5 editor picks across India.
5 speakeasies worth the night across India, editor-ranked. All India guides.
Cavity is the reservation only weekend tasting bar hidden in Barbet & Pals' basement, a nine course cocktail experience in Delhi's GK2 market.
TipOne seating, Friday to Sunday at 20:00 sharp, a nine-course pairing of 2.5 to 3 hours at ₹4,500 plus taxes a head; book in advance.
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.
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.
PCO, short for Passcode Only, is a secret garden cocktail bar beside Kamala Mills in Lower Parel, Mumbai, entered by punching in a changing passcode.
TipThe passcode changes two or three times a week; reserve a table and the bar assigns you one before you arrive.
Room No. 102 is an adults-only speakeasy inside Devraj Niwas in Bani Park, Jaipur, entered through a mirror, with a long bar and an orchestra stage.
TipOpen Tuesday to Sunday from 18:00 and closed Mondays; the music runs to Bollywood numbers given a jazz treatment.
Ocho is a Mayan-inspired speakeasy on Linking Road in Santacruz West, Mumbai, reached down a potted staircase from Megumi to a door marked Danger.
TipTake the elevator to Megumi's floor, then walk down one flight of the plant-lined staircase to find the doormen and the entrance.
