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Hoooli bar in Chennai 2026, what's the scene?
I've only been to Hoooli once on a trip, it leans loud and clubby rather than loungey, so go in expecting that. Cocktails were around Rs 600 to 800. For late food, the tea shops off KNK Road run late.
Pumpkin Tales on Chamiers, closes earlier though.
the terrace upstairs is the quieter bit
Entry gets tight after 10 on Saturdays, so reach by 9 if you want a table without standing.
Loud is right, the bass carries to the street.
Agree on the noise, but their happy hour till 8 knocks a couple hundred off those cocktail prices.
weeknights there are way chiller than weekends so plan accordingly, & the biryani spots on TTK road stay open past midnight
yeah thu & fri are the sweet spot tbh
thu works better than fri honestly
fri draws the office crowd till 11 so service slows down, thu u get the same music with half the wait at the bar
Ambur Star Briyani 1890 Chennai, visa paperwork?
for the visa thing the frro usually wants ur rental agreement & landlord's id along with the form, that's what trips ppl up. on the briyani, the 1890 branch is decent but tbh i'd hit the ambur original if u ever pass through. worth it once
yeah the landlord id thing got me too, they also wanted my lease notarized which nobody warns u about
second this, landlord pan card also helps
Landlord PAN copy, they asked for it too.
also bring a utility bill in the landlord's name, tripped me up
Mine wanted the PAN and a self attested copy of their passport photo page stapled together.
the frro queue at shastri bhavan is brutal before 10am so go early & bring photocopies of everything, they always want one more. briyani 1890 near the airport side is fine but the mutton there runs dry by 2pm
Shastri Bhavan counters shut for lunch around 1.30, so morning only.
Counters close at 5.30 sharp, no exceptions.
5.30 is the last token, not the last counter, so if u walk in at 5.15 ur getting turned around