5 wine bars worth the trip across India, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All India guides.

Slink and Bardot ★ 4.8 · Mumbai

lower-parel · Shop 329/A Thadani House, Worli Village, Opposite Indian Coast Guard, Worli, Mumbai 400030

Slink and Bardot inside a refurbished colonial bungalow in Worli Village runs modern French small plates plus a sommelier-driven wine list and bar program.

Tip: Bar seats are walk-in; dining room reservations needed at weekends.

The Bombay Canteen Wine Program ★ 4.6 · Mumbai

lower-parel · Unit 1, Process House, Kamala Mills, Senapati Bapat Road, Lower Parel, Mumbai 400013

The Bombay Canteen runs one of the city's leading wine programs alongside the kitchen, focused on natural Indian wines from Sula, Fratelli and Charosa.

Tip: Counter-bar seats at the back are walk-in; main dining room books out.

Ekaa Bar ★ 4.4 · Mumbai

fort · First Floor, Kitab Mahal, 192 Dr Dadabhai Naoroji Road, Fort, Mumbai 400001

Ekaa's separate bar runs a snack tasting paired with sommelier-led wines for guests who can't get the full tasting reservation. Editor's TableJourney pick.

Tip: Bar walk-ins accepted before 21:00; later, full reservation.

Bombay Daak ★ 4.2 · Mumbai

bandra-west · Shop 5/21, ONGC Complex, HIG Colony, Nityanand Nagar, Reclamation, Bandra West, Mumbai 400050

Niyati Rao and Sagar Neve's Bombay Daak in Bandra is a music-and-chatter dive that runs Indian regional liqueurs (feni, mahua. Editor's TableJourney pick.

Tip: Live DJ Friday and Saturday from 22:00; book a booth for groups of four and up.

Americano Wine Bar ★ 4.0 · Mumbai

kala-ghoda · 123 Nagindas Master Road, Kala Ghoda, Fort, Mumbai 400023

Chef Alex Sanchez's Americano in Kala Ghoda runs a separate wine-bar list across the bar counter, with Italian-leaning pours and sommelier-led flights.

Tip: Walk-in at the bar before 19:00 for the best seat under the fluted-glass windows.