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Enjoy Surayanarayana Temple and come to this bar. Nicely cooked edamame, pies and soft-shell crabs will impress you at the first bite. Many people visit SOKA Cocktail Bar to try good fruitcake. After a long working week, you can taste delicious gin, martinis or whiskey.
This place is recommended for the nice staff. The enjoyable service is something these restaurateurs care about. A number of visitors say that prices are democratic for what you receive. There is a pleasant ambiance and lovely decor at this spot. Based on the users' feedback on Google, this bar deserved 4.4.
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Priyanka Shah
28 days ago on Google
SOKA is the kind of bar that feels like a well-kept secret the moment you step inside — and then immediately becomes a place you can’t stop thinking about. Located in the heart of Indiranagar, this 38-seat gem has already earned widespread acclaim (ranked No. 28 in Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2025), and for good reason. From the street you might miss it, but once inside, SOKA reveals itself like a work of art. The moment you enter, your eye is drawn up to the dramatic centerpiece: a 4-foot cocoon lamp that casts a warm, golden glow across the room. Copper scales flow down a 15-foot wall, their patina catching the light, and the bar’s front is crafted of beaten copper patterned with waves and scales — a tactile, maritime motif that threads through the entire space. SOKA is also an Omakase bar in the truest sense. You don’t simply order cocktails off a menu; you give yourself over to a carefully curated, bartender-led journey. Avinash Kapoli and his team configure bespoke liquid narratives, riffing on classic techniques while introducing unexpected local touches. The bar’s ten-metre kitchen is astonishingly compact — touted as one of the smallest bar kitchens in the country — yet it’s engineered for precision and speed. The result is a seamless choreography between bartender and chef: drinks are paired with micro-plates, and each course dovetails with the next so the evening feels like a single, evolving performance rather than a series of discrete orders. The food at SOKA is served in nano plates — tiny masterpieces that pack visionary flavour into small formats. Each plate reframes a familiar ingredient through inventive technique: think chhena at the center of a kulcha, jackfruit partnering with artichoke, or aged cheese folded into fruit-forward canapés. The micro-plates are designed to be shared, nibbled, and discussed, and they pair beautifully with the layered cocktails. The kitchen’s compactness belies its ambition: texture, temperature, and contrast are all meticulously considered. A few highlights that lingered with us: - Spicy Smoked Kulcha — a playful nano plate where a chhena core meets artichoke and jackfruit. The smoke and spice lift the creamy center, while the bread element keeps it grounded and comforting. - Pi Pi Martini — made with Hapusa gin, jujube-pickled brine and dry vermouth. It’s saline, aromatic and deeply satisfying — a delicate balance of savory and botanical notes. - Mofo Don — premium tequila with pickled pineapple, red cabbage, cilantro and jalapeño. This one is bold, bright and tropical with an edge of heat that hangs around in the best way. - Mysore High — Bacardi Anejo Cuatro combined with Mysore banana oleo saccharum, coffee liqueur and aromatic bitters. A thoughtful nod to regional ingredients that finishes rich and complex. - I Blame Jasmine — Hapusa gin with a carbonated jasmine cordial. Floral, lifted and utterly drinkable. - Cheese Cherry Pineapple — Bacardi carta blanca with pineapple, aged cheddar, cream cheese and luxardo cherry; the contrast of savory cheese and bright fruit is unexpectedly brilliant. - Soka Represent — Grey Goose vodka, Campari, grapefruit, saline and a feather-light vegan foam. Bitter, citrusy, and perfectly balanced. SOKA’s intimate size is one of its charms; the room hums but doesn’t roar. Conversation is possible, the staff can focus on each guest, and the energy remains high without becoming overwhelming. The long communal table, banquette seating and the bar itself all offer slightly different moods — cozy, social, contemplative — yet each spot feels connected to the central performance. What makes SOKA extraordinary is how it balances two impulses that don’t often sit together: refinement and mischief. Cocktails are elevated and elegant, yet full of humour and surprise; nano plates are small but full of technical finesse and heart. It’s rare to find a place that can be so precise — in presentation, in temperature, in pairing — and still so welcoming. Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Price per person: ₹2,000+ Recommended dishes: Mofo Don
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Zanish Draboo
28 days ago on Google
Exceptional cocktails, the perfect bar food and hospitality that'll make you want to come back. Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Price per person: ₹1,800–2,000
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PRADEEP PRASAD
a month ago on Google
Amazing cocktails and lovely ambience. Too coziee... Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Price per person: ₹2,000+
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Cocktail bars, Vegetarian options
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Price range per person INR 2,000
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Indiranagar
No.210, A cross, 1st Main Rd, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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