You won’t find it on Google Maps. To get in, you’ll need to call ahead, make a reservation (if you’re lucky enough to get one), and head to the address on your appointment slip. There, you’ll meet Jagdish Tailor. Show him the slip, and only then will he unlock the door. At first glance, it looks like the door to a cupboard. But once it opens, you’re transported into an intimate, dimly lit space - Noctis - the new hidden bar in Delhi on every cocktail enthusiast’s TVL (to-visit list).
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But PCO, the capital’s first hidden bar that opened 13 years ago, is on Google Maps. Yet you can’t enter just like that. You need to first enter their secret passcode, which changes thrice a week, at the entry gate.
In Delhi’s buzzing GK II M-block market, Somewhere Nowhere is almost impossible to spot - there’s no signboard hinting at its presence. Tucked away on the third floor behind a vinyl and cigar store, this Japanese-inspired, cocktail-forward bar has quietly earned its place among India’s 100 Best Bars. Find this door, and crafted cocktails await at Somewhere Nowhere. (Photo: Instagram/SomewhereNowhere)
Called speakeasies, these hidden bars are fuelling Delhi’s latest obsession - a taste for mystery on the menu.
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