It was 45 minutes past midnight, and there is a sea of people milling around, taking their seats and waiting for coffee or dish at Uptown @ Kathipara Urban Square under the flyover. It has emerged as one of the top hangout spots in the city on weekends as well as weekdays. With food, music, park and gaming zones, this place begins to fill up after 7 p.m.
It has three commercial zones — one focussed on food and events, the second on entertainment for children, including a colourful gaming zone, and the third is a retail and food zone, which is under construction. Popular brands such as Starbucks, KFC, Pizza Hut, Junior Kuppanna and ID, a vegetarian restaurant, are present here; a few of them operate round the clock. A cotton candy vending machine is the cynosure of all eyes, especially the tiny tots. A mini-toy train takes visitors around the zone.
