Hong Kong, May 15 -- Asia's 50 Best Bars awards were announced yesterday, and Sidecar is the only bar from India to make it to the list. Based in Delhi, it has been named the best bar in India and is on the 40th spot on the overall Asia list.

We all need some good news (and an expertly crafted cocktail, if we're lucky) during these uncertain times. With the world affected by city- and country-wide lockdowns, which resulted in the sad, unavoidable closures across multiple industries in hospitality, previously jubilant occasions such as the Asia's 50 Best Bars award ceremony have also shifted to a very different tone.

Due to the global pandemic, this year's Asia's 50 Best Bars award became a digital affair, live streaming on 14 May 4:30 p...