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Skewers of chicken tikka grilling over glowing charcoal

Charcoal.Clay.Gin.

A modern Punjabi grill and gin bar in Banjara Hills. Everything on the menu touches fire at least once.

  • Tue – Sun · 6 pm – 1 am
  • Road No. 12, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad
Chef Harjot plating a dish under copper lamps
Chef Harjot Sandhu

The chef

“My nani's tandoor was the first oven I trusted.”

Harjot grew up in Amritsar, cooked his way through Delhi and London, and came home with one idea: the food his grandmother made in a clay pit deserves a room this good. The marinades are family recipes. The gin list is entirely his fault.

What's on

Worth knowing about.

  • Weekday thali

    Three curries, breads, rice and dessert. ₹450, noon to 3pm, Monday to Friday.

  • Gin o'clock

    Two-for-one on house gins, 6 to 8pm, every day the bar is open.

    Bar seating only

  • The back room

    Seats fourteen for a private dinner, set menu from ₹1,200 a head. Ask us.

& tonic

  • Kokum G&T

    Gin, kokum shrub, Indian tonic, curry leaf

    545

  • Smoked jamun negroni

    Gin, jamun-infused vermouth, Campari, applewood smoke

    625

  • Kala khatta sour

    Gin, kala khatta, lime, egg white, black salt rim

    575

  • Aam panna highball

    Zero proof. Raw mango, roasted cumin, soda

    325

A garnished amber cocktail on a dark bar
Three colourful cocktails lined up on the bar

Every week

Kind words

What people say.

4.6

from 1,240 Google reviews

  • The lamb chops are worth the trip on their own. Came for a birthday, stayed till they turned the lights up, and nobody rushed us once.
    Farhan S.3 weeks ago
  • Half the menu is vegetarian and none of it feels like an afterthought — the smoked aubergine is better than most places' meat.
    Deepa N.2 months ago
  • Booked for fourteen in the back room at three days' notice. They set a menu with us over WhatsApp and it all came out hot, together, which never happens.
    Arjun P.Last month

Book a table.

Walk-ins welcome at the bar. Weekends fill up by Thursday — we'd book.

Or just WhatsApp us
Guests
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Notes

Things worth writing down.

KitchenWhat's good this monthThis month

The first of the season's sarson is in, which means saag on the menu until it stops. Harjot cooks it the way his mother does — slow, with makki roti and more butter than anyone needs.

EventsThe back room, for fourteen

A private table for up to fourteen with a set menu from ₹1,200 a head. Message us a week ahead and we'll build it around what you want to drink.

BarWhy we make our own tonic

Bought tonic is mostly sugar and drowns a good gin. Ours is cinchona, citrus and a lot less sweetness — it's why the G&T tastes drier than you expect.

Before you come

Everything people ask.

Do you take bookings?
Yes, and we'd recommend it Thursday to Sunday. The bar is kept for walk-ins.
Is there much for vegetarians?
Half the menu, and it isn't an afterthought — the smoked aubergine is what people come back for.
How spicy is spicy?
We cook it the way it should be, but tell your server and the kitchen will adjust anything.
Can I bring a big group?
Up to fourteen in the back room, more if you take the terrace. Message us a week ahead.
Is there parking?
Valet from 7pm, and a paid lot across the road the rest of the day.

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  • A garnished amber cocktail on a dark bar
  • Three colourful cocktails lined up on the bar
  • Chef Harjot plating a dish under copper lamps
  • Skewers of chicken tikka grilling over glowing charcoal
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Good to know

  • Dine-in
  • Takeaway
  • Reservations
  • Cards
  • UPI
  • Contactless
  • Valet after 7pm
  • Paid lot opposite
  • Good for groups
  • Kid-friendly
  • Terrace seating

What this costs

Want one like this?Three ways to have it built.

  • Starter

    ₹20,000

    One page: your menu, your photos, the map and a WhatsApp button.

    • One page, done properly
    • A menu that reads on a phone
    • WhatsApp one tap away

    7 days

  • Signature

    ₹50,000

    You're looking at this one

    Everything above, plus a menu people can order from, an enquiry form and your Instagram.

    • Everything in Starter, plus an order button
    • No commission, ever
    • Up to six pages

    2 weeks

  • Flagship

    ₹99,999+

    Everything above, plus payments, your own admin to edit prices, and online ordering proper.

    • Everything in Signature, plus your own admin
    • Take the money on your own site
    • Ordering and booking, properly

    4–6 weeks

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