We realised pretty quickly that making a ‘best restaurants in Mumbai’ list was a fool's errand (we'd probably change it every Tuesday anyway.) There are the legendary khau-gallis (snack lanes), the nostalgic spots outside schools and colleges that popped up to service hungry students, and the roadside stalls tucked into the smallest archways and alleys that keep entire neighborhoods fueled. Eating in Mumbai is so much about the stories that spin behind its kitchens, that it seems unfair to talk about menus and not ask what makes them special.
So no, this is not another iteration of the restaurants everyone’s talking about. Instead, we asked the Mumbai folks we know and trust to tell us where they'd take a friend new to the city, where they always go to celebrate a milestone, and where they find themselves returning to on an ordinary Tuesday.
The BEST Bombay Restaurants, Right Now
