30 Best Bars India 2025 has released one of the most-awaited lists in the country’s food and beverage calendar, and as expected, the industry is buzzing. Hosted at the elegant Taj Cidade (Heritage), Goa, the 6th edition of the awards brought together bartenders, bar owners, hospitality leaders, and people who truly live and breathe the bar world.
Inside The 30 Best Bars India 2025 List
This year’s winners came from Goa, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Jaipur, Hyderabad, and Gurgaon, showing just how widespread and diverse India’s drinking culture has become. These bars are creating reasons to step out on a weekday, marking big celebrations, and turning even casual evenings into memorable experiences. They are also putting India firmly on the global cocktail map.
Taking the number one spot this year is Bar Spirit Forward, Bengaluru, and honestly, it feels well deserved. In a year where bars experimented wildly with concepts and visuals, Bar Spirit Forward stayed focused on what truly matters: the spirit in the glass. What makes this win even bigger is that Bar Spirit Forward also took home the title of Best Independent Bar, proving that a strong vision and consistency can beat scale and size.
Coming in at number two, Soka is a reminder that small spaces can leave the biggest impressions. The cocktails are bold, high-proof, and full of character, while the hospitality is warm and genuine. If there was one bar that surprised and impressed everyone this year, it was Bar Outrigger, in 3rd place. Being named both the Highest New Entry and Best Bar in Goa in its very first year is no small feat. This is Goa drinking at its most refined and most effortless.
The Top 30 Bars In India: The Full List
- Bar Spirit Forward, Bengaluru
- Soka, Bengaluru
- Bar Outrigger, Goa
- Boilermaker, Goa
- Lair, New Delhi
- Hideaway, Goa
- ZLB23, The Leela Palace, Bengaluru
- Sidecar, New Delhi
- Dali & Gala, Bengaluru
- Americano, Mumbai
- PCO, New Delhi
- Hoots’, New Delhi
- AM PM, Kolkata
- Muro, Bengaluru
- Nutcase Etc., Kolkata
- The Library Bar, The Leela Palace, New Delhi
- Bandra Born, Mumbai
- HOME, New Delhi
- Cobbler & Crew, Pune
- Slow Tide, Goa
- Comorin, Gurgaon
- Bar Kin-Rü, Hyderabad
- Japonico, Gurgaon
- Lair, Gurgaon
- Native Cocktail Room, Jaipur
- Conversation Room, Kolkata
- Little Bit Sober, Kolkata
- Papa’s, Mumbai
- The Bombay Canteen, Mumbai
- Copitas, Four Seasons Hotel, Bengaluru
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The Special Awards Honouring People And Purpose
Beyond rankings, the special awards highlight those who are shaping the industry in lasting ways.
- Best Independent Bar: Bar Spirit Forward, Bengaluru
- Industry Icon Award: Ajay Gowda, Partner – BYG Ventures LLP
- Best Hotel Bar: ZLB23, The Leela Palace, Bengaluru
- Best Bartenders: Mayur Marne – Cobbler & Crew, Pune and Macleigh Fernandes – Boilermaker, Goa
- Best Microbrewery / Taproom: Fort City Brewing, New Delhi
- Best Restaurant Bar: Muro, Bengaluru
The 30 Best Bars India 2025 list is proof that Indian bars are no longer trying to catch up, they’re confidently leading. They’re creating moments worth celebrating, pushing creative boundaries, and redefining what going out in India truly means. And that’s something worth raising a glass to.
Cover Image Courtesy: Bar Spirit Forward/Instagram and Soka/Instagram
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