Even smaller cities have surrendered to the bar bug. One reason for that being larger spaces and cheaper prices. Anuradha Bore, a Bhopal-based housewife, had an interesting design in mind for a bar, but it cost Rs 40,000 in Mumbai. In Bhopal, she got it made for just Rs 17,000. Preeti Rajput, another city housewife, says her lavish wooden bar is put to frequent use. "Bhopal is a small city, and my women friends prefer not to drink outside. But if it's a party at home, then they just let their hair down," she says.
And since people are eager to jazz up their watering holes, the market too is milling with ideas. At Barcode—a bar studio based in Delhi—one can choose from an array of 20-odd designs. Wall-mounted bars, foldable trolley models, big ones with counters, there is something to match everyone's requirement and fancy. High-end furniture stores like fcml, Style Spa, Gautier also stock interesting designs. Even traditional furniture markets like Amar Colony in Delhi have started selling second-hand bars, sourced mainly from the embassies.