Mumbai's cocktail scene has shifted from hotel lounges to chef-led bars that build drinks around Indian ingredients. Bombay Daak in Bandra West runs Indian regional liqueurs through a contemporary program from Niyati Rao and Yatish Bangera, and the Bombay Canteen bar in Lower Parel draws on kokum, jaggery and regional spices. Slink and Bardot, set in a refurbished colonial bungalow in Worli, works the French classics, while older rooms like Cafe Mondegar in Colaba have poured at the bar since 1932.
