The Fourth Edition of India Nightlife Convention & Awards (INCA) 2019 was held at The St. Regis, Mumbai. INCA has been celebrating the nightlife and hospitality industry in India since years through insightful panel discussion encouraging talents in the industry and an extravagant award ceremony recognizing the achievers of the year. With Heineken & Chivas being their principal sponsors for this year, they concluded the first day successfully.

This two-day Convention & Awards ceremony kick-started with a grand inauguration in the presence of Anil Anand, Shekhar Ramamurthy – MD of the United Breweries Ltd, Aman Anand – Co-founder of INCA & Director of Kickstart Entertainment, Riyaaz Amlani, CEO & MD of Impresario Entertainment & Hospitality and Co-founder of INCA, Anurag Katriar – Newly appointed President of National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI), Rahul Singh – Founder & CEO of The Beer Café, Fernando Pint – Co-founder of INCA and Nishant Jain – Pernod. They conducted the Lamp Lighting tradition that was followed by an address by Mr. Aman Anand, Mr. Riyaaz Amlani, Mr. Fernando Pinto, Mr. Anurag Katriar and Mr. Rahul Singh.

Day one of INCA 2019 included a series of intellectual panel discussions and a magnificent award ceremony to felicitate the best in the nightlife & hospitality industry in each city across the country. Endorsing the nightlife culture in India pioneers of the hospitality and nightlife industry such as AD Singh – Olive Group, Gurpreet Singh – United Breweries Ltd, Nikhil Chinapa, Divine, Chef Alexis Gielbaum, Nick Harrison, Rachel Goenka, Prashant Issar and more were seen.

Eminent personalities from around the world such as Mr. Mirik Milan, Mr. Lutz Leichsenring, Mr. Ramon de Lima, Mr. Camilo Ospina Guzman, Mr. David Lopez, Mr. Nino Brown and more especially traveled to Mumbai and brought their perspective of the nightlife industry from across the world to benefit the Indian nightlife scenario.

The moderators and panelists shared ideas and thoughts by way of various panel discussions through the day.

Panel 1: Responsible Drinking

This Capsule Panel discussion saw moderator Karina Aggarwal, renowned Alcobev writer with panelists Nishant Jain – Pernod, AD Singh – Olive Group, Gurpreet Singh – United Breweries Ltd and Rahul Singh – The Beer Café.

One on One: Music Festivals

This one on one discussion saw moderator Dev Bhatia, Managing Director at UnMute with panelists Nikhil Chinapa, Michiel from The Awakenings and Ruth.

Panel 2: Pop Up to Step Up

A discussion on how pop-up culture is helping underground ideas take flight in the industry, it saw Kenneth Lobo as the moderator with panelists Jai Anand – Milkman, Rana Ghose – Re-produce, Vivek Dudani – Social Offline and Mathieu Josso – Bhavishyvani.

Panel 3: Inclusive is the New Exclusive

A talk on Article 377 saw Bhavnesh Sawhney as the moderator with panelists Nino Brown – Yes Yes Y’all Toronto, Monica Dogra – American Musician, Aditya Sharma from Absolut and Bhargavi Naidu from Heineken.

Panel 4: Capture the Right Beats

Giving insights into Music Programming 101, this panel saw moderators DJ Akhtar and DJ Clement with panelists DJ Akbar, DJ Aqueel, Priyank Sukhija – First Fiddle Restaurants, Ayushman Sinha and Arjun Shah.

The city-level winners saw some newcomers and surprises along with established favorites across the categories.

The proud winners for each of the cities were:

Mumbai

INCA Bar Food 2019 – KOKO Asian Gastropub

INCA Bar for Cocktails 2019 – KOKO Asian Gastropub

INCA Bar for Wines 2019 – The Wine Rack

INCA Bar in a Hotel 2019 – House of Nomad, Taj Lands End

INCA Bar for Interior 2019 – Slink & Bardot

INCA Beer Bar/Microbrewery of the Year – Brewbot Eatery & Pub Brewery

INCA Café Bar of the Year – Woodside Inn

INCA Concept Bar of the Year – Miss T

INCA Debut Bar of the Year – Townhall & Americano

INCA Dive Bar of the Year – The Ghetto Pub

INCA Lounge of the Year – KOKO Asian Gastropub

INCA Night Club of the Year – Barrel Mansion, Sahara Star

INCA Open Air Bar of the Year – Estella, Juhu

INCA Resto Bar of the Year – Olive Bar & Kitchen

INCA Venue for Live Performances 2019 – The Quarter, Opera House

INCA Bartender of the Year – Pranav Mody from The Sassy Spoon

INCA F&B Director of the Year – Sukul Kundan from Pebble Street

INCA Mixologist of the Year – Ami Behram Shroff

INCA Restaurant/Bar Manager of the Year – Rahul Raghav from The Bombay Canteen & O Pedro

INCA DJ of the Year – The Spindoctor

INCA Promoters of the Year – Deep In Dance

Delhi

INCA Bar Food 2019 – Plum by Bent Chair, Aerocity

INCA Bar for Cocktails 2019 – PCO, Vasant Vihar

INCA Bar for Wines 2019 – The Wine Company

INCA Bar in a Hotel 2019 – The Hong Kong Club, Andaz Hotel, NCR

INCA Bar for Interior 2019 – Plum by Bent Chair, Aerocity

INCA Beer Bar/Microbrewery of the Year – Unplugged Courtyard, Gurgaon

INCA Café Bar of the Year – Perch Wine & Coffee Bar

INCA Concept Bar of the Year – Plum by Bent Chair, Aerocity

INCA Debut Bar of the Year – Dragonfly Experience

INCA Dive Bar of the Year – Warehouse, Connaught Place

INCA Lounge of the Year – Bo Tai, NCR & Pra Pra Prank, NCR

INCA Night Club of the Year – Toy Room Loft Hotel

INCA Open Air Bar of the Year – Comorin, NCR

INCA Resto Bar of the Year – Plum by Bent Chair, Aerocity

INCA Venue for Live Performances 2019 – The Piano Man Jazz Club, Safdarjung

INCA Bartender of the Year – Lopsang G Lama from Cocktails & Dreams Speakeasy

INCA F&B Director of the Year – Vimal Verma from Andaz Hotel, NCR

INCA Mixologist of the Year – Varun Sharma from Comorin, NCR

INCA Restaurant/Bar Manager of the Year – Palki Singh from Indian Accent, NCR

INCA Artist Manager of the Year – Locals A&R

INCA DJ of the Year – SHFT

INCA Promoters of the Year – Raw Live Pvt Ltd

Kolkata

INCA Bar Food 2019 – The Grid

INCA Bar for Cocktails 2019 – Café Mezzuna, Forum Mall

INCA Bar for Wines 2019 – La Cucina, Hyatt Regency

INCA Bar in a Hotel 2019 – Someplace Else, The Park

INCA Bar for Interior 2019 – The Grid

INCA Beer Bar/Microbrewery of the Year – The Grid

INCA Café Bar of the Year – Café Mezzuna, Forum Mall & Cal 27, Taj Bengal

INCA Concept Bar of the Year – Please Don’t Talk

INCA Debut Bar of the Year – Refinery091

INCA Dive Bar of the Year – OlyPub

INCA Lounge of the Year – Capella, Altair Boutique Hotel

INCA Night Club of the Year – M Bar Kitchen

INCA Open Air Bar of the Year – Capella, Altair Boutique Hotel

INCA Resto Bar of the Year – The Grid

INCA Venue for Live Performances 2019 – Someplace Else, The Park

INCA Bartender of the Year – Andrew Christopher Samling from Roxy, The Park

INCA F&B Director of the Year – Gautam Singh from Global Kitchens

INCA Mixologist of the Year – Irfan Ahmed from TFO

INCA Restaurant/Bar Manager of the Year – Mohit Krishna Prasad from Aauris

INCA Artist Manager of the Year – The Managers

INCA DJ of the Year – 8 Bit Culprit

INCA Promoters of the Year – Decible

Hyderabad

INCA Bar Food 2019 – SodaBottleOpenerWala

INCA Bar for Cocktails 2019 – Rika, Park Hyatt

INCA Bar for Wines 2019 – The Forni Restaurant & Bar, Park Hyatt

INCA Bar in a Hotel 2019 – Sky Point, ITC Kohenur Luxury Collection

INCA Bar for Interior 2019 – Resign Sky Bar

INCA Beer Bar/Microbrewery of the Year – Broadway The Brewery

INCA Café Bar of the Year – Farzi Café

INCA Concept Bar of the Year – Giggle Water

INCA Debut Bar of the Year – Broadway The Brewery

INCA Dive Bar of the Year – By The Bottle

INCA Lounge of the Year – Farzi Café

INCA Night Club of the Year – Prism Club & Kitchen

INCA Open Air Bar of the Year – Resign Sky Bar

INCA Resto Bar of the Year – Resign Sky Bar

INCA Venue for Live Performances 2019 – Prism Club & Kitchen

INCA Bartender of the Year – Dheeraj Wary from Over The Moon, Jubilee Hills

INCA F&B Director of the Year – Naren Pal Singh

INCA Mixologist of the Year – Naresh Selbaraj from Resign Sky Bar

INCA Restaurant/Bar Manager of the Year – Sateesh Polkam from Farzi Café

INCA Artist Manager of the Year – Musifix

INCA DJ of the Year – Murthovic

INCA Promoters of the Year – The Unscripted

Chennai

INCA Bar Food 2019 – Radio Room

INCA Bar for Cocktails 2019 – Off The Record

INCA Bar for Wines 2019 – The Cheroot Malt & Cigar Lounge, ITC Grand Chola

INCA Bar in a Hotel 2019 – The Cheroot Malt & Cigar Lounge, ITC Grand Chola

INCA Bar for Interior 2019 – Library Blu, The Leela Palace

INCA Beer Bar/Microbrewery of the Year –

INCA Café Bar of the Year – G Bar, Novotel

INCA Concept Bar of the Year – Brasa

INCA Debut Bar of the Year – Brasa

INCA Dive Bar of the Year – The Hub, Ibis Hotel

INCA Lounge of the Year – Library Blu, The Leela Palace

INCA Night Club of the Year – Q Bar, Hilton Chennai

INCA Open Air Bar of the Year – The Roof Top Lounge

INCA Resto Bar of the Year – Off The Record

INCA Venue for Live Performances 2019 – Off The Record

INCA Bartender of the Year – Amirtharaj from Radio Room & Rabith Silva from Off The Record

INCA F&B Director of the Year – Joginder Singh from Hyatt Regency

INCA Mixologist of the Year – Harinath Petha

INCA Restaurant/Bar Manager of the Year – Zahir Naina Doj from Radio Room

INCA Artist Manager of the Year – Dcode Live

INCA DJ of the Year – Vinayaka

INCA Promoters of the Year – Dcode Live

Bangalore

INCA Bar Food 2019 – Sly Granny, The Community House

INCA Bar for Cocktails 2019 – Toast & Tonic

INCA Bar for Wines 2019 – Library Bar, The Leela Palace

INCA Bar in a Hotel 2019 – Library Bar, The Leela Palace

INCA Bar for Interior 2019 – Kaze

INCA Beer Bar/Microbrewery of the Year – The Pump House

INCA Café Bar of the Year – Smoke House Deli, Lavelle Road

INCA Concept Bar of the Year – Sarjapur Social

INCA Debut Bar of the Year – The Pump House

INCA Dive Bar of the Year – Bob’s Bar, Indira Nagar

INCA Lounge of the Year – Kaze

INCA Night Club of the Year – Kitty Ko, The Lalit Ashok

INCA Open Air Bar of the Year – Byg Brewski Brewing Company, Hennur

INCA Resto Bar of the Year – Social

INCA Venue for Live Performances 2019 – Bflat, Indira Nagar

INCA Bartender of the Year – Rohan Matmary from Byg Brewski Brewing Company, Hennur

INCA F&B Director of the Year – Ranveer Sabhani from Social

INCA Mixologist of the Year – Kartik Kumar from Byg Brewski Brewing Company, Hennur

INCA Restaurant/Bar Manager of the Year – Atul Sunder from 1Q1 Kitchen & Bar

INCA Artist Manager of the Year – After Worx

INCA DJ of the Year – Praveen Achary

INCA Promoters of the Year – Indivibe

Pune

INCA Bar Food 2019 – Elephant & Co., Kalyani Nagar

INCA Bar for Cocktails 2019 – Retox

INCA Bar for Wines 2019 – Paasha, JW Marriott Pune

INCA Bar in a Hotel 2019 – Paasha, JW Marriott Pune

INCA Bar for Interior 2019 – Masu, Conrad Pune

INCA Beer Bar/Microbrewery of the Year – Elephant & Co., Kalyani Nagar

INCA Café Bar of the Year – Mad House Grill

INCA Concept Bar of the Year – FC Road Social

INCA Debut Bar of the Year – Toit Beer Co

INCA Dive Bar of the Year – Elephant & Co., Kalyani Nagar

INCA Lounge of the Year – Paasha, JW Marriott Pune

INCA Night Club of the Year – Coco Sushi & Bar

INCA Open Air Bar of the Year – Paasha, JW Marriott Pune

INCA Resto Bar of the Year – Elephant & Co., Kalyani Nagar

INCA Venue for Live Performances 2019 – High Spirits Café

INCA Bartender of the Year – Rajeev Rai from Elephant & Co., Kalyani Nagar

INCA F&B Director of the Year – Rahul Bhagat from Conrad Pune

INCA Mixologist of the Year – Joyal Dsouza from The Daily All Day

INCA Restaurant/Bar Manager of the Year – Nilesh Ayyar from The Sassy Spoon

INCA Artist Manager of the Year – Elements Inc

INCA DJ of the Year – Quistek

INCA Promoters of the Year – Elements Inc

Goa

INCA Bar Food 2019 – A Reverie

INCA Bar for Cocktails 2019 – A Reverie

INCA Bar for Wines 2019 – A Reverie

INCA Bar in a Hotel 2019 – Rockpool, W Goa

INCA Bar for Interior 2019 – Soro The Village Pub

INCA Café Bar of the Year – Baba Au Rhum

INCA Concept Bar of the Year – Tataki Immersive Asian Dining

INCA Debut Bar of the Year – Tataki Immersive Asian Dining

INCA Dive Bar of the Year – Joseph Bar

INCA Lounge of the Year – A Reverie

INCA Night Club of the Year – Re-fresh Club

INCA Open Air Bar of the Year – Rockpool, W Goa

INCA Resto Bar of the Year – A Reverie

INCA Venue for Live Performances 2019 – Cohiba Bar & Kitchen

INCA Bartender of the Year – Prabhakar Azgaokar from Joseph Bar

INCA F&B Director of the Year – Kenneth Phrebello from Sinq Hospitality

INCA Mixologist of the Year – Siddharth Shetkar from Tataki Immersive Asian Dining

INCA Restaurant/Bar Manager of the Year – Sebastian D’souza from Cohiba Bar & Kitchen

INCA DJ of the Year – Ketan Lolayekar

INCA Promoters of the Year – Titos Events

India’s Top 5 Brands/Singers/Songwriters

Divine, Gully Gang

Parikrama

Sandunes

The Local Train

When Chai Met Toast

India’s Top 5 Standup Acts

Abish Mathew

Kenny Sebastian

Kunal Kamra

Varun Thakur

Zakir Khan

India’s Top 3 Music Events/Festivals

Bacardi NH7 Weekender

Echoes Of Earth

VH1 Supersonics

India’s Top 3 Boutique Festivals

Far Out Left Festival

Krank

Satellite Beachside

India’s Top 3 Artist Managers of the Year

Represent

Shark & Ink Entertainment Pvt Ltd

UnMute Agency

India’s Top 3 Promoters of the Year

Shark & Ink Entertainment Pvt Ltd

Slick!

Submerge Entertainment Pvt Ltd

 

India’s Top 3 DJs of the Year

Blot!

DJ Sa

Kohra

India’s Top 3 Pop-ups

Blot! Live Remount Warehouse, Kolkata

Milkman Presents Milkman

Seth Troxler, Wavlngth

Congratulations to all the winners!

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