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Next door to Indigo, this is an inexpensive restobar also located in a quaint twostorey bungalow. That’s where the similarity ends. Busaba has a far younger crowd, who flock to its ground-floor lounge because its DJ plays some of the coolest lounge music in the city. Upstairs is a decent Asian fusion restaurant.
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‘Mondies’ is the cheap local watering hole for college students and travelling backpackers, not to mention artists, writers and journalists. It’s famed for its jukebox and its ceiling-to-floor, distinctive cartoons of the city, done by the legendary Goan cartoonist Mario Miranda.
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This is the most rocking nightclub in suburban Mumbai. The DJs are excellent and the music varies from Bollywood to pop and more. The crowd is Bollywood stars (whose brawls are legendary), models and the business world.
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This is a favourite pub for businesspeople done with their meetings in the financial districts of Fort and Nariman Point. When the bar closes you can graze upstairs at the daily midnight buffet (midnight–3am) at the Bayview Café.
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The bar at Indigo is quite simply the place to be at night, Thursday through Saturday. Frankly, no other spot in the city centre has its classy but cool style. The crowd is an interesting mix—24-year-old junior executives party here with their bosses—but rocking nonetheless. It’s the place to go to with a client.
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Mumbai’s night crawlers have moved en masse to this disco at Phoenix Mills. The crowd is young and Friday and Saturday nights are very busy. The DJs know the pulse of the audience, playing anything from Bhangra to trance to hip-hop.
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The entire jazz and blues scene in Mumbai revolves around Not Just Jazz. The city’s finest local bands play Tuesday-Saturday. Sunday and Monday nights are the popular karaoke nights, with stylish students and young professionals strutting their stuff.
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Queen of the suburbs, the bar at Olive competes with Indigo on Thursdays, when it resembles a lounge more than a restaurant. The crowd is high fashion and Bollywood stars, many of whom reside in Bandra. Put this one on expenses.
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Lush’s more exclusive, snobbier older sister has become the new playground for the beautiful people. Its high cover charge and pricey drinks ensure an older and more business expense-type crowd. Great energy, music and pizzazz.
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Recently [open]ed, this is arguably the most happening restobar and disco in town. The reason is the interesting selection of DJs, the live bands and karaoke. Check the programme in advance. You will be here to dance and enjoy the cool crowd.
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Brand new on the scene, it has the potential of becoming a hot spot with multiple levels of different music, party rooms and eating areas.
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This is a full-service restaurant, but the bar is popular for its live music and karaoke. Located near the business districts, the crowd can be both collegiate and business. Overlooking the leafy [open] grounds of the Oval, it has an airy, spacious feel and reasonable prices.
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This is the best hotel bar and its rooftop bar/grill overlooks the seafront promenade. A corner rotunda houses a sleek aluminium-and-glass bar counter with matching stools, the net effect being Miami in Mumbai. Be there at 6.30pm for the chance to pose against a glorious saffron sunset. A good place to impress your business client.
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The only ‘dive’ bar in South Bombay worth visiting. UV lights shine on walls covered with Day-glo graffiti scrawled by patrons, and icons of classic rock stars. Cheap beer, a pool table and loud rock music.
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This lounge bar’s elegant and simple design—all glass and class—and its dropdead location on Juhu Beach make it one of the city’s most happening places. Enjoy an expensive beach-themed drink among the city’s A-list on an [open]-air deck.
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Not as cool this year as it was when it first [open]ed, it’s still popular with the modelling and ad agency crowd. Great lounge music, played by a live DJ, a cool bar and decent food.
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