Sipping Through Time:
Deco-Era Cocktails Around Churchgate
As Churchgate prepares to turn back time, it’s not just the buildings that whisper stories from the past but the cocktails do too. Step into the Deco era, where every drink carries the shimmer of Bombay’s golden age.
TEQUILA SUNRISE AT PIZZA BY THE BAY
Once known for its old-school seaside charm, Pizza by the Bay keeps that spirit alive with a menu that pays tribute to classic cocktails. Try the Tequila Sunrise – a ’70s icon that channels the rock-and-roll energy of an era obsessed with colour, rhythm, and rebellion. A seamless blend of Camino tequila and orange juice, it’s equal parts sunny and nostalgic, much like Marine Drive on a Sunday morning.
Courtesy Pizza By the Bay
BEE’S KNEES AT MOCKINGBIRD CAFÉ
If there is one cocktail that denes the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties—the very beginning of the Art Deco movement, it’s the Bee’s Knees. Invented during Prohibition, this drink was often used to mask the rough avour of subpar bathtub gin, but today it stands as a bright, sophisticated standard. It buzzes with gin, lemon juice, and a dash of honey – simple, elegant, and full of charm. A drink that feelslike the Deco world itself: timeless, understated, and quietly sophisticated.
Courtesy Mockingbird Cafe and Bar
BOMBAY BY THE NIGHT AT INTERCONTINENTAL
When the sun dips and the Queen’s Necklace begins to twinkle, there’s one drink that captures that view in liquid form. The Bombay by the Night – born right here, along the Marine Drive curve – is smooth, amber, and endlessly evocative. A blend of bourbon, jaggery syrup, smoked clove tincture, and a dash of bitters, it’s Bombay distilled into a glass.
Courtesy InterContinental
EROS CINEMA X CINE EDIFICIO EI MORO AT MEZCALITA
Once the pride of Bombay’s cinematic golden age, Eros Cinema still evokes the glamour of a time when velvet curtains parted to reveal stories in sepia and silver. Eros Cinema x Cine Edificio EI Moro is a heady mix of burnt butter tequila, popcorn, vanilla, and chocolate bitters that captures that indulgent nostalgia. It’s cinematic, smoky, and just a touch dramatic — like the perfect closing scene.
Courtesy Mezcalita
SOONA MAHAL X EDIFICIO BASURTO AT MEZCALITA
A landmark of Marine Drive’s sweeping Art Deco curve, Soona Mahal reflects the city’s bold embrace of modernism and warmth. Its signature cocktail, mirrors that spirit — tequila shaken with cucumber, agave, cilantro, jalapeños, bird’s eye chilli, and citrus. Bright, fiery, and full of character, it’s a toast to the city’s fearless blend of cultures and flavours.
Courtesy Mezcalita
MUMBAI MARY AT GAYLORD
One of the city’s oldest and most beloved restaurants, Gaylord brings a spicy, local twist to a global classic. The Mumbai Mary takes the familiar vodka-and-tomato base and infuses it with tamarind, jaggery, chilli, and Indian spices. Earthy, zesty, and un apologetically bold, it’s the city in a sip: full-bodied, fiery, and impossible to forget.
Take a break from the walking tours, lectures, and exhibitions, and secure your spot at these legendary venues. There’s no better way to immerse yourself in the Art Deco Alive! spirit than with a period-appropriate drink in hand, overlooking the very architecture that inspired it all.
Courtesy Gaylord