Dunking back a few sexy cocktails or nursing your beer moodily at your local dive doesn’t impact much as much as boozing at a glittery fancy hotel bar. Leave your jeans hanging in the closet and pull out a crisp suit or a sleek dress next time you feel like drinking. Get hold of your friends and convince them to skip their regular watering hole and opt for somewhere a little more classier. Hotel bars are the way to go. Not only they provide you with a stunning backdrop, they also put out some mind-blowing boozy concoctions. When drinking out in Mumbai, plan for ‘Six Degrees’, a sleek glamourous bar at posh The Leela Hotel on Andheri-Kurla Road in Chakala. This is one of the loveliest bars in the city.

Six Degrees takes its booze very seriously. Their bar menu will blow your mind. Any tippler worth his salt will have fun wading through their bar selection. Six Degrees vodka wall boasts of the largest collection of vodkas in Mumbai. Give their mixologist a chance, sit back, and let him do his magic. Let him woo you with a series of delectable potent house cocktails. From their mixed menu of Continental and Italian fare, choose a few nibbles to go with your drinks. Eat, duo of bruschetta, pork bratwurst, feta & corn samosettes, harissa marinated fried fish, seekh kebab gilafi, Thai vegetable spring rolls, chopitos, Cajun tossed potato, murgh reshmi kebab, paneer tikka sunehri, Indonesian chicken & lamb satay, hummus & grilled pita, spicy Sichuan vegetable dumpling, hara bhara kebab and wakasaji salmon. Kill any leftover hunger pang with a, Norwegian salmon steak, Cajun spiced tiger prawns, lamb chops or samak harra.

During winter months when the evenings are cool, they put up live grills by the poolside. Spoil your sweet tooth silly with an assortment of lip-smacking desserts. The chef treats you with, strawberry lamington, fruit tart and chocolate walnut brownie. Six Degrees is a cozy swanky hotel bar that is just as lovely on the inside as it is on the outside. A spacious moodily lit room meets your eye as you step inside Six Degrees. A wide glowing bar presides in middle of the room, while sleek tables flanks it from all sides. But it’s their poolside seating area that takes our breath away. This palm-encrusted intimate space is ideal for couples. The hefty bill is justified.