to.
At ATE Glasshouse, that philosophy comes alive through a café experience built for the neighbourhood. It’s the kind of place that welcomes early-morning regulars, lingering brunch tables, quick coffee breaks and long conversations alike. With its open, sunlit setting and easy atmosphere, the space naturally lends itself to a wide mix of guests — friends catching up, families spending a leisurely afternoon together, or solo visitors finding their favourite corner.
The menu mirrors this spirit of comfort with curiosity. Coffee remains central to the experience, with signature drinks like the Ate Fluff Latte and the unapologetic Not Whiskey Sour,which combines a whiskey barrel aged shaken espresso with house made super lime. . Brunch brings together globally inspired comfort dishes such as Cilbir Turkish Eggs with garlic yogurt and chilli oil, or the indulgent Tiramisu & Gianduja Pancakes, layered with mascarpone, espresso and cocoa. Larger plates like the Chicken Katsu Bowl with sticky rice, house-made kimchi and togarashi avocado sit comfortably alongside lighter dishes like Just Like Caprese, featuring buffalo mozzarella, basil pesto and confit cherry tomatoes. The Dessert counter, meanwhile, adds another layer of indulgence, offering desserts that are as inviting as they are carefully crafted.
While each ATE concept has its own personality, they all share the same guiding ethos of warmth, curiosity and craft. The brand has already found a strong following through spaces like ATE Greens in Saket, known for its relaxed courtyard-style café experience, and ATE Caves, an intimate concept that explores the quieter side of hospitality. With ATE Glasshouse, Anukriti and Vicky continue to expand this growing ecosystem of cafés that feel deeply rooted in their neighbourhoods with a new narrative, every time.
Ultimately, ATE Glasshouse is designed as a place people can return to again and again a café where good coffee, comforting food and genuine hospitality come together to create a sense of everyday belonging.
