Go Ham With Your Cocktails At These New Bars In Delhi

A new wave of cocktail bars have arrived in Delhi and here are four you should add to your list

Contributed By

Aanchal Poddar

August 17, 2026

Here is where you must sip your next cocktail in Delhi

Delhi has a new wave of cocktail bars. I remember writing this line at least twice this year, and every time I write it, I mean it. Delhi really has a new wave of cocktail bars again, and this time it’s not just doing craft cocktails with unique ingredients but bringing new concepts to the city. There is an omakase bar without a menu that remembers your order and another that transforms from a café to a bar in a matter of a few hours. One of the new ones has also become one of my favourite spots in the city for a long Saturday evening (I have already been there thrice, no joke). I

am now sure that Delhi is past its speakeasy era and is now home to cocktail bars where the USP is not the location but the drinking experience. While I have nothing against speakeasies, I enjoyed quite a few of them in their heyday in Delhi, but now I am done too.

On that note, check out these cocktail bars in Delhi that will take over your drinks and your trippy nights.

Let’s Kiss (Keep It Short And Simple)

If you thought Sahil Sambhi was encouraging you to kiss at his newest space Let’s Kiss, you are wrong. Kiss stands for Keep It Short and Simple. So, Let’s Keep It Short and Simple is what it means when I open up the acronym. Well… it’s a word play that could get many into some serious trouble. So first of all: DON’T KISS AT LET’S KISS!

Cocktail bars in Delhi 2026 — Let’s Kiss is Delhi’s first omakase cocktail bar without a menu

Second: go carefree. Because you don’t need to worry about an incomprehensible menu that features names of ingredients you can’t make sense of. Why? Because there is no menu, friends! I am yet to visit but folks who have, have told me that all you are required to do is to let the bartender know your mood, your spirit preference, and preferred notes. And they will whip up a cocktail suiting your choices from an extensive repertoire of cocktails that they have by hearted. Whether you like your drink or not, one thing’s for sure: Let’s Kiss is introducing Delhi to omakase in its truest and most honest sense. Trust your bartender and kiss (your drinks) away.

Address: Basement under Nadoo, Greater Kailash Part 3 (GK-3), New Delhi, Delhi 110048

Price for two: Depends on how much you demand of the bartender

Freddy Who

Tucked in Vasant Vihar’s narrow lanes, Freddy Who, as many claim, is a place you’d like to visit time and again. Sharing a building with Together, the space resembles a New York social club from the 1920s, while others claim it is a vintage film set featuring deep red interiors and leather furnishing. I thought it was a little too dimly lit and loud for my liking. You definitely can’t read the menu or hear the person across the table, but that was probably the vibe they were going for. For me, it wasn’t trippy but discomforting.

That aside, the restaurant serves some solid modern Asian dishes with a Japanese tilt, spanning sashimi, gyoza, robata, wok-fired dishes and larger plates. The cocktails are worth trying, too. My favourite was the gin-based Clooney that mixed green apple, olive, saline, and white wine. Tequila and red wine, and gin and white wine, are two of my favourite cocktail combinations, and discovering that has been a blessing. All in all, go for a night out, and I usually return for the drinks; you might for the vibe or the plates.

Address: 3rd Floor, House No. D-11, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, Delhi 110057

Price for two: INR 3,500

Therefore India

Like the popular lane in Hauz Khas, there is another market that is currently making the round: Meherchand Market. And a new coffee-cum-cocktail bar has opened doors in the market. Called Therefore, not a lot many details about the bar are out and I am yet to visit but they claim to be Meherchand’s first coffee and cocktail bar (coffee for am and cocktails for pm). They want you to visit for the coffee and stay till you sip your beverage out of a coupe glass instead of a cup— basically linger for the cocktails.

Am sure like most other spaces that claim to transform from coffee to cocktails, Therefore will shift the vibe too. It’s only three days old and you must head soon before everyone in Delhi starts fantasising a coffee shop that also serves cocktails by the night. Basically, head before it becomes massy.

D’Glasshouse

D’Glasshouse at Dramique, in Vasant Kunj is an invite-only space that offers a more intimate take on Delhi nightlife. Designed to resemble a lounge-like setting, the space is meant for relaxed evenings more than a loud, high-energy night out (which talking from experience, can be very draining).

New cocktails bars in Delhi August 2026 — D’Glasshouse at Dramique, is an invite-only space in Delhi’s Vasant Kunj

The bar’s Garden-to-Glass (like farm-to-table for food) cocktail programme brings fresh botanicals and unexpected flavours to the table. The most talked-about cocktail is The King which features tequila, mezcal, raw mango cordial and dry vermouth. Another one, The Rebel, layers rum with pineapple, falernum, absinthe and citrus. The food menu holds European and Asian dishes that pair well with cocktails and also serve as standalone reasons to return to the restaurant.

Address: The Grand, Plot No. 2, Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi,

Price for two: INR 6,500

Loco’s Den

Loco’s Den, the latest venture from the team behind Café Loco, is an all-day neighbourhood bar built around cocktails, comfort food, live entertainment and community. Its 18-drink menu is divided into three moods: Breakfast Buzz, Lunch Flow and Dinner Glow, reflecting the rhythm of the day.

Signatures include Soul’s First Sip, with dark rum, cold brew and coconut; Community Table, a gin, cucumber and elderflower cocktail; and After Hours with Luna, a spirit-forward evening serve. Classics such as the Espresso Martini, Aperol Spritz, Negroni and Margarita round out the list. The bar also offers rotating beer on tap, bottled beers, wines and premium spirits, alongside globally inspired comfort food and shareable bar bites. Beyond drinking and dining, guests can catch Formula 1, Premier League football and cricket screenings, play PlayStation 5, or join karaoke nights, pub quizzes, movie screenings, guest DJ sessions and community event

Address:M-22, Second floor, S Swaran Singh Bhandari Marg, Greater Kailash 1 (GK 1), New Delh

Price for two: INR 1,500

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