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Rouge : 2874-1166

Kamla Nagar, B Wing, junction of Chincholi Bunder and Link Road,
Malad (W)

Daily 7pm-1am

Henry Tham’s new venture, Rouge, is a bar and a café in Malad. Though he wants the café to be a “homely, friendly, feminine space” with lace curtains and roses on one wall, the lounge borrows design elements from his Colaba bar. There’s the same glowing disc behind the DJ’s console, a generous use of warm colours, and a large amount of empty space. It’s only around the corners that there is any seating. A comfortable, grown-up bar for those tired of hanging around the mid-level offerings around Movietime Cinema, Rouge does great cocktails (try the off-menu Bacardi grape martini, Rs 250), easy house early in the evening and hip hop and Bollywood as the night wears on. LM

The Sports Bar : 2491-400

17, C&D High Street Phoenix, Senapati Bapat Marg,
Lower Parel (W)

Daily 12.30pm-1.30am

Once you get past the pool table and the indoor basketball court, you’ll soon realise that Sports Bar is popular not because it is a haven for the athletically inclined but because the pub, located in Phoenix Mills, is the obvious choice for an after-office drink for those working in and around the Lower Parel area. It may have four TV sets tuned to four different sporting events, but on an average night – when no major tournament is in progress – most patrons seem more focussed on their beer and the latest office gossip. (That’s aside from the folks watching the game on the large screen behind the horseshoe-shaped bar perhaps because they have no where else to look). The service, we found, is iffy – though we were served our drinks in less than five minutes, the bartender seemed to have forgotten to put any alcohol in our cocktail. On the plus side, Sports Bar is large and even at peak time, you will find a seat by the bar if not at a table, the air-con is decent and the music is a tried-and-tested mix of pop-rock. KF

South

Ivy : 6610-0610

Indage House, Annie Besant Road,
Worli

Daily 11am-11pm

Ivy is a cheerful wine bar with bright lights, blazing pink walls and an all-embracing attitude. Owned by Indage, in Worli, this little gem isn’t particularly big on size but more than makes up with its expansive menu of snacks, light meals and the fermented results of every darn variety of grape Narayangaon has ever seen. It calls itself a café, wine bar and bistro, and the food is competent: the penne with pesto is a particularly good choice and the chicken nuggets are straight out of an orange Venky’s packet, which reminds us of schooldays. The prices begin at Rs 30 for a glass of house wine and maintain a average of Rs 100-Rs 150 for most varieties, including Indage’s very nice Merlot. With painted maps of wine-producing regions on the ceiling, random quotes about wine on the wall, a wine shop for take-away purchases, an assortment of bar accessories for sale and even a bookshelf laden with wine-related books (including the indispensable “Bluff your way in Champagne”), Ivy makes it clear that despite the breezy café-like atmosphere, they’re serious about their wine – but you don’t have to be. Leo Mirani