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Places To Eat
Mumbai has the best selection of
restaurants of any Indian city. You could probably trace the history of
the metropolis by trawling through the amazing variety of food available:
Parsi dhansak, Gujarati thalis, Muslim kebabs, Mangalorean seafood and, of
course, Mumbai's famous speciality bhelpuri -a tasty snack of crisp
noodles, puffed rice, spiced vegetables, crushed puri, chutney and
chillies. The city's delicious seafood is safe to eat-even during the
monsoon months.
Restaurants at
Colava
Leopold Cafe & Bar:
On Colaba Causeway Leopold Cafe & Bar is a Mumbai institution.
It has an extensive Continental, Chinese and veg/non-veg menu, and
the quality of food is pretty good.
Piccadilly Restaurant:
On Colaba Causeway, a few blocks south of Leopold, is the place to
go for cheap western breakfast .
Cafe De La Plaza: On the
2nd floor of the Metro Plaza complex on Colaba Causeway, is a tiny
outdoor terrace cafe serving juices, burgers and sandwiches.
Tanjore: At Taj Mahal Hotel, is a sumptuous restaurant
with a select menu of tandoori dishes and thalis. It has Indian
music and dance on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Restaurants at
Fort
Mocambo Cafe & Bar : It is a fine spot
in the heart of the fort serving a mixture of Indian and Continental
fare. The beer is cold, the sandwiches are good and the open street
frontage lets you absorb the fort's atmosphere.
Fountain Inn
: In Nanabhai Lane, is one of several gallery-style moderately
priced restaurant-bars in the fort. It's a welcoming place with a
vast menu ranging from tandoori crab to simple potato chaat.
Apoorva : It is an excellent Mangalorean seafood
specialist whose mouthwatering crabs and prawn gassis are known
throughout South Mumbai.
Suvidha : In the National
Insurance Building at 204 Dr D Naoroji Rd, has excellent South
Indian vegetarian and Punjabi food .
Restaurants at Churchgate &
Nariman Point
The Pizzeria : On the corner of Marine
Drive and Veer Nariman Rd, has the best pizzas in the city and
beautiful views of the lights of Back Bay and Mallabar Hill at Night
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Bay Bities : At the end of J Bajaj Marg, is a snack
shack set in a private garden looking over the water to Cuffe
Parade. It's a good place for a cheap lunch and is a comfortable
vantage point from which to watch koli fishing boats heading out to
sea.
Samarat Restaurant : On J Tata Rd, Churchgate, is a
smart, air-con, pure veg. restaurant .
Restaurants at Chowpatty Beach
& Malabar Hill
Cafe Ideal : It is an amiable Irani-style cafe on Chowpatty Seaface with CD jukebox and the usual
Continental, Chinese, Indian hybrid menu.
Cafe Naaz : On
the edge of Malabar Hill's Kamala Nehru Park, is a multi-tiered
terrace cafe with superb views of Back Bay and Chowpatty Beach. It's
a great place to loiter around sunset as the lights of Marine Drive
come on.
China Garden : In Om Chamber, Kemps Corner is an
elegant Chines restaurant and cocktail bar.
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