Where to eat in Mumbai

Restaurants, cafés and street food in Mumbai, India that locals actually go to — plus the local names for the chains you already know.

• Bademiya — Kebabs, Colaba (1). Order the Seekh kebab roll. The midnight kebab wall behind the Taj since 1946.
• Trishna — Seafood / Mangalorean, Fort / Kala Ghoda (3). Order the Butter pepper garlic crab. The butter-pepper-garlic crab that made Fort famous.
• Ashok Vada Pav — Street food, Dadar / Kirti College (1). Order the Vada pav with dry garlic chutney. The vada pav connoisseurs cite first.
• Swati Snacks — Gujarati snacks, Tardeo (2). Order the Panki chatni + dahi puri. Home-style Gujarati chaat in air-conditioned calm since 1963.
• Sardar Refreshments — Pav bhaji, Tardeo (1). Order the Pav bhaji, extra butter. Butter-flooded pav bhaji since 1966.
• Britannia & Co. — Parsi café, Ballard Estate / Fort (2). Order the Berry pulao + caramel custard. The 1923 Irani café of berry pulao fame.
• Kyani & Co. — Irani café, Marine Lines (1). Order the Bun maska + Irani chai. Bun maska and chai under 1904 rafters.
• Aaswad — Maharashtrian, Dadar (1). Order the Misal pav. The misal pav that wins national polls.
• Cafe Madras — South Indian, Matunga (1). Order the Rasam idli + filter coffee. Udupi breakfast perfection since 1940.

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