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Hidden Gems: The Rise of Intimate Bar-Within-A-Bar Experiences in India
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News18•22-09-2026, 17:06
Hidden Gems: The Rise of Intimate Bar-Within-A-Bar Experiences in India
- •Delhi's Barbet & Pals hosts Cavity, a hidden, intimate bar offering a curated cocktail journey away from the main bar's bustle.
- •This new trend of "bars within bars" provides a more personalized, educational, and conversational experience for drinkers.
- •Cavity, founded by Chirag Pal and Jeet Rana, focuses on India's GI-tagged ingredients, offering a nine-course cocktail and food pairing.
- •The Leela Palace Bengaluru's ZLB23 features "The Theatre," a seven-seat room where the bartender is a performer, creating a narrative with each cocktail.
- •These smaller, nested bars allow bartenders greater creative freedom and deeper engagement with guests, elevating the art of mixology.
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Cavity is a small, hushed, nine-seater room located underneath the buzzing Barbet & Pals bar in Delhi's GK-II market, offering a specialized cocktail and food pairing experience.
At Cavity, the experience features nine courses where founder bartenders Chirag Pal and Jeet Rana's cocktails are paired with food by Chef Amninder Sandhu, focusing heavily on India's GI-tagged ingredients.
The Theatre at ZLB23 inside The Leela Palace Bengaluru is a seven-seat room where bartenders act as performers, offering a menu following a sequence from bitter to sweet during 90-minute to two-hour sessions held three times each evening.
