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New Delhi, India · Cocktail bar, kitchen and live-music venue · Asia

Closed · 2026-05

HOME ceased operations in May 2026 after seven years. Its former website may still show stale hours, menus and booking details. Kept on the record for its awards history — not a recommendation to visit. Closure source

Archived description. This retained description does not describe current offerings.

HOME combines a cocktail bar and kitchen with a music room, den, rooftop Sunset Lounge and wine-focused areas. The bar looks to pre-Prohibition and golden-era drinks while drawing on Japanese bartending.

Former Location

3RD Floor, Home restaurant & Bar, Ambience Mall, Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasant Kunj II, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, Delhi 110070, IndiaVasant Kunj

The score & its evidence

Historical composite

38.1 / 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
69.0
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
87.3
Serious press
—Not scored · Evidence is not yet available; contributes zero
Social Vibes
53.9

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

Historical guest read. This retained reading does not describe current visits or employment conditions.

Score read updated:

mostly positive3 mentions· medium confidence

Sentiment score

77/ 100

Score context

HOME in Vasant Kunj plays living-room host: sofas, a gig calendar, and bartender-led signatures. Regulars like the warmth more than the address. The catch is Ambience Mall itself — weekend noise, mall energy, and a bill that doesn't feel neighbourhood.

Guest score details

Themes in this historical read

What guests like

  • Living-room craft at Ambience Mall, Vasant Kunj — sofas, gigs, signatures around ₹999
  • Hospitality-first: guests praise bartenders who talk you into Boogie Woogie or Not A Rocket Science
  • National-list fixture that still feels like someone's house, not a concept

What to know

  • Mall address kills some of the romance; weekend mall traffic leaks in
  • Live-gig nights get loud for a conversation bar
  • Pricey for what is still a mall third-floor room

Crowd signal

Google 4.5★ across 618 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

No linked coverage yet.