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The bar.Desi by design.

The bar at Nukkad Café pours desi cocktails, our own Nukkad Lager and IPA on draught, Amrut and Indri Indian single malts and Jaisalmer Indian gin, plus cutting chai and filter kaapi for the daytime crowd. Find it at 51 Bell Street, Merchant City, Glasgow.

A bartender behind the bar at Nukkad Café, Glasgow, under the festoon lights

after dark

Behind the bar

Indian bottles worth a detour.

The back bar at Nukkad Café: Indian gin and chai liqueur, single malts and wines on the shelves
Amrut

Indian single malt, 46%.

£6
Indri

Indian single malt, 46%.

£6
Jaisalmer

Indian craft gin with juniper and spice.

£5
5walla

Indian chai cream liqueur.

£3.50
Drinks

Cocktails

Shaken to order. Over 18s only.

Berry Cool £9 Vodka with berry, mint and berry tea.
Looking Pine £9 Vodka and pineapple with citrus, honey and a hint of chaat masala.
Hit Me Hard Ya £11 Vodka, rum, gin and tequila, topped with cola. Not for the faint hearted.
Espresso martini £9 Smooth vodka with rich espresso.
Chaispresso martini £9 Our espresso martini with 5walla Indian chai cream liqueur in place of Kahlua.
French martini £9 Fruity, velvety vodka and raspberry.
Pornstar martini £9 Passionfruit vodka with a tropical finish.
Aperol spritz £9 Aperol, prosecco and soda.
Santra lychee beer £12 Jaisalmer Indian craft gin and its botanicals, shaken with freshly squeezed orange and lychee, topped with ginger beer.
Drinks

Mocktails

Alcohol-free.

Sakura lychee £6.50 Sweet lychee with floral and citrus notes.
Cool me down £6.50 Refreshing cucumber cooler.
One in a melon £6.50 Fresh watermelon cooler.
Drinks

Softs & water

Including Indian favourites Thums Up, Limca and goli soda.

Coke · Coke Zero · Diet Coke £3.50 Bottle or can.
Fanta · Thums Up · Limca £3.50 Bottle or can.
Ginger beer · Ginger ale £3.50 Bottle or can.
Goli soda £3.50 Jeera or lemon. The classic Indian marble soda.
Draught Coke · Diet Coke · Lemonade £3 On draught.
Soda water lime £3 Soda with lime cordial, garnished with a lime wedge. On draught.
Still or sparkling water 75cl £3.50330ml £2.50
Drinks

Beer & cider

Draught beer by the pint or half pint.

Watch the match with a Nukkad lager
Nukkad Lager Pint £4.99Half £2.60 Our crisp, easy drinking house lager, on draught.
Nukkad IPA Pint £5.25Half £2.75 Our house IPA, hoppy with citrus notes, on draught.
Heineken Pint £5.95Half £3.10 Classic, refreshing Dutch lager, on draught.
Heineken Zero Pint £5.95Half £3.25 All the taste, 0.0% alcohol, on draught.
Old Mout cider £5.50 Fruity New Zealand cider. Choose your flavour: kiwi & lime, pineapple & raspberry, berries & cherries, or mango & passion fruit.
Drinks

Chai & coffee

Karak chai brewed slow, proper coffee and shakes. All cold drinks are served large.

Cutting chai and filter kaapi, explained
Karak cutting chai £3.50 Strong, slow brewed masala chai, served in the glass. Sugar-free option available. Dine in.
Filter kaapi £4 South Indian filter coffee. Dine in.
Cutting chai to go Regular £4.50Large £6 Our karak chai, in a takeaway cup.
Cappuccino Regular £4.50Large £6 Takeaway cup.
Latte Regular £4.50Large £6 Takeaway cup.
Flat white Regular £4.50Large £6 Takeaway cup.
Americano Regular £4.50Large £6 Takeaway cup.
Iced coffee £5
Iced mango & strawberry tea £6
Mango lassi £4
Nutella shake £5.50 Add Biscoff or pistachio sauce £1
Ferrero shake £6 Add Biscoff or pistachio sauce £1
Biscoff shake £6 Add Biscoff or pistachio sauce £1
Oreo shake £6 Add Biscoff or pistachio sauce £1
KitKat shake £6 Add Biscoff or pistachio sauce £1
Drinks

Wine

175ml · 250ml · bottle

Ombrellino Pinot GrigioWhite 175ml£5.50250ml£8Bottle£23 Straw yellow, fruity notes of white peach and delicate white flowers. Fresh and elegant.
Balade Romantique Sauvignon BlancWhite 175ml£6.50250ml£9Bottle£27 Blackcurrant leaf, apple and gooseberry. Crisp, refreshing and aromatic.
Tilia ChardonnayWhite 175ml£6.50250ml£9Bottle£29 Tropical fruit and citrus, with ripe pear, vanilla and oak caramel.
The Old Gum Tree ShirazRed 175ml£5.50250ml£8Bottle£23 Fruit driven, with raspberry, cherry, vanilla and a touch of spice.
Gufetto MontepulcianoRed 175ml£6.50250ml£9Bottle£27 Ruby red, with red and black berries and a green peppercorn spice.
Five Ravens Pinot NoirRed 175ml£6.50250ml£9Bottle£29 Bright red fruit with a spicy note. Smooth and easy drinking.
Balade Romantique RoséRosé 175ml£6.50250ml£9Bottle£27 Provence style, with stone fruit, raspberry and white flowers.
Apericena ProseccoProsecco 20cl£8Bottle£27.50 Fine bubbles with fresh peach, pear and an elegant zest.
Drinks

Spirits

Including Indian single malts and gin.

Gin

JaisalmerIndian craft gin with juniper and spice£5
Craobh Scottish ClementineScottish gin with bright clementine£5
Craobh Scottish BerryScottish gin with summer berries£5
Gordon’sClassic London dry£4
Beefeater PinkGin with a strawberry twist£4.50
Bombay SapphireLondon dry with ten botanicals£5

Vodka

Grey GooseFrench, smooth and premium£5
AbsolutSwedish, clean and crisp£4.50
SmirnoffClassic and versatile£4

Whisky

AmrutIndian single malt, 46%£6
IndriIndian single malt, 46%£6
The Macallan 12yrSingle malt Scotch whisky, Speyside. Rich and sherried£6
Talisker 10yrSingle malt Scotch whisky, Isle of Skye. Smoky and peppery£6
Johnnie Walker Black LabelBlended Scotch, smooth with a hint of smoke£5
Jack Daniel’sTennessee whiskey, mellow and sweet£4.50
JamesonIrish whiskey, triple distilled and smooth£4.50

Tequila & liqueurs

5wallaIndian chai cream liqueur£3.50
Baileys£3.50
Tia Maria£3.50
Cointreau£3.50
Cazcabel Tequila Honey£3.50
Cazcabel Tequila Coffee£3.50
Disaronno£3.50
Tequila Rose£3.50
Sambuca£3
From our guests

What guests say.

“We initially stopped by just for chai and chaat, but everything looked so tempting that we ended up ordering more.”

Sneha K.Google review

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Questions

The bar, answered.

What’s on draught?

Nukkad Lager and Nukkad IPA, our own house beers, plus Heineken and Heineken Zero.

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