Check Out These 5 Best Cocktail Bars For Your Next Night Out in Mumbai
Looking for the best places to sip on a well-crafted cocktail in Mumbai? Here's a list of the city's best cocktail bars that you must check out before planning your next outing.
A different rhythm takes over Mumbai after the sun sets and the roads begin to ease up and the city retires into a calm after a fast-paced day.
These hours also allow Mumbai’s ever evolving cocktail bars to come alive. The city’s cocktail bar space that was once limited to the classic hotel bars has now expanded into a thriving world of speakeasies, experimental lounges, and rooftop havens where you will find yourself sipping on cocktails full of craft and personality.
Here’s a curated list of five cocktail bars in Mumbai that are not merely places to enjoy drinks but stories that are waiting to be experienced by the city’s bar hoppers.
Harbour Bar
To walk into Harbour Bar is to walk into a time capsule. Pouring cocktails since, it is Mumbai’s first licensed hotel bar. Located in the heart of Colaba, the curved windows looking out over the Arabian sea, the quiet elegance of the Taj, and well-crafted drinks come together to create an atmosphere that is hard to replicate.
The defining feature of your visit to the Harbour Bar would be sipping on their famed, From the Harbour Since 1933 (gin, fruit, and fire in a glass) cocktail. According to loyalists it would an injustice to leave the cocktail bar without sipping on this signature cocktail in addition to other drinks from their roster.
Address: The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, K Boman Behram Marg, Apollo Bandar, Colaba, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001
Price for two: INR 6,000–INR 8,000
AER
Sitting on the 34th floor of the Four Seasons, AER is an al fresco bar and an open-air stage for Mumbai’s skyline to exhibit its night. With skyscrapers glowing on one side to the sounds of the Arabian Sea hitting the shore on the other, the view at the cocktail bar is pure magic.
A crowd favourite at AER is an elegant gin-based cocktail called no kidding. It is a marshmallow-infused gin creation crowned with raspberry foam. AER-plane is another fruity sip that embodies the interplay of grapefruit’s zesty sharpness and melon’s delicate fruitiness to create a symphony of flavours.
Address: 34th Floor, 1/136, Dr Elijah Moses Rd, Gandhi Nagar, Upper Worli, Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400018
Price for two: INR 4,500– INR 6,000
Ekaa
Tucked into the heritage district of Fort, EKAA space experiments with flavours inspired by Ayurveda and ingredients that are native to our land. You can expect sips that are mindful yet experiemental.
Their menu features ingredients from takes you on a sensory journey, with cocktails like Mountain Pepper using foraged spices and local ingredients from Nagaland and Sikkim. Some other must-try cocktails from the menu include the rum-based myrhh (chrysanthemum, cherry brine, supasawa) that owes its origin to the northern parts of India, the gin-based camphor (eible camphor, shiso leaves, jasmine syrup blue pea), and jatamansi (honey dew melon, supasawa bubbles, and tequila) that owes its origin to the Kashmir valley.
Address: Cs-1397, 1st Floor, Kitab Mahal, Dr. D.N. Road, Fort, Mumbai
Price for two: INR 3,500–INR 4,000
O’ Pedro – BKC
Lively, vibrant, and full of warmth, O’ Pedro brings the carefree spirit of a Goan getaway straight into a bar. Located in the Bandra Kula Complex, host various offices, the cocktail bar offers a much-needed escape from boardrooms and glass towers.
Their cocktail roster is a mix of good old drinks and craft cocktails. Some must-try cocktail from their menu include vasco sour (Goan toddy, vinegar, egg-white, lime, and La Botija Qubrenta), kokum stings (short story rum, kokum-infumed rum, ginger, curry leaves, lime), and Saturday night plan (tequila, hot sauce, coconut water).
Address: Unit 2, Plot C 68, Jet Airways – Godrej, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai
Price for two: ₹3,000–₹4,000 for two.
Slink & Bardot
Nestled in the heart of Mumbai’s Worli, Slink & Bardot exudes Parisan charm and elegance. Looking for a chic vibe, beautiful interiors, and cocktails that arrive looking like miniature works of art, Slink & Bardot is the place for you.
The menu changes with the seasons, but the philosophy is constant: creativity first, beauty a close second. Some signature cocktails from their roster include devil’s share (tequila, agave, lime, jalapeno, cilantro, bird’s ye chili) which is a bold take on picante with a perfect mix of vibrant, layered flavours, Koli echoes (vodka, sake, umeshu, lychee, cucumber, lemon, sweetener), and meloma (mezcal, tequila, Japanese melon seltzer). Pair it with some bar nibbles like honey sesame cashew nuts, crumbed feta, or Korean fried cauliflower.
Address: Shop 329/A, Thadani House, Worli, Mumbai
Price for two: INR 3,000–INR 4,000
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