It's a Saturday night, and Victoria Mills is teeming with partygoers, leaving no room in places like Flea Bazaar Café and Lord of the Drinks. We escape from the hectic vibe — a term GenZ term we picked up — and walk into Rocky Star Cocktail Bar. Our name is struck off from the reservation list and we enter a dark space. Illuminated only by dim yellow lights, the golden Gatsby-like set makes us wonder if we should have carried our masquerade masks.

We get a table for two, and settle into our velvet-cushioned chairs. A line of cupids balance on hoop chandeliers hanging with the help of ropes above the bar, which is ideal for friendly or romantic banter. World over, fashion designers are known to own their bars, and this watering hole, which launched in June, is Rocky S's dream project in collaboration with Delhi-based restaurateur Priyank Sukhija.