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The 7 Best Bars & Cafés in India
All 7 bars & cafés our route editors picked in India, across 7 destinations, gathered in one list. Each one is a stop on a route you can open and copy into a trip.
Our curated picks
7 bars & cafés in India, grouped by destination. Destinations with the most picks come first; this is not a ranking.
Agra 1 pick
Sheroes Hangout
Agra · On our Golden Triangle & Rajasthan route
Café run by acid-attack survivors, serving tea, coffee and snacks on a pay-what-you-wish basis.
Photo: Sheroes Hangout Cafe · Google
Alleppey & Kumarakom 1 pick
Toddy shop
Alleppey & Kumarakom · On our Kerala Backwaters & Tea Hills route
Kerala's palm-wine bars, serving fresh toddy with fiery fish and tapioca dishes.
Tip: Ask your houseboat crew or guide for a licensed shop nearby.
Photo: Anand Kurian · Google
Delhi 1 pick
Perch Wine & Coffee Bar
Delhi · On our Golden Triangle & Rajasthan route
Relaxed Khan Market spot for coffee by day and wine and cocktails by night.
Photo: Shaifali Jain · Google
Jaipur 1 pick
Bar Palladio
Jaipur · On our Golden Triangle & Rajasthan route
Peacock-blue Italian-style bar and garden at the Narain Niwas Palace hotel.
Photo: Bar Palladio Jaipur · Google
Kochi 1 pick
Kashi Art Cafe
Kochi · On our Kerala Backwaters & Tea Hills route
Gallery café in a Dutch-era house, known for coffee, breakfasts and cakes.
Photo: nikhil davis · Google
Munnar 1 pick
Kannan Devan tea shop
Munnar · On our Kerala Backwaters & Tea Hills route
Tea outlet near the museum where you can taste and buy fresh Munnar leaf.
Photo: Eldho Uthup · Google
Udaipur 1 pick
Upre by 1559 AD
Udaipur · On our Golden Triangle & Rajasthan route
Rooftop restaurant and bar on Lake Pichola with views of the City Palace.
Photo: Ria Halder · Google
How we picked these
Every entry is a stop on at least one of TripsCircle's hand-curated routes, chosen by our route editors, who wrote the reason to go shown with each place. These are our curated picks, not a scored ranking: we haven't rated or reviewed them against each other. The list is grouped by destination, and within each destination places that appear on more routes come first.
Prices ($ to $$$$) and visit lengths are rough guides from our route notes, not quotes. Check opening hours before you go.
About this list
How did you choose the bars & cafés in India?
Each one is a stop on a TripsCircle route that our editors built by hand, and each comes with a written reason to go. This page shows all 7 of them. They are curated picks, not a ranked score.
Which part of India has the most bars & cafés on this list?
The picks are spread widely: 7 destinations are represented, and none has more than 1.
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