Delhi Bar Guide
30+ bars across Delhi's drinking neighbourhoods, curated by editors who know the city.
Delhi's bar scene is India's most ambitious. PCO (Pass Code Only) opened the speakeasy wave in 2012. Sidecar has held a World's 50 Best Bars position multiple years. The drinks lean Indian-rye, Kashmiri-saffron, masala-chai-Old-Fashioned, and craft beer. The bartenders trained in Singapore and London came home and built rooms that match those cities for half the price.
Five neighbourhoods cluster the action. Hauz Khas is the rooftop-and-creative spine. Aerocity holds the polished hotel cocktail temples. Connaught Place runs the heritage colonial-bar layer. Khan Market is the polished restaurant-bar quarter. Saket covers the new mall-and-club district.
Cocktails run INR 600 to INR 1,200 ($7 to $14). Service charge of 10 percent included. Tipping is rounding up. Most bars run to 1am, weekend bars to 3am. Reserve PCO and Sidecar on weekends.
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Top Picks This Week
PCO (Pass Code Only)
Delhi's first speakeasy. Opened 2012. Pass-code entry. Twenty-eight seats. Classic-cocktail-leaning menu, leather banquettes. Reservations only.
Sidecar
World's 50 Best Bars regular. Long marble counter, India-ingredient-forward cocktail menu, and serious technique. Reserve.
Cocktails & Dreams
Heritage Delhi-Gurgaon cocktail bar. Long bar, classic cocktails, and a thirty-something professional crowd. Reservations recommended.
Hauz Khas Social
Cocktail-and-co-working space. Sunset views over the Hauz Khas reservoir, tight cocktail menu, and a young creative-class crowd.
Lord of the Drinks
Heritage Delhi cocktail bar inside a colonial-era building. Long bar, broad cocktail menu, and a polished after-work crowd.
Indian Accent Bar
Hotel cocktail bar inside Indian Accent restaurant. Polished marble interior, India-ingredient-driven cocktail menu, and the most dressed-up Delhi evening.
Neighbourhood Guide
Hauz Khas
The rooftop-and-creative spine south-west of the centre. Hauz Khas Village's deer-park-side bars, sunset terraces, and a younger creative-class crowd.
Aerocity
The polished hotel-cocktail district near the airport. Hotel skybars, polished restaurant-bars, and the most dressed-up Delhi evening crowd.
Connaught Place
The heritage colonial-bar layer. Heritage cocktail rooms inside colonial-era buildings, hotel bars, and the most authentic old-Delhi drinking.
Khan Market
The polished restaurant-bar quarter. Boutique cocktail rooms, dining-and-cocktail crossovers, and a thirty-something dressed-up crowd.
Saket
The new mall-and-club district south of the centre. Big-format restaurants, hotel bars, and a younger weekend crowd.
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