• The Junkyard Cafe, the resto-pub chain from Delhi, opened in Bandra on Friday, December 16. Here they’re serving signature cocktails such as the Floral Salvage Fluid (hibiscus, vodka, ginger ale and lemonade); Metal Bender (Tequila, Triple Sec, clove and cucumber); Edison Bulb (gin, lavender, lemongrass and lime juice); and Skelaton 3 (whisky, cardamom, jasmine and pineapple juice). The multi-cuisine food menu offers chorizo and chickpea salad; spinach and feta quiche; asparagus and tuna frittata; Burmese bhel; tandoori prawns with wasabi mayonnaise; feta cheese parcels; chilli chicken; Asian lamb skewers; and pork ribs. Open daily, from noon to 1am. The Junkyard Cafe, Ground Floor, C’est La Vie, Hill Road, near Mamagoto, Bandra (West). Tel: 99996 41421.
• A vegetarian lounge with a dance floor called Vortex South will open in Marine Lines on Wednesday, December 21. The multi-cuisine fusion menu will list naan stuffed with dates and cottage cheese; mushroom, goat cheese and truffle aioli burger; fig dumplings; soya and mushroom kheema; and jackfruit pulao. The signature cocktails will include the Berry Rose (Tequila, almond syrup, lime and strawberry); Do-Do (avocado, milk, hazelnut syrup and vodka); and East Martini (watermelon, kaffir lime and gin). Open daily, from 11.30am to 11.30pm. Vortex South, Ground Floor, Marine Mansion, First Marine Street, Anandilal Podar Marg, near Gol Masjid, Marine Lines. Tel: 022 3015 1836.
• An outpost of BusaGo, the casual-dining South-East Asian restaurant chain, opened in Fort on Tuesday, December 13. The menu of momos, banh mi sandwiches, curries and stir fries is the same across the chain. Among the options are Burmese khow suey; yellow bean tofu bowl; BBQ pork bao; som tam salad; red chicken curry; chicken in basil; and sesame chicken bowl. Open daily, from 11.30am to 11.30pm. BusaGo, Union Co-Op. Insurance Building, Sir P. M. Road, Fort. Tel: 022 6223 2852.
• Colaba has got a new South-East Asian food delivery service named Eastside Story. Helmed by Rohan Patil and Aliasgar Neemuchwala, two former line cooks at Colaba restaurant Ellipsis, Eastside Story serves turnip cake; caramel shrimp; chicken wings; crab Rangoon; fried chicken bao; green Thai curry; and shrimp fried rice. Open daily, from 11.30am to 3pm and from 6.30pm to 11pm. To place an order, call 82914 88646.