The Moon and Sixpence

The Moon and Sixpence is an Irish-themed pub located inside Hablis Hotel at 19 GST Road in Guindy, south-west Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Guindy is an industrial and business district that sits close to Chennai International Airport and the Guindy National Park, and the pub serves the hotel's guests, business travellers and employees from nearby offices. Its position on GST Road, the main artery towards the airport, makes it a practical stop for visitors on a layover or early arrival.

The pub follows the classic Irish-pub template: wooden furnishings, dim lighting, a bar counter and a relaxed, sociable mood. The crowd is mostly adults from their late twenties to fifties, including hotel guests, corporate groups and local regulars. Dress is casual to smart-casual, and no strict door policy is listed. The legal drinking age in Tamil Nadu is 21, and identification may be requested.

Music is typically background pop and rock played at conversational volume, and the venue is oriented towards drinking and talking rather than dancing. The drinks programme emphasises beer, with cocktails and spirits also available, at roughly ₹400-900 (approx $4.20-9.40 USD) per drink. Pub food from the hotel kitchen, such as finger foods and sharing plates, accompanies the drinks.

Opening hours are listed as approximately noon to 11PM daily, and the hotel licence determines the exact closing time. Chennai's licensing rules mean that evenings end earlier than in many other Indian cities, so visitors should plan to arrive by around 9PM or 10PM. No cover charge is applied. Reservations are generally unnecessary except for larger corporate or celebration groups, who can arrange tables directly with the hotel. Bottle-service culture is not a feature.

Because Guindy is some distance from the entertainment districts of Nungambakkam and Alwarpet, the pub is best treated as a local or hotel-based option rather than a destination for a big night out. App-based cabs make the trip to other areas straightforward. Note that dry days observed across Tamil Nadu, including certain public holidays and election periods, apply to hotel bars as well.