Inside Punchline, Bandra’s playful new cocktail bar inspired by punch bowls
Punchline is a new cocktail bar in Bandra that offers a relaxed atmosphere and punch-inspired drinks. Co-founded by Jeet Rana, Chirag Pal, and chef Amninder Sandhu, the bar aims to create a social drinking experience reminiscent of classic Bombay bars. The menu features communal punch bowls and a variety of cocktails, alongside a selection of creative food options.
- ▪Punchline is designed to be a playful departure from traditional cocktail bars.
- ▪The bar features a cozy atmosphere with high tables and intimate nooks for conversation.
- ▪Punchline offers a menu that includes communal punch bowls and a variety of cocktails.
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Punchline’s air of levity promises a much-needed departure from the city’s wave of “serious” cocktail bars. The new Bandra bar with its boxy exterior, neon signage, and oversized windows evokes a 1970s American diner. The vibe here is easy — unfussy drinks inspired by punch. The five-ingredient precursor to cocktails (its name rooted in the Hindi word paanch) was first cobbled together by East India Company sailors to make local hooch more palatable. The bar, thankfully, does not take the liberty this writer has by springing a history lesson on you. It is there should you enquire, but the team at Punchline would rather serve up a joke (the laugh-and-groan kind) and a frosty highball, because that is what you came for.
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