Hoots is a bar in Vasant Kunj, Delhi.
Editorially verified September 27, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 18-A, First Floor, Basant Lok Market, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi 110057
Lair in Vasant Vihar's Basant Lok market is a film noir styled Delhi speakeasy, ranked No. 8 on Asia's 50 Best Bars and No. 96 in the world in 2025.
OrderThe Moroccan Symphony or Calendula Punch, with the char-grilled chicken.
DrinkMoroccan Symphony and the Calendula Punch
FoodAsian and Thai-leaning small plates alongside the cocktail menu
TipRenesa designed the room in black concrete, glass and slivers of light, closer to a film-noir set than a Prohibition bar.
PCO in Vasant Vihar opens to a weekly code keyed into a phone booth; this Delhi speakeasy won the Times Food and Nightlife Best Bar award six years running.
OrderEve's Choice or Oral Fixation from The Forbidden menu, or book the Director's Room for mood cocktails.
DrinkThe Forbidden, a menu of 12 drinks built on ingredients banned somewhere, plus mood cocktails in the reservation-only Director's Room
FoodBar food alongside the cocktail list
TipThe four-digit code changes every week and goes out to PCO's WhatsApp patron list, so get the code before you go; the door opens for five seconds.
Lair in Vasant Vihar's Basant Lok market is a film noir styled Delhi speakeasy, ranked No. 8 on Asia's 50 Best Bars and No. 96 in the world in 2025.
OrderThe Moroccan Symphony or Calendula Punch, with the char-grilled chicken.
DrinkMoroccan Symphony and the Calendula Punch
FoodAsian and Thai-leaning small plates alongside the cocktail menu
TipRenesa designed the room in black concrete, glass and slivers of light, closer to a film-noir set than a Prohibition bar.
Cirrus 9 tops The Oberoi on Zakir Hussain Marg, a Delhi rooftop bar with views of Humayun's Tomb and a landmark themed cocktail menu of nine drinks.
OrderA Signature Skyline cocktail on the terrace facing Humayun's Tomb.
DrinkThe Signature Skyline Cocktail Menu, nine drinks themed on Delhi landmarks
FoodAn eclectic international small plates menu paired with the cocktail list
TipClosed shoes and full-length trousers are required for men, with no flip-flops; under-25s may stay only until 20:00 under excise rules.
Patiala Peg at The Imperial hotel is a vintage Delhi bar built around the 120ml giant peg, said to be the only place serving that pour worldwide.
OrderThe signature 120ml Patiala Peg pour, the bar's namesake drink.
DrinkThe 120ml Patiala Peg, a giant pour honouring the Maharaja of Patiala
FoodBar snacks served alongside The Imperial's vintage drinks list
TipThe hotel opened in 1936; ask staff for the polo match story behind the giant peg.
The Cavalry Bar sits inside the Maidens Hotel in Civil Lines, Delhi, a colonial-era bar that dates to 1903, with high ceilings and a finger food menu.
OrderA classic cocktail with a plate from the finger food menu.
DrinkClassic cocktails in a colonial-era room
FoodFinger food served in the Maidens Hotel's colonial-era lounge
TipThe hotel dates to 1903; the bar's colonial architecture is worth a look even outside happy hour.
Sidecar in Greater Kailash 2 runs a two floor bar and bookstore, and this Delhi bar has topped the 30 Best Bars India ranking in three separate years.
OrderA Potter's Touch cocktail with the Bartender's Fried Rice.
DrinkCocktails from Sidecar Going Places, the bar's fifth annual signature menu, including the crowd favourite Potter's Touch
FoodSmall plates that change by season, including the Bartender's Fried Rice, plus a Hachette bookstore and Subko coffee counter downstairs
TipThe bar opens at 13:00, the bookstore and Subko counter from 10:00; ranked No. 8 on the 30 Best Bars India 2025 list.
PCO in Vasant Vihar opens to a weekly code keyed into a phone booth; this Delhi speakeasy won the Times Food and Nightlife Best Bar award six years running.
OrderEve's Choice or Oral Fixation from The Forbidden menu, or book the Director's Room for mood cocktails.
DrinkThe Forbidden, a menu of 12 drinks built on ingredients banned somewhere, plus mood cocktails in the reservation-only Director's Room
FoodBar food alongside the cocktail list
TipThe four-digit code changes every week and goes out to PCO's WhatsApp patron list, so get the code before you go; the door opens for five seconds.