You may have had your fill of those informal colourful spaces, so much preferred by the youths today. Tipplers are answering to the call of the playful vibrant places that draws them with eccentricity and bold designs. Utterly bored and done with ‘quirky chic’, bar-hoppers are moving towards those classy old-fashioned spaces for a change as a social palate cleanser. They are leaning more and more towards those dark masculine décor that gives them an instant contrast from their usual artsy haunts. Let us take you to ‘Burn – Kitchen & Malt Room’, an intense old-fashioned bar that seems to be lost in time. Burn – Kitchen & Malt Room gains a trendy corner in Building No 19, Next to Trade Centre in Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai. The locality is always hopping with fashionable crowd, pouring in to sample BKC’s exceptional nightlife.

Partying at Burn – Kitchen & Malt Room is a cozy, laid-back affair. The place is more lounge like with a distinct gentlemen’s club appeal. Owing to its fancy name, the bar proudly stocks on an excellent collection of single malts and scotches. A whisky connoisseur feels right at home, tasting through their impressive selection. Eat through a varied eclectic grub menu featuring recipes from Italian, Asian and Modern Indian cuisines. Try Fizzy Botanicals, a delicious house concoction of gin and cardamom to go with your nibbles. Munch through a, quinoa salad, pan fried fish, Thai spiced corn & oyster mushroom phyllo rolls, curried chicken tenders, crab wontons and kalmi kebab. Main course looks like, meat craver pizza, blackened creole chicken, broiled lobster with saffron infused linguine, nihari gosht, fully loaded veggie Burn burger and oriental stir fried chicken.

Coddle your sweet tooth with a series of tempting desserts. Burn does wonderful versions of, blueberry cheesecake, crème brulee, red velvet cake, Burn baked Alaska, sizzling chocolate cigar, caramelized khari with kulfi and Burn’s flaming chocolate ball. Because of the good food and magnetic ambience, Burn – Kitchen & Malt Room is filled pretty quickly. It’s wise to reserve a table ahead before dropping in. Formidable thick wooden doors welcome you to Burn – Kitchen & Malt Room. Inside you are met with a dark wooden heavy spacious room, covered floor to ceiling with deep wooden finishes. Result is a vintage, masculine vibe, softened by the use of dim yellow lights. A smooth curved bar and plush leather sofas defines rest of the space. Not bad for a moderately priced bar.