When bar-trained trial attorney, Sandeep Vishwa, told his boss in no uncertain terms where he could stick his job in 2013, little did he know that his second round of backpacking starting in Nepal would lead him to make a life in our beloved Puerto Vallarta, bringing with him a concept that takes ideas from all his globetrotting adventures, incorporating them into one space.
Thanks to Deep’s wanderlust and vision, locals and visitors to Puerto Vallarta can now enjoy a taste of the exotic with the brand new Shisha Bar and Lounge opened December 2015 in PV’s old town, where you can enjoy a drink and an optional puff or two on the hookah with your friends, family or partner.
Shisha Bar and Lounge
Aided by two local designers Mario Perez Sainz and Rafael Sotomayor and bar manager, Rene Rivera, Deep has created a space where everyone is welcome, “an equal rights bar” where even in its short time since opening, patrons have included clients aged from 18 to 80! The concept is inspired by the old forts and palaces of India and the far east where kings and queens would lounge in their private chambers decorated in lavish tapestries upon ornate cushions and pillows. Being a proponent of the idea that “other peoples trash can be your treasure,” Deep has also looked for creative ways to use recycled items in the interior design and used secondhand saris donated by his mother and other female relatives to make an ecological yet aesthetically stimulating statement.
What is Shisha?
For those of you wondering whether drugs have been legalized in Puerto Vallarta overnight, you can rest assured that shisha is totally legal and more like tobacco smoking than a drug. In fact, it is a ritualistic pastime that can be traced back to the times of the Persian empires, with historical references as early as the 1500s. Shisha is the name given to the flavored tobacco that you smoke through a hookah, which is an ornate vaporizing water pipe.
Generally, the same hookah is shared by everyone in your party as you smoke from the same vessel (although some hookahs have more than one pipe). At the Shisha Bar and Lounge, smoking takes place in the open air; and so, everyone is welcome, even if you wish to join in the fun without smoking,
Just one more great option for a night out near Puerto Vallarta’s south shore. Why not pop in for a taste of the exotic, everyday from 7pm until late.
