Cocktails
Times of India bar team preparing cocktails in Auckland CBD
Behind the Bar

Cocktails with a Contemporary Point of View

Bespoke drinks, layered flavours and a bar made for long evenings in the heart of Auckland CBD.

Reserve Your Table
Made in House

Shaken, stirred and built with purpose.

Our cocktails are designed to sit naturally beside the food at Times of India. Some are bright and refreshing, some are deeper and spirit-led, and each is made to carry its own character.

Use the bar as the beginning of dinner, the end of it, or simply an excuse to stay for one more.

The Craft

From shaker to glass.

Bartender pouring a pink cocktail at Times of India
Cocktail being double strained behind the bar at Times of India
Bartender straining a freshly made cocktail at Times of India
Green cocktail being poured at the Times of India bar
Cocktail being poured into a coupe glass at Times of India
Bartender finishing a cocktail in a coupe glass at Times of India
Signature Cocktails

Meet the drinks.

Amaretto Sour style bespoke cocktail created for a private event at Times of India

Signature No. 01

By enquiry

A leaner take on an Amaretto Sour: bright, polished and deliberately uncompromising on strength. Originally created for a private group cocktail event.

Green bespoke cocktail created for a private group function at Times of India

Signature No. 02

By enquiry

Fresh herbs and layered botanicals built into a vivid, refreshing serve. Originally developed for a private group function.

Citrus Sunset highball cocktail at Times of India Auckland CBD

Citrus Sunset

By enquiry

A long, citrus-led highball with bright orange, fresh mint and an easy sunset finish. A past bespoke serve for private events.

Spirit-forward bespoke cocktail at Times of India

Signature No. 04

Private events

A spirit-forward archive serve with warmth, depth and a slow aromatic finish. Bespoke drinks can be developed around private events and group occasions.

Orange bespoke cocktail served over ice at Times of India

Signature No. 05

Private events

Juicy citrus, gentle sweetness and spice balanced over ice. An example of the kind of custom serve our bar can build for a group occasion.

Pink bespoke highball cocktail at Times of India Auckland CBD

Signature No. 06

Private events

A vivid, fruit-forward highball with a crisp finish and plenty of colour. Part of our archive of past custom event cocktails.

Cocktail craftsmanship behind the bar at Times of India
Behind the Bar

The details matter.

Good cocktails are built in the small decisions: temperature, dilution, texture, aroma and the final garnish. Our bar team takes the same considered approach to drinks that the kitchen brings to dinner.

Ask the team what is pouring tonight, or tell us the flavours you usually enjoy and let us point you in the right direction.

Dinner + Drinks

Start with a cocktail. Stay for dinner.

Pair the bar with modern Indian cooking, small plates and tandoor favourites. Planning a date night, an after-work catch-up or dinner in Auckland CBD? Make a table of it.

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