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Barbet & Pals

New Delhi, India · Indian cocktail and small-plates bar · Asia

Barbet & Pals is an Indian cocktail and small-plates bar built around regional ingredients and storytelling, with a lively main room called The Nest and a nine-seat experimental space called Cavity.

Description source · Checked 2026-09-20

Plan Your Visit

Block M market, M-51, Block M, Greater Kailash II, Greater Kailash, New Delhi, Delhi 110048, IndiaGreater Kailash II

Check before visiting. Sources disagree about hours; confirm the latest details with the venue.

Style
Indian cocktail and small-plates barChecked 2026-09-20 · Source
Booking
Ordinary table requests go through the owner's Reserve a Table WhatsApp link.Checked 2026-09-30 · Source
Menu
At The Nest, signature cocktails draw on the founders’ travels and memories, with a rotating section exploring regional Indian ingredients.Checked 2026-10-02 · Source

Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.

The score & its evidence

Seven signals. One score.

31.9 / 100

The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.

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Signal / 100Score
Guest ratings
57.0
World's 50 Best
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Top 500 Bars
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Spirited Awards
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Regional Recognition
45.1
Serious press
12.2
Social Vibes
63.0

Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%

Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.

Social Vibes

Score read updated:

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Sentiment score

90/ 100

Historical proprietary score; this source review does not revalidate the numerical score.

Score context

GK-II bird-themed 38-seater from Jeet Rana and Chirag Pal (Nov 2025): Kumaoni cordials, pickle brines, Amninder Sandhu snacks. Local press is glowing; guest-platform volume is still thin. Basement Cavity tasting launched Feb 2026.

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Guest score details

Historical interpretation — positives

  • Himalayan / GI-tagged flavours
  • warm bartender hosts
  • pickle and lugdi experiments
  • neighbourhood flock vibe

Historical interpretation — reservations

  • tiny 38 seats
  • GK-II prices
  • new room so thin guest volume
  • theme can feel insider

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Crowd signal

Google 4.4★ across 123 reviews.

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Awards

Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.

No recorded global awards in the scored window.

Regional Recognition

Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.

Reviews & press