Mumbai (Bombay)
Colaba is the best of the locations of the hip Social chain, which combines a restaurant/bar with a collaborative work space. The happening bar nails the…
Must-see nightlife in South India
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Bengaluru (Bangalore)
A mecca for hardcore java heads, this temple to the arabica bean has a multitude of gourmet-coffee combos, including espresso classics, quirky cold brews…
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Panaji
The decor is a dark cosy English pub, the clientele young and up for a late party, and the novelty is the e-beer system. Each table has its own beer tap…
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Mumbai (Bombay)
Mumbai's best speciality coffee is served in this tiny Third Wave coffeehouse in atmospheric Chium Village. Single-origin Indian estate coffee is roasted…
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Mumbai (Bombay)
A California-trained Indian master brewer oversees the craft at this trendy new Andheri West taproom from Pune-based Independence Brewing Company. Nine of…
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Mumbai (Bombay)
A highly sociable, down-to-earth local dive done up in a car-mechanic theme, where you can go in your dirty clothes, drink draught beer (₹200 a glass) and…
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Bengaluru (Bangalore)
This terrific darshini (South Indian cafe) is famous for its filter coffee (₹16). There are only four food items on the menu: idli (fermented rice cakes),…
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Hyderabad
A highly popular, cavernous brewhouse with five tap beers, including an English ale and a stout, plus cider. There are several zones, all stylishly lit,…
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Hyderabad
A stylish, sociable Belgium beer house that draws a refreshingly mixed-gender, mixed-age crowd. Try a 'beer platter' for a sample of four choice brews,…
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Mumbai (Bombay)
Serves fresh juices and milkshakes (₹50 to ₹400), mighty fine falooda and fruit salads. Strategically placed at the entrance to Haji Ali mosque, it’s a…
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Hyderabad
Excellent neighbourhood cafe and creative hub that's a magnet for East Hyderabad's arty crew. Offers a fine selection of interesting coffees, teas, snacks…
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Mangaluru (Mangalore)
The city's premier microbrewery is a big space with indoor and outdoor seating; the acoustic artists, indie bands and DJs create quite a vibe on weekend…
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Mysuru (Mysore)
One of the city's most attractive cafes, occupying an elegant villa in an upmarket corner of town. It's a relaxing spot for an espresso or a glass of wine…
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Bengaluru (Bangalore)
There's a continual buzz about this multistorey temple to craft beer, which always has a guest beer or two on the blackboard. You'll find plenty on the…
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Mumbai (Bombay)
The former space of Mumbai's first microbrewery has been revamped into a slick craft beer and cocktail destination under the direction of Indian beer…
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Pune
Reserve a table in the outstanding beer garden at this industrially hip craft brewery – Pune's finest – and you'll swear you're in California. The eight…
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Mumbai (Bombay)
Exposed brick and railing dominate the bilevel hipster hideaway inside a redeveloped cotton mill at Mathurdas Mills Compound. Forty wines by the glass,…
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Mumbai (Bombay)
This bar champions underground and alternative music. DJs spin drum and bass and electronica, big beats and funky tech-house, and musicians play folk and…
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Kodaikanal (Kodai)
A caffeine addict's dream, this rustic-chic wood-panelled shoebox of a cafe crafts fantastic brews from its own locally grown organic coffee. It also does…
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Mumbai (Bombay)
Bangalore's iconic craft brewers opened their first Mumbai space for beer lovers in 2017, taking over the spacious former real estate of Bombay's long…
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Mumbai (Bombay)
Coffee's Third Wave has finally arrived in India. This speciality coffeehouse, one of four Mumbai locations, roasts its 100% Indian, traceable single…
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Mumbai (Bombay)
Part of a hip Mumbai chain, this part restaurant/bar, part collaborative work space, oozes second-hand coolness, with a warehouse-like feel and recycled…
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Mumbai (Bombay)
At one of four Mumbai locations of the Blue Tokai franchise, the espresso (from ₹100) goes down sweetly with almond croissants, bagels, custard cruffins,…
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Pune
This institution for faloodas (rose-flavoured drinks), sharbats (a chilled drink) and fresh juices may have been born in Bombay, but it's been at it in…
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Mumbai (Bombay)
A perennial watering hole of choice for Bandra’s filmi elite and aspiring starlets, Olive is a Mediterranean-style bar-restaurant whose whitewashed walls,…
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Bengaluru (Bangalore)
Classic and new flavours of tea, along with tasty food combos like butter chicken and khichdi (pureed lentils), make Tata Cha a big hit with Bengaluru tea…
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Karnataka
At an altitude of at 920m, this fine winery produces quality white and red varietals. Tours include tastings of five wines in the cellar rooms accompanied…
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Hyderabad
Buzzing most nights, Vapour is one of the most happening pubs in Hyderabad; book a table ahead on weekends. Brews include apple cider beer, lager, stout…
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Mumbai (Bombay)
Boasting astounding sea, sunset and city views, Aer is Mumbai’s premier sky bar. Drink prices are steep (cocktails ₹950 to ₹1300), but that’s kind of the…
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Hyderabad
A sleek, upmarket nightclub, with loungey booth seating and a pumping bass-driven sound system. Men won't get past the ranks of bouncers without female…
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Hyderabad
Tucked away on a quiet side street, this green oasis has a superb garden where you can nurse a latte or enjoy a juice or milkshake. The menu (dishes ₹200…
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Mumbai (Bombay)
Part of a hip Mumbai chain, this part restaurant/bar, part collaborative work space is entered through a recycled shipping container in the happening…
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Bengaluru (Bangalore)
Prost has eclectic industrial decor, a rooftop with several quality craft beers on tap and a tempting food menu. There's live magic on Wednesday, comedy…
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Bengaluru (Bangalore)
Upmarket club and live-music venue that draws a hip, lively crowd with its fine roster of house, techno and trance DJs, and bands (everything from jazz to…
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Bengaluru (Bangalore)
This fine cafe and bakery offers good sandwiches on nutritious bread, cookies and snacks (₹40 to ₹80), and doubles as a bookshop and art venue, hosting…
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Mumbai (Bombay)
It's nearly impossible to saunter past this tiny brick-and-mortar chai joint – its colourful facade and vibrant interiors lure you in like an industrial…
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Mumbai (Bombay)
Mumbai's veteran craft beer's eponymous taproom opened in 2017 with 16 taps, many of which feature brews and meads you won't find in other bars and…
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Mumbai (Bombay)
With an emphasis on Prohibition-era craft mixology, this shotgun-style gastrobar draws the spillover of Bastian's beautiful people (enter though the…
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Kochi (Cochin)
Upstairs at chic heritage property Malabar House, this sleek wine bar showcases Indian wines such as Sula and Fratelli from Maharashtra and Grover Zampa…
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Mumbai (Bombay)
Sorely needed and refreshingly well done, Mumbai's first take on a serious wine bar should please connoisseurs. Part shop (over 300 bottles), part bar (48…
