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Hoots'

New Delhi, India · Small, dimly lit cocktail bar / speakeasy · Asia

Hoots' is a compact, dimly lit first-floor cocktail bar above Perch Wine & Coffee Bar in Basant Lok. An April 2026 local guide described its numbered, unnamed cocktails, including combinations such as whiskey with chamomile and miso.

Description source · Checked 2026-09-27

Plan Your Visit

18-A, 1st Floor Market, Basant Lok, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, IndiaVasant Vihar

This account was identified with the Vasant Vihar room in the 30 September 2026 source review. Its page could not be retrieved then; current account content and booking policy have not been verified. Previously reviewed account

Style
Small, dimly lit cocktail bar / speakeasyChecked 2026-09-27 · Source
Menu
Drink Collectiv's April 2026 guide describes numbered, unnamed cocktails.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.

37.7 / 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
61.6
World's 50 Best
2.2
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
86.7
Serious press
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Social Vibes
61.6

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:

positive5 cited sources; source types shown below· high confidence

Sentiment score

88/ 100

The existing 88/100 remains the proprietary Social Vibes score. This source review clarifies the evidence without recalculating it.

Score context

Intimate speakeasy-style cocktail bar in Vasant Vihar. Guests praise refined, inventive cocktails with classic technique, knowledgeable bartenders who explain drinks, cozy living-room vibe and fair pricing; small size and limited seating are frequent notes.

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Guest score details

Highlights in the stored read

  • inventive classic cocktails
  • knowledgeable bartenders
  • cozy intimate atmosphere
  • fair value

Reservations in the stored read

  • limited seating
  • can get crowded
  • occasional service inconsistency

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Crowd signal

Google 4.5★ across 153 reviews.

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Awards

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

World’s 50 Best

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.

Asia's 50 Best Bars

Reviews & press

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