Baar Baar - LA
Indian restaurant · Downtown Los Angeles
705 W 9th St, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Highlights
Modern Indian tapas, Bollywood cocktails, and standout desserts
Modern Indian tapas, Bollywood cocktails, and standout desserts
"You know a restaurant's drinks are good when everyone at your table is passing around each other’s cocktails swapping sips. Expect the pass-and-sip at Baar Baar, a high-energy Indian spot in Downtown Bollywood-inspired cocktails that are way better than the food. Get the “Slumdog Millionaire,” which glows orange from turmeric-infused gin and tart passion fruit juice. There’s also a gingery “Munna Bhai MBBS” that cuts the whiskey burn with sweet mango murabba and enough ginger to wake up your sinuses. Each cocktail on the menu is incredibly easy to drink, so don’t be surprised if cocktail hour spills into a long dinner." - sylvio martins, brant cox, garrett snyder
"Baar Baar is more of a restaurant than a bar, but you should come to this modern Indian spot for dressed-up cocktails that taste as good as they look (we can't say the same for all the food here, unfortunately). Sit at the shiny bar, order a plate of dahi puri, and sip creative Bollywood-inspired cocktails like the bright yellow Slumdog Millionaire with turmeric-infused gin, fizzy tonic, and tart passion fruit juice. We'd like to drink four of these on a beach. " - brant cox, nikko duren, sylvio martins
"This splashy DTLA spot a block north of the Grammy Museum pairs creative riffs on Indian dishes with pulsating house music, delicious Bollywood-inspired cocktails, and lots of dangly chandeliers that wouldn’t be out of place in a Vegas casino. The fusion-y dishes come beautifully plated, but aren’t always as flavorful as they look—we prefer their take on classics, like butter chicken with big, tender pieces of dark meat and roasted lamb shank in salty nihari gravy. Oh, and please use this place as a meetup spot before and after any big events, because the drinks are excellent (order the Slumdog Millionaire gin & tonic). " - Nikko Duren, Brant Cox, Sylvio Martins
"With another location in New York, Baar Baar made its LA debut in May 2023, bringing chef Sujan Sarkar’s contemporary Indian dishes to Southern California. Just blocks away from L.A. Live, Sarkar and his team are adding something special to the LA Indian dining scene, with dishes that showcase a wide regional range across India and Bollywood-inspired drinks that riff on several classics. A menu highlight is the mushroom pepper fry made with sunchokes, smoked almonds, and ramps. The chutney set, avocado pachadi, and homemade crisps are other standouts." - Virali_Dave, Eater Staff
"With another location in New York, Baar Baar made its LA debut in May 2023, bringing chef Sujan Sarkar’s contemporary Indian dishes to Southern California. Just blocks away from L.A. Live, Sarkar and his team are adding something special to the LA Indian dining scene, with dishes that showcase a wide regional range across India and Bollywood-inspired drinks that riff on several classics. A menu highlight is the mushroom pepper fry made with sunchokes, smoked almonds, and ramps. The chutney set, avocado pachadi, and homemade crisps are other standouts." - Virali_Dave, Eater Staff
