Mumbai Gets Its First Cutting Cocktail Bar, A Toast to the City’s Most Beloved Ritual

Cutting Cocktails reimagines Mumbai’s iconic cutting chai culture into a hidden speakeasy experience, serving half-sized cocktails at half the price, made for after-work pauses, pre-dinner plans, and unhurried nights out.

10th May 2026, Mumbai: Drinking in Mumbai is expensive, especially if you enjoy discovering new cocktails, trying different flavors, or simply extending your night out without constantly watching the bill. Cutting Cocktails is changing that. Mumbai’s first bar to serve half-sized cocktails at half the price, Cutting Cocktails has officially opened its doors, bringing a fresh perspective to how the city drinks, gathers, and spends its evenings.

At its core, the bar is built around discovery. Instead of committing to one full-sized drink, guests can explore more flavors across the evening through half pours, allowing for variety, curiosity, and more rounds without the pressure of overspending. With offers like 3 cocktails for ₹750 and a cocktail menu designed to be approachable, it makes the experience even more fun.

Hidden behind a retro restaurant, an ode to the retro prices, Cutting Cocktails is designed for Mumbai’s in-between hours, the time between leaving work and heading home, before dinner plans, or when one drink unexpectedly turns into a few rounds with friends. The atmosphere is intimate, energetic, and easy, encouraging people to pause, hang out, and let the night unfold naturally.

Inspired by Mumbai’s deeply rooted cutting chai culture, the concept goes beyond just the size of the pour. A signature cocktail cart sits at the heart of the space, inspired by the familiar street-side carts woven into the city’s everyday life. It adds a playful layer of theatre while grounding the bar in something unmistakably local. The cocktail program brings the flavors and energy of Mumbai into the glass, interpreting familiar references from the city through a contemporary lens, without losing the sense of comfort and nostalgia that makes them resonate.

Complementing the cocktails is a menu of bar bites and small plates designed for grazing between rounds, making the experience perfect for socializing and having fun.

About Cutting Cocktails

Cutting Cocktails is Mumbai’s first cocktail bar built around the philosophy of half-sized cocktails at half the price. Inspired by the city’s cutting chai culture, the brand reimagines how people gather over drinks, encouraging discovery, spontaneity, and easy social moments. Designed as a hidden speakeasy, Cutting Cocktails is a space to drop in after work, before dinner, or simply because, and discover more with every round.