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New Bars and Restaurants: The Junkyard Cafe in Bandra; Vortex South in Marine...
• 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...
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Best of Mumbai 2016: Food and Nightlife
A general leonsciousness has pervaded the way we eat. We’re taking an active interest in what we’re consuming, where it’s coming from and what practices are involved in growing the produce. Restaurants...
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Pantry Party: Bandra Caterers To Dial For A Festive Feast
Fruit cake by Mavs Cakes and Bakes. There are few places in the city as festive as Bandra during Christmas time. Shops and roadside stalls are decorated in red and green; carolers can be heard through...
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Things To Do This Weekend In Mumbai: Friday, December 23 to Sunday, December 25
Boris Brejcha will play Ark Bar on Friday night. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23 DONATION DRIVE Live Installation at A Good Feeling Design studio A Good Feeling, which is behind the Taxi Fabric initiative, is...
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Restaurant Review: The Clearing House, Ballard Estate
In Ballard Estate, the dining scene hasn’t progressed much beyond Irani cafes and seafood restaurants. There are, however, two recent exceptions. Kaboom, a lunch and snack joint with a food truck...
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New Restaurants and Dessert Stores: Tea Villa Cafe In Chembur, Ruha In Powai
Tea Villa Cafe. • The fourth outpost of Tea Villa Cafe has opened in Chembur where the tea menu is the same as across the chain. The new branch offers a breakfast menu that features brown poha; pizza...
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These Are The Restaurants, Bars And Dessert Places That Opened In 2016
Bombay to Barcelona Library Cafe. ANDHERI EAST Aaswad Asia Kitchen Bar Bombay To Barcelona Library Cafe Mahesh Lunch Home Reise All Day Bar and Kitchen ANDHERI WEST Acqua Caelum 1441 Pizzeria 14 Sauce...
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Party Planner: A Round-Up of New Year’s Eve Celebrations Across The City
Doppio. Bars and Nightclubs Anarchy First Floor, Blue Morya, above Glocal Junction, opposite Citi Mall, New Link Road, Andheri (West). Tel: 96649 41083. Black is the theme of the city’s newest...
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Hit List: Our Most Read Stories Of 2016
Dishes like noodle pao bhaji were abominations created in the name of innovation. We’ve already told you what we thought were the highlights of 2016 in Mumbai’s food, culture and shopping scenes. Now,...
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Arty Meals: Ten Places At Which To Eat And Drink (Coffee) In Kochi During The...
Arca Nova. If you’re planning a trip to Kochi for the ongoing biennale, then consult our list of places to eat and stop for coffee. We deliberately stayed away from restaurants serving tourist-oriented...
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New Restaurants And Bars: Pi Pizzeria in Khar, Drop In Bandra
Pi Pizzeria. • Pizza joint Pi Pizzeria opened in Khar on Monday, January 2. Started by first-time restaurateurs Akhil Thakkar and Shaamil Amin, Pi Pizzeria serves ten-inch pies such as the Cipriota...
View ArticleThe Paodcast: The City’s Best Chicken Ghee Roasts
In this episode of our podcast The Paodcast, we talk about versions of Mangalorean speciality chicken ghee roast served at eight Mumbai restaurants: Doolally Taproom, The Bombay Canteen, Bombay...
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Things To Do In Mumbai This Weekend: Friday, January 6 to Sunday, January 8
Delhi 2 Dublin will play a DJ set at AntiSocial on Friday featuring Tarun Nayar (second from left) on the decks and Jaspaul Ravi Binning (extreme right) on the dhol. FRIDAY, JANUARY 6 TALKS ‘Power,...
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Monthly Specials: What Service Staff Feel About Service Charge
Photo via Wikipedia. About five years ago, mid-level and upscale restaurants introduced a five to 15 per cent service charge on the menu prices on their bills. After an initial period of confusion and...
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Launch Dates: New Restaurants and Bars To Look Forward To In 2017
Wedgwood London. A slew of concept restaurants and bars, tea salons and brewpubs are among the places slated to open in Mumbai over the next 12 months. Here’s a peek at 20 new establishments and...
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Things To Do In Mumbai This Weekend: Friday, January 13 to Sunday, January 15
Mame Khan will perform at AntiSocial on Sunday. FRIDAY, JANUARY 13 PHOTOGRAPHY Kanu’s Gandhi at the Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation Curated by Delhi photographers Prashant Panjiar and Sanjeev Saith,...
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Restaurant Review: Su Casa, Bandra
European cafe Su Casa is on the grounds of The Bombay Art Society, the strange, dun-coloured building in Bandra Reclamation so at odds with the rest of the landscape it seems to have dropped out of the...
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Bar Review: Door No.1, Bandra
Did Bandra, the home of Toto’s Garage and Hawaiian Shack, really need another retro bar? On the basis of the crowd inside the month-old Door No.1 two Saturdays ago, it’s evident that the Bandra...
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New Bars and Restaurants: Versova Social in Andheri, Matahaari in Worli
• The eighth Mumbai outpost of the Social chain of bars and co-working spaces, the Versova Social opened in Andheri West on Tuesday, January 10. The dark green three-level outpost, the design of which...
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Going South: Just How Bad Is The New McDonald’s Masala Dosa Brioche?
American fast food chain McDonald’s has invoked social media outrage and scathing reviews from Mumbai’s foodies with the launch of the masala dosa brioche. On Friday, January 13, the fast food purveyor...
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