Drinking on the streets!

Bar Name – Harvic Bar and Restaurant

Price of Beer - Rs. 110 for LP

Location – Metro, right opposite Metro Cafe and Metro Adlabs

Size of the Bar – Small

Place Availability – Easy to get a table. The place is almost always empty

Ambience – Typical Irani joint, old man at the counter included. It’s also pretty quiet except for the TV which, for some reason, is always playing CID.

Unique Plus Point – Nothing in particular

Rating – 3 out of 5 Beers

You remember those scenes in American movies where the hero or heroine is sitting at a fancy little bistro in Italy that’s right on the street. And then a Ferrari drives by like an inch away.  Yes, Harvic is exactly like that. Except that it’s not fancy, nor is it a bistro. And it’s definitely not Italian. Also, you should probably replace the Ferrari with a taxi that has that freakish neon tube light inside it. But it is, almost, right on the street!

Ok I’m exaggerating a little, but that’s only because I’m a little smitten with this place. And once you get there you’ll understand. Just park yourself on the table right by the door, which is literally three feet from the streets of Metro, look up at the old wood railings and order a 100 odd rupee bottle of London Pilsner. Yup, you’ll see why.

Located right opposite the unimaginatively named Cafe Metro, this little spot is quite the old-school beer bar. Yes, beer is the only thing you’ll find on the menu here and there won’t be a wide variety of it. Also, there’s almost no food, except for packets of the usual chakna fare. This means that spending the entire weekend here is out of the question. As is surviving the zombie apocalypse.

So yes, sparing in what it serves and a little bit tiny, but overflowing with character. If you like old-school Irani joints like Churchgate and Oval, you will absolutely love this place.