Where is Bagheera

Designer：Bergman Design House

Location：Vancouver, Canada; | ;View Map

Category：Bars;Restaurants

This opulent and glittering sanctuary is a speakeasy bar and restaurantconcealed behind an unprepossessing Chinatown betting shop. It takes its inspiration from the cultural crossroads of Lewis Hart and Brij Rathi, co-owners and co-founders of Three Kingdoms Hospitality. 

Where is Bagheera — namesake of the black panther in Rudyard Kipling’s 

 — pays homage to the adventurous spirit of the Indian subcontinent as the 19

 century gave way to the 20

. 

Guests will step up to the counter at the Happy Valley Turf Club off-track betting shop (518 Main Street) and place a wager on “King Louie.” That password grants access through a vestibule papered in original period postcards that leads to Bagheera’s sumptuous 60-seat main cocktail lounge. The space is inspired by a train car and glitters with over 1,000 coins and bangles sourced directly from the antique bazaars of Delhi and Jaipur.

With interior design, furniture, and lighting by globally recognized, London, U.K.-based firm, Bergman Design house, Bagheera’s two rooms are studies in theatricality and richness. The sparkling jewelry on display, curated by London- and Delhi-based

décor brand Rosie Dahlia, add even more luxe to an already extravagant décor. The commitment to showmanship continues down to the smallest of unexpected and delightful details —many of which naturally favor a feline theme.

One of the key challenges consisted in transforming a very tall skinny room into an attractive speakeasy bar, drawing inspiration from train carriages and taking guests into a journey.

The team of Bergman Design House designed  a bespoke, 45-foot hand-painted jungle mural that spans the entire north wall across from the bar leading to the semi-private Drawing Room. Here, bohemian curios in bronze and brass reside in a softly lit “Cabinet of Curiosities” that also houses some of the bar’s harder-to-find whiskeys. Cheeky overpaints by internationally renowned “hacker” artistBlase playfully superimpose modern commercialism onto Gothic canvases.  

Inspired by the oriental express train, the members of Bergman Design House have used hand painted murals, upholstered fabric velvet ceilings, timber floors, blue tiger eye stone, and beautiful ethically sourced hand-picked brass jewel from India to adorn the space.

Architect: Bergman Design House

Photography: Kyrani Kanavaros

1. Flooring: Sourced locally from Vancouver 

2. Doors: High lacquer red door with metal studs design of Bergman design house 

3. Interior lighting: Marie Martin Holland 

4. Interior furniture:  

Upholstered wall and ceiling by Mallion & Knowles 

Carved wood bar by Wonderwall Studios 

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