Glo at the Metropolitan

You compare every mojito to your Shalom fave. You have a hard time forgetting the sadly-closed Laidbackwaters’ signature toxin, painted Curacao blue. Which is why you’ll love the potions at Glo, Dhiraj Arora’s newest lounge bar.

Stars and suns shine out of the ceiling. Light spills up the walls behind the comfy tan couches. And there’s a whole range of wine and spirits. But it’s the signature cocktail — Glo — that outshines them all. Its bright orange slices in glassy pale liquid (a mix of three white spirits, peach and orange liqueurs and lemonade) packs a knockout citrus punch. Perfectly foiled by spinach and feta boreks — Arabian phyllo pastry parcels are endearingly reminiscent of our humble samosa, but oh-so-chic in size and stuffing, with a paprika sauce that’s pure shayari.

Also check out that bite-of-the-moment — chicken lemongrass skewers. Patatas bravas, done Indian-ishtyle, are crowd-pleasers for their tikka-esque straightforwardness. Plates of paper prawns seem to move as fast as lightning alongside Bhuvan’s Levitation — a heady crimson combo of Bombay Sapphire with pomegranate pearls floated in their own juice, muddled with brown sugar in lemonade and rimmed with celery salt.

You’ll light up mellow after a glassful of Glo.

Glo by Shalom, The Metropolitan Hotel, Bangla Sahib Road, New Delhi; ph: 42500200; www.hotelmetdelhi.com. Cocktails from Rs395; snacks from Rs 375.