Indians being friendly can always help tourists who may not understand any other language than English. In several other places boards prominently display the ban on smoking. Most hotels and restaurants have separate smoking zones. Delhi observes dry days on most national and even some local holidays and shops are closed on the 1st and 7th of every month. Various brands of imported liquor are now available in the market also through outlets run by the Delhi Tourism and Delhi Industrial Corporation.
All big hotels serve liquor and so do several restaurants.
Dry days are not applicable to hotels and restaurants. Most of the hotels also serve continental food. In fact the variety in food unlimited and Delhi is among the best places in the country as far as picking and choosing food goes. Several government-run hospitals and nursing homes have day and night emergency services and chemist shops in some areas operate the night through. The chemist outlet at the Super Bazaar in Connaught Place is open throughout the night and in case of an emergency, it would be the ideal place to shop for medicines.