The Shift: AABBCC Takes Over Bar Sama, Bengaluru, for One Night

Name: The Shift: AABBCC Takes Over Bar Sama, Bengaluru, for One Night — Hospemag
Start: 2026-11-14T20:00:00+0530
End: 2026-11-14T23:59:00+0530
Location: Bar Sama

Saturday, November 14, 2026
8:00 PM 11:59 PM 20:00 23:59

Bar Sama TRN Horizon, 33/4, Ulsoor Road, Yellappa Garden, Sivanchetti Gardens Bengaluru, Karnataka 560042 India (map)

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Delhi’s AABBCC, ranked No. 85 on Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2026 and named in TIME Magazine’s World’s Greatest Places 2026, is taking over Bar Sama in Ulsoor, Bengaluru, for one night. On Saturday, 14 November 2026, from 8pm, bartender Sahil Gaur will present an experimental cocktail menu. The official poster also names Sunil, a second AABBCC bartender, for the evening.

The menu is built around familiar dishes and less conventional technique. Oddly Done Gochujang takes its cue from a Korean fruit salad. Ciao Tutu Bene channels the flavours of an Italian pizza through fat-washing and thermal shock. Mango Payasam reworks the South Indian dessert with a rotovap-distilled kheer base, Milk Oolong and mango tea. Godfather, a floral and earthy reading of the classic, is made with magnolia tea amaretto and dandelion root bitters.

The host

Bar Sama is a neighbourhood cocktail bar in Ulsoor, founded by Pratheek Reddy in partnership with the team behind Singapore’s Cat Bite Club. Its name comes from the Kannada phrase “samavaagidiya nodu?”, meaning “is it equal?”, a nod to older Bangalore bars known for generous pours and easy company. The bar’s agave-forward cocktail programme has been shaped by Jesse Vida, Gabriel Lowe and Lauren Sosnowsky of Cat Bite Club, with a Thai-inspired food menu by Chef Vichita Kumar.