Winters are here and cheap food and alcohol are near! We all know Delhi isn’t Moscow with temperatures dropping below 0 degrees, but there still comes a time when alcohol and good food become the only sources of warmth and happiness. So, here is a list of top pubs in Delhi – serving cheap yet, great alcohol & delicious food – that will stay light on your pockets and warm in your tummies.
I. Smoke On Water
One of the few pubs in Delhi that serve beer via taps attached to tables, Smoke On Water, is a relatively new pub. But the fact that its new doesn’t make it unchartered, as it is hailed by many as one of the best pubs in & around Delhi. The name of the pub is synonymous with its cocktails that leave the guests surprised and happy at the end of each round. While we are tempted to put a picture of the cocktails here, it would be wiser if leave the mystery for you to unravel. So, go unravel the mystery!
Highlights:
- Beer tap on each table
- Classic Buffalo Wings
- Big Guy Burger
- Beer pint for ₹90
Price For Two: ₹1300 (with alcohol)
Location: Connaught Place
Timings: 11:30 a.m. – 1 a.m.
II. Lanterns Kitchen & Bar
If you are one those few people who think old is gold, then this is the place for you. One of the oldest venues in Delhi serving alcohol and great food, Lantern Kitchen & Bar, has been the love affair of many a Delhiite since 2001. The place not just serves good food and alcohol at cheap prices, it also remains one of the few places where you can binge on anything in the menu while watching sports matches or live bands for a bill that will always stay light on your pockets.
Highlights:
- Dim lit ambience with cheap alcohol and food
- Butter Garlic Chicken With Pepper
- Buffet System
Price For Two: ₹1,200 (with alcohol)
Location: Rajendra Place
Timings: 12:30 p.m. – 12 midnight
III. Café Hawkers
Café Hawkers, to many, may not need an introduction. But to those who aren’t familiar with the café, know this – the place boasts of funky contemporary space with eclectic furniture and a menu full of multi-cuisine food and drink offering. But the real deal, at Café Hawkers, remains its cheap alcohol especially the pints that get served up for ₹50. Can you imagine that? So, if you don’t want to take our word for it, no problem. Go check out the place for yourself and stay ready to get baffled.
Highlights:
- Live sports screening
- Full bar available
- Decadent continental, Chinese & street food
Price For Two: ₹1,200
Location: Connaught Place
Timings: 11 a.m. – 12 midnight
IV. Teddy Boy
For all those quirky, lighthearted people who know how to party and drink alcohol in immeasurable quantities, Teddy Boy is the place to go. The name of the venue may sound very childish but please understand that it also one of the places where all children – 18 and above, of course – dream to party. With a great ambience and an open rooftop, this is one place that should be in everyone’s list of places to drink and party at. And you don’t even need us tell you hw great this place is, you can go there and understand and feel it for yourself.
Oh, by the way, did we mention they sell pints at ₹99? Well, THEY DO!
Highlights:
- Open rooftop
- Gastro pub
- Live sport event screenings
Price For Two: ₹1,200 (with alcohol)
Location: Connaught Place
Timings: 12 non – 12:30 a.m.
V. Café MRP
Café MRP is one of the best cheapest places to drink, eat and party in Delhi. And even though the place is highly regarded by all its fans, we couldn’t resist naming it in our list of top 4 pubs in Delhi. With a full bar menu and smoking area, Café MRP lives up to its name of MRP, otherwise also known as Maximum Retail Price. But don’t go by that full form, it really does serve cheap alcohol and unbelievably cheap prices with food that will make you drool all over.
Highlights:
- Nightlife
- Full Bar Menu
- Decadent food and great alcohol
Price For Two: ₹800 (with alcohol)
Location: Connaught Place
Timings: 11:30 a.m. – 1 a.m.
