Heading out to sip a great cocktail in Pune was never difficult. But recently, bars in Pune have amped up their game. From experimental drinks with flavours you'll only find in someone's dream to exciting twists on classics. There's a lot to sip on and it's exciting! Here's where you should go for a good drink.
Pune's Newest Bars Are Stirring Cocktails Like Never Before & You Must Try Them
Qora
Sitting in Koregaon Park's lane 8, Qora is copper-themed. The tone of the ambiance is casual chic, and the colours used are mostly copper all around. Their elegant cocktail-forward bar is stirring drinks that use spirits sources from across the globe while still sticking to some drinking traditions in bars across India.
The bar bites and other nibbles too follow the same philosophy, offering food that's India inspired but modern enough to be on a bar plate.
Cocktails You Must Try: Dream, Luna, Elixir, Jade, Star
Meal For Two: INR 1,500
Cobbler & Crew
Located in Kalyani Nagar, Cobbler and Crew is yet another bar with a progressive cocktail portfolio. Incorporating modern techniques with local ingredients, this bar stirs up a lot of aromatic, well-balanced drinks that anyone would love to sip. It's Pune's first cocktail society. The whole bar is designed for a cocktail-first experience and the menu is highly experimental.
Cocktails You Must Try: Feelin Good, Oh Temptation (garnished with Puneri bakharwadi!), Mist From The Sea, The Golden Lady
Meal For Two: INR 2,000
Soy Como Soy
Sitting in Kalyani Nagar, Soy Como Soy is Pune's first Nikkei izakaya. And while the food here is Nikkei - a Japanese-Peruvian fusion - the bar serves cocktails with a similar philosophy too. The cocktails here are conceptualised by Drinks India Company and combine Peruvian pisco sours with Japanese cherry blossoms. The Como Sours, Chilcanos, Sake are all drinks you will love to get sip several times.
Cocktails You Must Try: Sakura Pisco Sour, Sake Snap
Meal For Two: INR 2,000
Tsuki
Pune's latest rooftop bar is inspired by Bali, serves pan-Asian plates, and is serving creatively crafted cocktails. You know you're in for a great experience as Tsuki is founded by Dishant Pritamani of The Daily All Day. The menu has been brought together by chef Seefah Ketchaiyo, chef Karan Bane, chef Harsh Dixit. The cocktail menu is not far behind and is designed by Gurung Tanka. The 14-cocktail menu complements the food and is equally technique driven and ingredient-forward.
Cocktails You Must Try: Oubaitori, Oma, Ikigai
Meal For Two: INR 2,500
Tao Fu
JW Mariott's latest Chinese restaurant, Tao Fu is now a hot destination. Serving the classics with a bit of cool, this restaurant is mutedly Chinese but the plates speak a different story. Speaking of cocktails, they are all zodiac-themed! Taking inspiration from the Chinese zodiac signs and the tea culture, each cocktail boasts of Asian flavours but also wears a personality.
Cocktails You Must Try: The Cardinal, The White Tiger, Flaming Iced Tea, Kumquat
Meal for Two: INR 5,000
