fancy drinks · indiranagar · ₹₹₹₹ · bangalore
Bar Spirit Forward
Arijit Bose's 60-seat cocktail bar on Lavelle Road. Teak and granite, omakase-by-the-bar, no place to hide.
why we keep going,
Sit at the bar. It's the whole point. A long teak counter where the bartenders work in front of you and explain what they're doing.
Order the Southern Star or the Shio Koji Highball. The menu is short on purpose; this is a place that knows what it does.
Tucked into Hotel Southern Star's ground floor. Easy to miss from the road, impossible to forget once inside.
local context
Arijit Bose, one of Asia's most decorated bartenders, opened Bar Spirit Forward in late 2023 with Rohil Kalita and Pritish Dakhode. Named India's best bar at the 30 Best Bars India awards in 2025, currently sitting on Asia's 50 Best list.
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