This year Five Indian times It has been built in Asia’s 50 best time in 2025. The list was released on July 15 in Macau, the list of New Delhi in the list is between its top -10 times. But it is not surprising for anyone who is focusing on the fast -developed cocktail culture of the country. A conscious attempt has been made to elevate Indian bars by balanced between state -of -the -art cocktail programs, smooth interiors and menu, which is local material champion, by balance between global trends and local tastes. The list (involved in long-list) is three times from Bengaluru, two from each Goa and Delhi, and one from Mumbai. We talk to the people behind these bars, to find out their winning formulas.
Indian Bar who is included in Asia’s 50 Best Bar 2025 list
8. Lire, New Delhi
28. Soka, Bangalore
30. Bilemaker, Goa
31. ZLB23, Bangalore
37. Bar Spirit forward, Bengaluru
Long list bars
62. Cedar, New Delhi
69. Bombay Canteen, Mumbai
94. Hidway, Goa
Technology meets design
Delhi’s Khoh, which takes the eighth position in the list, also won the best bar at India by 50 Best Bar in Asia. Its cocktails are inventive, and its atmosphere is minimal and pointed. On the official 50 best website, Lair is described as a smooth hidden retreat. “The menu, divided into three levels – guides the patron through a journey of early, intermediate, and superior – taste complexity.
The signature cocktail infected with blueberry cheesecake, blueberry and cream liqueur, and the mountain air, which is inspired by the Himalayas, is included with regional infusions. Do not let the broad menu intimidate you, friendly bartenders go out of your way to listen to preferences and suggest your taste and mood -friendly drinks. ,
The bar is designed in black and brown colors, and the design beauty is almost cruelist. The founder and managing director Jairaj Singh Solanki says, “We went with a unique design, monochrome concept. It seems that you are inside a cave. The lights are slow and we have spotlight on the table. Color is on plates and drinks.” Delhi-based architecture and interior-design studio is the creative power behind the renesse decoration.
Back to basic things
There is a new entry on Boilermaker list in GoaComing in 30. The bar was founded in the end of 2024 by Nakula Bhonsle, an craft beer entrepreneur and Pankaj Balachandran, a mixologist. “India’s barting community is more stronger than ever. The quality of our bars continues to grow, and the industry is developing. A few years ago, I said it was the best time to be a part of this place – and this year it proves that the statement is more than ever before. We are only growing; we are not prosperous,” says Pankaj.
So does it click in Siolim? “Boilermaker is bringing back what should happen once-informal, laid-back, and full of soul. A true dive repeated atmosphere where priority is simple: good drinks, good times, and great people. In its heart, Boilermaker Classic Shot-and-Beer celebrates the celebrations.
Celebrating the drink Goa to Biso pays homage with Karamel, a twist in an old -fashioned, built with Moira Banana and local Feni. There is also a Goan touch in the food, which melts the tambadi bhaji sour and Balcho stuffed pickle cucumbers.
Boilermaker in Goa | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Asia’s best time the official website says, “Everything is carefully considered about the boilemaker, but the feeling you find is a remarkable place of comfort that is designed to roam with your gang. It reminds me of the local taste that defines Goa.”
Get modern local
ZLB23 Leela Palace in Bengaluru 31 rank in the list. The Kyoto-induced bar consists of chic, vintage decorations and skilled mixologists that shake the Tokyo bees’ knees, Japanese old-fashioned and prohibition era cocktails such as bootleyger. Inside you feel that you may be in New York or London. Area Vice President, (South India, South India, Lela Palace Hotel and Resorts said, “ZLB has made a unique identity by combining the dramatic story with innovative cocktails and deep personal service. This is not just once, but a imperfect experience.”
ZLB23, a cocktail in Bengaluru | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
At the same time, Bar is also respecting its roots. Madhav says, “Our latest ‘indigenous’ section is a tribute to the soil we are standing on to the heart of Bengaluru, and is prepared with material related to these roots. For example, the drink is made with fire and water is made with Bhajaji chili, cocoe fizzes use tender coconut and Annanas have local queen pineapple.”
Asia’s 50 best bar ZLB23 is described as a trot to walk on the way to a curved garden, a trot through the kitchen of a stir hotel and a small ride in a service lift: this brief journey, although confusion, is worth it. “
Bar
“It is one of the greatest times to be a part of the Indian Bar community,” says Arijit Bose, the founder of Arijit Bose. Bar Spirit Forward in BangaloreIt is listed at number 37. “A funny, bumpy crew with a stir bar, bar Spirit forward cocktail is designed for enthusiastic people who appreciate crafts, clarity and reference in their drinks. On creating a lefting atmosphere which is technically punctured by sound cocktails,” says the award list about this time in the heart of the city.
Bar Spirit Forward Team | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Perhaps because Arijit is an experienced in the industry, he knows that these are bartenders who work bar. Says Arijit, “If closely examined, the bartender-leed-and-and-and-and-and-and-and-and-and-and-and-and-apes are making a splash, which was always the key to making a good bar. To cite some examples, Goa’s Hidway, Sheldon Abrench and Aditya with Tribuna;
There are three Indian times in the long list
Drug Came at number 62 in New Delhi. Founder Yangadup Lama, who won the Roku Industry Icon Award last year, says, “The list pays great attention to India, including many Indian bars,” the list. Sidecar stands out? “I would say it is purely focused – what is not only on the awards, but also in the glass,” they say.
Locked 94th Shelter In Goa. Partner, Nathanial da Costa, says, “It is an incredible feeling between Asia and some of the best bars in the world. In Hidway, the main focus is on customer experience and it is famous, our drinks, our food, our food, music, through our play and through interaction with our employees.
Bombay canteen Was at 69th position. “This is a historic moment for the bar community of India,” says Yash Bhanej, Founder and COO. “Our bar develops with a menu that examines regional Indian content and craft souls, which is always designed to feel in the sink with overall food experience. But at the same time, it is your own, whether you are here for a cocktail or with food, you are immersing one, beverages attached, surprise and happiness.”
City
With three times from Bangalore on the list, there should be something that the city is getting correct. By being called pub capital and brooari capital, it can now be the Craft Cocktail capital of India. This is the soul that Soka (number 28) just holds the right“Bangalore likes to chill. Our drinks also try to do so,” co-founder Avinash Kapoli. “They are invenable without pretense, familiar with being boring. Is this a filter filter coffee cocktail for us Fragrance-jodi menu Or a highball with local ingredients, we create a way of living of this city. Curious, complex, slightly rebel, and always-back-back. ,
Team behind Soka in Bengaluru. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
He says that his bar program is technical, but also human. The drink is a tribute to the old Bangalore: Black Cadilac is named after an old pub on MG Road and Paneer Cherry Pineapple Downtown Pub has an od for a snack once. “We did not build Soka to follow a template. We made it to feel. Just good drinks, super snacks, honest hospitality and a team that shows heart every night.”
Prabalika M. With input of Borah and Priyamera Dutta
