10 editor picks in Delhi.
10 bars in Delhi, editor-picked for bars open past midnight. Bars going past midnight on friday or saturday. All bars in Delhi.
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.
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.
Barbet & Pals in Greater Kailash 2 takes its cocktails from the Himalayan foothills, a Delhi bar by bartenders Jeet Rana and Chirag Pal with Amninder Sandhu.
OrderA Bird's Eye View cocktail with the Naga pork sausage Bar-Brat.
TipThe basement holds Cavity, a separate weekend tasting bar from the same team; book both in advance.
Upstairs sits one flight above Indian Accent at The Lodhi hotel, a 36-seat Delhi martini bar with live jazz vocals on most evenings of the week.
OrderThe desi dirty martini and a winter pea kulcha with goat's cheese.
TipReserve ahead; the room is small and is moving toward a members-only model.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hoots in Vasant Vihar's Basant Lok market is a dim, intimate Delhi cocktail bar that reached No. 59 on the Asia's 50 Best Bars 51 to 100 list in 2021.
OrderThe miso old fashioned twist and a whisky sour with chamomile foam.
TipIt is a small room; go on a weeknight if you want a seat at the counter without a wait.
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.
TipThe hotel opened in 1936; ask staff for the polo match story behind the giant peg.
Top Banana sits above Ikk Panjab in Greater Kailash 2, a vinyl-only Delhi cocktail room with a wood-edge bar for scribbling late night notes.
OrderThe Shadow Play martini with the Artichoke Ice Riot small plate.
TipThe bar-top doubles as a guestbook; ask staff for a marker to leave your own note.
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.
TipRenesa designed the room in black concrete, glass and slivers of light, closer to a film-noir set than a Prohibition bar.
The Love Hotel is tucked inside Guppy on Lodhi Road, a 20-seat Delhi cocktail room from the Olive Group with a naked bar and playful drink names.
OrderThe Late Checkout old fashioned with the crunchy summer wraps.
TipThe room seats only 20, so a booking ahead of a Friday or Saturday night helps.
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