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Restaurants in Mumbai

Visitors who like their food will love Mumbai. Almost everything is on the menu here from American burgers and Japanese sushi to Goan curries, Keralan thalis and Mangalorean seafood. Mumbai is also home to some of India's best restaurants although not all of these are easy on the wallet.

Upmarket eateries boast wine, beer and anything else you might wish to drink but as with the rest of India, imported alcohol comes at a price. Both Indian wine and beer are readily available. Cheaper restaurants generally don't serve alcohol owing to expensive liquor licences.

The restaurants below have been grouped into three different pricing categories:
Expensive (over Rs3,000)
Moderate (Rs1,000 to Rs3,000)
Cheap (up to Rs1,000)
These prices are for a meal for two with wine or beer (where sold), including taxes.

Swati Snacks

Price: Cheap

This small, bustling cafeteria-type restaurant receives rave reviews for its traditional Gujarati food. Some of their specialities include dal dhoki , a sweet Gujarati dal, and bhelpuri panki chatni , a savoury pancake steamed in a banana leaf. Just make sure to leave room for desert, as their homemade ice creams are fantastic. No bookings so be prepared to wait.

Address: 248 Karai Estate, Tardeo, India
Telephone: (022) 6580 8405

Sabar

Price: Cheap

Near the Victorian splendour of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Sabar has been serving Gujarati vegetarian food for more than a century. The table d'hôte offers dal, pulses, rice and chapatis cooked in various ways, but dosas, idlis, uttappams and other staples of southern-Indian cookery are also available. The restaurant is basic but the food is simple, delicious and very cheap.

Telephone: (022) 2261 2604

Mahesh Lunch Home

Price: Cheap

A slightly downmarket version of Trishna, Mahesh Lunch Home is the place to come for excellent Mangalorean cuisine on a budget. The colourful menu is packed with tandoori pomfret , fish roe masalas and rawas tikka (marinated white salmon), all of which are delicious. Website

Address: 8B Cowasji Patel Street, Mumbai, India
Telephone: (022) 2287 0938
http://www.maheshlunchhome.com/

Bade Miya

Price: Cheap

This may just be the most popular street-food stand in India. Every night, an army of staff prepare fresh and delicious grilled snacks, including spicy baida rolls filled with chicken, mutton or beef. It's only open for dinner and you can either grab your food to go or sit at one of the packed street-side tables.

Address: Tulloch Road, Mumbai, India
Telephone: (022) 2284 8038

Trishna

Price: Moderate

Tucked away on a back street in the Fort area is what many local (and visiting) foodies promise is the best seafood restaurant in town. Trishna specialises in Mangalorean seafood dishes and its signature dish, butter pepper garlic king crab, is every bit as delicious as it sounds. Try also the pomfret hyderabadi and the (incredibly spicy) kolhapuri prawns. Trishna is popular with Mumbai's 'in' crowd so you can people-watch while you wait for your order.

Address: Birla Mansion, Fort, India
Telephone: (022) 2270 3213

Sheesha

Price: Moderate

For kicking back on a balmy city evening, Sheesha is hard to beat. This Middle-East-meets-Mumbai rooftop restaurant offers plenty of banquettes, lounges and cushions to help you truly relax. The menu is predominantly Indian but there are plenty of alternatives, such as kebabs, on offer and hookahs for dessert.

Address: Shopper's Stop, Bandra, India
Telephone: (022) 6677 0555

Peshawri

Price: Moderate

Located in the ITC Maratha Hotel near the international airport, Peshawri has superbly prepared dishes from the northwest frontier. Tender kebabs, leg of lamb and their speciality dal bukhara (a thick black dhal) are all prepared in the glass-enclosed kitchen and served in a stylish dining area. It's best to book ahead as this restaurant is very popular.

Address: Sahar Airport Road, Mumbai, India
Telephone: (022) 2830 3030
http://www.itcwelcomgroup.in/Hotels/ITCMaratha.aspx?CS

Gaylord

Price: Moderate

Excellent north-Indian dishes are served at the long-standing Gaylord restaurant that's as famous for its ostentatious dining room as it is its food. The décor is very much Raj-era pizzazz with additional flourishes such as the tuxedo-wearing waiters only adding to the over-the-top finish. There's an outdoor seating area, separated from the street traffic, and a quieter indoor air-conditioned section better suited for conversation.

Address: 79 Mayfair Building, Churchgate, India
Telephone: (022) 2282 1259

Wasabi

Price: Expensive

Wasabi , in the Taj Hotel, is the only authentic Japanese restaurant in Mumbai and is presided over by Chef Masaharu Morimoto from New York's Nobu restaurant. Not surprisingly, the food is excellent. With Chilean sea bass, Oyster foie gras and superb sushi on the menu, dining at this swish restaurant doesn't come cheap. But once you've tasted the Wasabi crème brulée, you won't care what the bill comes to.

Address: Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai, India
Telephone: (022) 6665 3366
http://www.tajhotels.com/

Olive Bar & Kitchen

Price: Expensive

This swanky restaurant and bar serves excellent Italian food in a magical setting. Dine at teak tables in a garden that's peppered with lazy daybeds and white wicker chairs. Or come in the evening and admire the whitewashed villa by candlelight. The extensive menu includes dishes such as lobster ceviche , rosemary roast lamb and homemade pastas. The bar gets going on the weekend when DJs take to the decks.

Address: Tourist Hotel, Khar, India
Telephone: (022) 2605 8228
http://www.olivebarandkitchen.com/

Khyber

Price: Expensive

Situated near the High Court in the heart of south Mumbai, Khyber is an elegant, upmarket restaurant serving excellent Punjabi and other north-Indian dishes. The restaurant is hugely popular, and deservedly so, as the food is some of the best in town. Khyber is particularly well known for its speciality dish raan , a whole leg of slow-cooked lamb. Vegetarians might do well to look elsewhere.

Address: 145 Mahatma Gandhi Road, Mumbai, India
Telephone: (022) 2267 3227
http://www.khyberrestaurant.com/

Indigo

Price: Expensive

Housed within a turn-of-the-century colonial bungalow, this is probably the most fashionable restaurant in south Mumbai . Indigo's innovative menu is predominantly modern European with a dose of local flavour and the wine list extensive and impressive. The décor is slick (the Black Lounge is particularly chic) and the split-level roof-terrace is the place to eat in cooler months. Bookings are essential.

Address: 4 Mandlik Road, Mumbai, India
Telephone: (022) 6636 8999
http://www.foodindigo.com/

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