Social Colaba
Social is a chain that got the formula right: coworking space by day, bar by night, with food and coffee filling the gaps. The Colaba outpost occupies a multi-level space that transitions from laptop-heavy quiet hours to a cocktail bar after sunset. The drink menu is creative, the prices are moderate for the area, and the rooftop section offers partial views of the Colaba skyline. It's not trying to be cool. It just fills a need.
What to Expect
A modern multi-level space that shifts from coworking to socializing as the day progresses. The design is industrial-chic with exposed brick and metal accents. The crowd is young, creative, and tech-adjacent. After 8 PM, the energy shifts to a bar atmosphere.
Energetic and young. The coworking crowd creates a daytime buzz that naturally transitions to social energy by evening. Weekends are louder. Weekdays are productive.
Curated playlists: indie, electronic, and global pop. DJ sets on Friday and Saturday nights. Volume increases as the evening progresses.
Casual to smart casual. No restrictions during the day. Evening crowd tends toward smart casual naturally.
Digital nomads, young professionals, travelers who want a daytime workspace that becomes a bar, budget-conscious visitors
Cards accepted, UPI accepted, cash works. The app allows pre-ordering.
Price Range
Cocktails 400-700 INR, beer 250-350 INR, mains 300-600 INR, no cover charge
Cocktails ~5-8.50 USD / 4.50-7.70 EUR, beer ~3-4 USD / 2.70-3.60 EUR
Hours
09:00 to 01:00 daily
Insider Tip
The rooftop is the best section after sunset but fills quickly on weekends. Weekday afternoons are productive for remote work with a beer. Their Long Island Iced Tea is strong and cheap by Mumbai standards. The weekend brunch deal at 1,200 INR (14 USD) includes unlimited drinks for 90 minutes.
Full Review
Social's Colaba location takes the chain's proven model and drops it into one of Mumbai's most tourist-heavy neighborhoods. The space spreads across multiple levels, with the ground floor handling most of the daytime coffee and laptop crowd, and the upper levels (including a partial rooftop) hosting the evening bar scene.
The cocktail menu is ambitious for a chain. Drinks like the Bombay Bramble (gin, kokum, lime) and the Social Sour (whiskey, jaggery, lemon) show genuine creativity. Prices at 400 to 700 INR sit comfortably below Bandra's cocktail bars and above Colaba's dive options. Beer is standard fare at 250 to 350 INR.
Food covers the same broad menu as other Social locations: loaded fries, Asian bowls, pizzas, and Indian comfort food. Portions are generous. Quality is consistent if unexciting. The weekend brunch deal at 1,200 INR with unlimited drinks for 90 minutes is one of Colaba's better value propositions.
The crowd is distinctly younger than Colaba's heritage bars. Social attracts Mumbai's startup employees, freelancers, and young professionals who are comfortable in a space that doesn't distinguish between work and play. Tourists find it welcoming because the format is globally familiar.
Within Colaba's bar scene, Social occupies a specific niche: more modern than Leopold or Mondegar, more accessible than Harbour Bar, and more versatile than Woodside Inn. It's not the best bar in Colaba at anything, but it does several things well.
The Neighborhood
Social Colaba sits in the Sassoon Building on Shahid Bhagat Singh Road, in the commercial heart of Colaba near the Regal Cinema.
Getting There
Uber or Ola to Sassoon Building, Colaba. Walking distance from the Gateway of India (8 minutes), Leopold Cafe (4 minutes), and Churchgate Station (15 minutes).
Other Venues in Colaba-Fort
Leopold Cafe
Famous since 1871, a Mumbai institution that survived the 2008 attacks. Tourist magnet with cold beer, decent food, and a storied history.
Harbour Bar
The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel's legendary bar overlooking the Gateway of India. Refined cocktails in one of Mumbai's most historic settings.
Cafe Mondegar
Colaba institution with Mario Miranda murals on the walls, a jukebox, and cheap pitchers. The backpacker crowd's living room since the 1930s.
Woodside Inn
Cozy pub with craft beer, comfort food, and a no-frills atmosphere. One of South Mumbai's best spots for a quiet drink.