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Restaurants in Mumbai

Mumbai is a melting pot of cuisines, both regional and international and this city is simply bustling with wonderful restaurants. With so many migrants in Mumbai, this city caters to everyone and travellers can enjoy anything from a modest street-side café meal to fine-dining and trendy eateries where you can rub shoulders with Mumbai's silver-screen stars.

From traditional Tandoori food, kebabs and the delicious and inventive Gujarati cuisine, to Mughlai and the highly popular Punjabi cuisine, Mumbai represents every single kind of Indian fare. Dishes such as bcutter chicken and chicken tikka masala have been adapted to the rest of the world, but are staples on most Indian menus.

Indians make wonderful use of vegetables and vegetarians will have no problem finding something to suit them. Seafood from the Konkan coast is also quite famous and considered to be a local specialty in Mumbai. Try the local street snack Ragada in Pani Puri, also known as Gup chup, a round, hollow bowl made from fried crisp filled with a mixture of tamarind, chilli, chaat masala, onion and potatoes. Authentic Masala chai is a must while visiting Mumbai as this sweet tea, which is boiled in a mix of water, spices such as cardamom, cinnamon, and ginger, and milk to create a deliciously spicy taste sensation.

Joss

$$$$$ | Asian

This diverse restaurant specialises in Japanese, Malaysian, Indonesian and Balinese cuisine and is a firm favourite when dining out in Mumbai. Dishes such as the oriental crab bisque, Nonya bamboo chicken and the Norwegian salmon flavoured with dill, lemon butter and crisp seaweed are not to be missed. For those with a sweet tooth, try the chocolate cigar with prune and Armagnac ice cream. Reservations recommended.

Address: 30 K Dubash Marg, Kalaghoda
E-mail: farrokh@cateringandallied.com
Telephone: (022) 6635 6908

Rajdhani

$$$$$ | Indian

Serving traditional Rajasthani, Maharashtrian, Sindhi and Kathiawadi Thali, Rajdhani is popular with both locals and tourists alike. Dishes such as the Roti and Dal are not to be missed as it doesn't get much better than this in Mumbai. Open daily for lunch and dinner. Closed Sundays.

Address: Crawford Market
E-mail: rajdhanicm@encorehotels.net
Telephone: (022) 2344 9014

Jimmy Boy Restaurant

$$$$$ | Parsi/Iranian

An unusual restaurant, Jimmy Boy Restaurant serves Farsi and Iranian food with favourites on the menu including the Chicken Dhansak and Chicken Jardaloo, which are both specialities here and probably the most flavoursome dishes on the menu. This is a great place to sample some of India's lesser-known fare. Open daily for lunch and dinner.

Address: 11 Bank Street, Vikas Building, Fort
Telephone: (022) 2266 2503

Samovar

$$$$$ | Indian

Samovar's dining room is a long, narrow room with tables perched pub against the window; not necessarily the most traditional way of dining, but don't let the dining room fool you. This restaurant, mostly popular with tourist and sightseers taking in all that Mumbai has to offer prides itself on fast efficient service and tasty food. Try the Boti rolls, which contain spiced meat wrapped in chapattis. Open Monday to Saturday for lunch and dinner. Closed Sundays. Credit cards not accepted.

Address: Jehangir Art Gallery, Kala Ghoda, Fort
Telephone: (022) 2284 8000

Trishna

$$$$$ | Seafood

Popular with Mumbai's elite, Trishna serves some of the city's finest seafood dishes and its reputation precedes itself. With a sister restaurant in London, Trishna's cuisine is a must wile visiting Mumbai even if just to sample the flagship dish, the Butter pepper garlic king crab, But there are plenty of other mouth-watering options to choose from. Open daily for lunch and dinner. Sundays dinner only. Reservations essential.

Address: Birla Mansion, Sai Baba Marg, Kala Ghoda, Fort
Telephone: (022) 2270 3213

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