Mumbai has 11 cocktail bars in the BarMagazine directory, and AER leads the pack. This guide covers the cocktail bars specifically; the full Mumbai picture, all 12 bars of it, lives on the city page. Each listing is verified, with the address, opening hours and what to order.
One of India's most iconic rooftop bars, AER crowns the Four Seasons Mumbai's 34th floor with panoramic views of the skyline and the Arabian Sea, split between the ocean-facing Yacht Club under its retractable roof and the botanical Gimlet Garden. Globally inspired tapas run from Bangkok-style satay to Milanese arancini, with DJ-backed Sunday brunches and a strict rooftop dress code.
Order this: Coco Cure (tequila, mezcal, grapefruit, brown butter)
The Oberoi Mumbai's chic bar pairs art-deco interiors and red-velvet accents, including a modern reading of the hotel's iconic Tree of Life motif, with endless ocean views from Nariman Point. Cocktails are curated by UK mixologist Andrew Pearson, poured beside premium spirits, single malts and a starlit al fresco terrace, with DJs on weekends.
Harbour Bar is a hotel bar located in Mumbai. India's oldest licensed bar.
Full profileThe Taj Lands End's 'luxury gastro bar' shifts smoothly between dining and socialising, a sleek, club-like room in Bandra West pouring signature cocktails, premium spirits and world wines over multi-cuisine finger food (the sushi is the local calling card). Smart casual.
'Not a listening room, not a vinyl shrine, just an immersive, multi-sensory space where experience comes first': Idoru in Khar West plays funk, soul, jazz, disco and early electronics from the seventies through the early 2000s, over cocktails built on Japanese technique and precision, and food made with 'warmth, intention, playfulness, and a respect for craft'.
Masque is a restaurant bar located in Mumbai. Progressive Indian, farm-to-table.
Full profileMiss T is a cocktail bar located in Mumbai. Southeast Asian-inspired.
Full profileWhat began as an outlying electronic-music venue became one of Worli's destination restaurant-bars: Slink & Bardot splits into a pared-back dining room and a darker, intimate bar of velvet seating and decorative wallpaper. The list runs light fruit serves into darker combinations on local ingredients, kaffir lime, turmeric, chilli syrup, with the Paanch punch reaching back to the 16th century.
Order this: Paanch (16th-century punch reinterpreted: turmeric-infused gin, ginger, honey, fresh citrus, tonic)
Tesouro is a cocktail bar located in Mumbai. 30 Best Bars India.
Full profileThe Bombay Canteen celebrates the diversity of Indian produce with playful storytelling about its city, contemporary dishes on hyper-seasonal local ingredients beside the 'Make Mine A Bombay' cocktail program, now in its fifth edition, where house-made spiced falernum and garam masala bitters rework the classics. No.69 on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025.
Order this: Bee's Knees (Short Story gin, Himalayan honey, lemon)
These are the cocktail bars specifically. The full Mumbai guide ranks the best bars of every style, and the directory lists all 12 with a map and filters.
Best bars in Mumbai