Gourmet Flavours

2026

India

Mumbai

The city's best tables, markets and bars, chosen by the writers who live there.

Street foodChowpatty and Beyond: A Local's Guide to Mumbai's Street Food

Markets

  1. MarketsThe Pre-Dawn Fruit Rush at Crawford MarketDawn fruit market and midnight kitchens detailed

Street food

  1. Street foodChowpatty and Beyond: A Local's Guide to Mumbai's Street FoodDetailed street food crawl with prices and stall info
  2. Street foodHow Mumbai Eats When the Monsoon Floods the StreetsMonsoon street food kitchens and Irani café highlights
  3. Street foodThe Men in White Caps: Inside Mumbai's 130-Year-Old Lunchbox Delivery MachineDabbawala lunch delivery explained with local insight
  4. Street foodRiding Mumbai's Western Line After MidnightLate-night eating options after train service ends
  5. Street foodMarine Drive After Dark: The Queen's Necklace and the City That Refuses to SleepNight seafront with chai stalls and street food

Tables

  1. TablesThe Parsi Cafés of Mumbai: Bentwood Chairs, Berry Pulav and a Fading WorldItinerary through Parsi and Irani cafés with details
  2. TablesMumbai's 9am Ferry to Elephanta and the Day Around ItDay trip with ferry and food stops at start/end

Where to sleep in Mumbai: the Mumbai hotel directory

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