Must-see nightlife in Mumbai (Bombay)

  • Social

    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…

  • Koinonia Coffee Roasters

    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…

  • Independence Brewing Company

    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…

  • Toto’s Garage

    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…

  • Haji Ali Juice Centre

    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…

  • Thirsty City 127

    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…

  • Cafe Zoe

    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,…

  • Bonobo

    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…

  • Toit Tap Room

    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…

  • Blue Tokai

    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…

  • Social

    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…

  • Blue Tokai

    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,…

  • Olive Bar & Kitchen

    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,…

  • Aer

    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…

  • Social

    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…

  • Raju Ki Chai

    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…

  • Gateway Taproom

    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…

  • One Street

    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…

  • Wine Rack

    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…

  • The Daily

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    A hip-and-happening Bandra bar that take its moniker from the good news stories the owners have collated and suspended on pages from the ceiling. It…

  • Brewbot

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Mumbai's cheapest craft-beer pints require the furthest travel, into the northern depths of the growing nightlife scene in Andheri West. Brewbot has nine…

  • Hammer & Song

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Off the tourist trail and full of Mumbai's beautiful set, this new bar tucked away inside Cuffe Parade's World Trade Centre is a fun night out, with an…

  • 145

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    The centrepiece art installation at this all-day cafe/bar is inspired by Mumbai street stalls, with smiley balls, buckets, umbrellas and aluminium kettles…

  • Shiro

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Visually this place is stunning, with water pouring from the hands of a towering Japanese goddess into lotus ponds which reflect shimmering light on the…

  • Eddies Bistro

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    A long and slender shotgun-style bar, with the narrow main room leading to a back patio with atmospheric umbrella lighting, Eddie's caters to a young and…

  • Harbour Bar

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    With unmatched views of the Gateway of India and harbour, this timeless bar inside the Taj Mahal Palace is an essential visit. Drinks aren’t uberexpensive…

  • Irish House

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    The Indian owners have done a bang-up job recreating an authentic Irish pub atmosphere. This cosy place has a considerable domestic and international beer…

  • Woodside Inn

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    As close as you’ll get to a London pub in Mumbai, this cosy place has a gregarious vibe and serves Gateway and Independence craft beers on draught (pints…

  • Cafe Mondegar

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Iranian-founded 'Mondy's' has been drawing a heady mix of foreigners and locals since 1871. It's first and foremost a rowdy bar serving ice-cold mugs of…

  • Cha Bar

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Cha Bar serves a large selection of exotic teas (₹34 to ₹80), including organic, ayurvedic, single-estate and Japanese matcha along with tasty snacks,…

  • Café Universal

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    The classiest of Mumbai's classics. The Universal has an art nouveau look to it, with butterscotch-coloured walls, a wood-beam ceiling and marble…

  • Havana Café & Bar

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Among wicker furniture and Cuban fedora lampshades, this new Fidel-themed hot spot inside the Gordon House Hotel does good mojitos (₹300 to ₹350) and…

  • Ghetto

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    A grungy, graffiti-covered hang-out blaring classic and contemporary rock (the Rolling Stones, Red Hot Chili Peppers) to a dedicated set of unfussy…

  • Bar Stock Exchange

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Though a tad gimmicky, this Bandra hot spot is filled to the brim almost nightly with mingling 30-somethings with one eye on the drink ticker – prices…

  • Leopold Café

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Love it or hate it, most tourists end up at this clichéd Mumbai travellers’ institution at one time or another. Around since 1871, Leopold’s has wobbly…

  • Wink

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Friday and Saturday are thumping here, but it’s a classy place most nights with its sophisticated decor (low beige sofas, intricately carved iron screens)…

  • Dome

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    This white-on-white rooftop lounge has awesome views of Mumbai’s crescent beach from its 8th-floor vantage and cocktail prices (₹1250 to ₹1450) that will…

  • Monkey Bar

    Mumbai (Bombay)

    Successful ventures in Delhi and Bangalore led this chill gastropub to Bandra, where scenesters gather on the excellent patio – particularly great when it…