Cocktail bars and restaurant bars in Delhi NCR, selected for the people, ingredients and ideas behind their drinks.
Cocktail bars and restaurant bars in Delhi NCR, selected for the people, ingredients and ideas behind their drinks.
places on the shortlist
12 recent openings
Regional Indian ingredients shape the cocktails, accompanied by small plates from Amninder Sandhu.
A food-and-drink pairing for diners interested in Indian ingredients beyond familiar cocktail flavours.
A craft-led neighbourhood bar from Yangdup Lama and Minakshi Singh.
Sidecar ke Kalakaar celebrates the people behind the bar through drinks inspired by artistic techniques. Sanded Smooth turns gin, Naga sumac, edamame and snow pea juice into a clarified, savoury highball.
A monochrome bar serving ingredient-led cocktails alongside contemporary pan-Asian dishes.
A considered destination for drinks with food, in Basant Lok Market.
Roberto Blondi’s counter dining includes a nine-course exploration of duck.
A highly specific tasting experience with a five-star Time Out review. Reserve ahead.
Regional comfort food meets Varun Sharma’s meticulous cocktail programme.
A recognised kitchen and bar pairing.
Vaibhav Bhargava’s Japanese-leaning menu spans raw fish, robata and substantial plates.
Time Out’s four-star review praises both the kitchen and the considered cocktails.
A passcode-entry bar serving classic cocktails and drinks tailored to individual tastes.
An established Delhi address for guests who enjoy talking through a drink with the bartender.
A book-lined bar with leather armchairs and a terrace at The Leela Palace New Delhi.
Literary Mixology, Volume II turns novels into drinks, served alongside the books that inspired them. Expect pandan, rhubarb and even a frozen tomato in a programme praised by Robb Report India and Time Out.
A Sri Lankan kitchen spanning hoppers, street-food references and more elaborate preparations.
A less common regional cuisine in Delhi, developed through extensive travel and research.
A no-menu bar where the bartender works from your spirit and flavour preferences.
The omakase-style drinks are the draw; plan a separate dinner rather than arriving hungry.
A two-floor all-day café and bar that moves from coffee into evening cocktails.
A new option in Lodhi Colony for a daytime catch-up that can carry on into the evening.
A record bar with guest selectors, themed vinyl evenings and cocktails that take their cues from music.
An established listening address with an ambitious food menu alongside the records.
Robata cooking, playful gyoza and reworked sushi anchor this contemporary Asian dining room.
Servd Delhi’s recent feature points to a distinctive menu, supported by an August opening report.
