Porvorim, Goa · 2023

Whiskey Rasam — a South Indian restaurant

Rasam in rust, whiskey in brass — a restaurant concept taken from first sketch to opening night in twenty days.

Cane stools lining the counter below glowing arched shelves of bottles

Whiskey Rasam signage raised on a rust-toned plaster wall above brass pots

Dining tables and cane chairs under the clay-tiled roof, chandeliers and greenery overhead

Cane stools along the lit bar counter at night, under the clay-tiled roof

Curved plaster bar counter wrapping the service station, framed by palms

Chandeliers hung from the tiled roof above the glowing arched backbar

The full length of the backbar, its arched niches lit behind cane stools

Long timber table with a cushioned bench and rush-backed chairs among bamboo

The bar shell in raw plaster during the twenty-day build, arched niches roughed out

Artisans hand-finishing the plaster counter as the backbar shelves are lit for the first time

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Location: Porvorim, Goa
Completed: 2023
Type: Hospitality — restaurant
Scope: Concept, interiors & styling — 20-day delivery

Whiskey Rasam pairs two rituals of South Indian hospitality — a comforting bowl of rasam and a slow pour of whiskey — and lets the palette tell the story: rust tones for the rasam, brass accents for the whiskey.

The space is regal, rustic and traditional at once. A tiled roof shelters a lush, plant-wrapped bar; cane stools line a counter backed by glowing shelves; every detail pays homage to South Indian tradition while feeling at ease in Goa.

The entire concept was designed and delivered in twenty days — proof that speed and soul are not opposites.

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