5 bakeries worth the trip across India, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All India guides.
Subko Craft Bakehouse ★ 4.6 · Mumbai
bandra-west · Ground Floor, Mary Lodge, 21A Chapel Road, Ranwar, Bandra West, Mumbai 400050
Subko's Bandra flagship laminates croissants daily and bakes the in-house bread on Chapel Road. The cardamom-chocolate bun and the sourdough loaves draw.
Tip: Loaves come out at 11:30; queue by 11:00 on weekends. Cash and card both accepted.
Yazdani Bakery ★ 4.5 · Mumbai
fort · Ground Floor, Fountain Akbar Ally, St Thomas Cathedral, Fort, Mumbai 400001
Yazdani has fired bread and brun in a small Fort alley off Akbar Ally for more than six decades. The brun is still pulled from a wood-fired oven each morning.
Tip: Closed Sundays; bread sells out by 14:00. Cash and card both accepted.
Kyani and Co ★ 4.5 · Mumbai
marine-lines · 657 Jer Mahal Estate, Dr Dadabhai Naoroji Road, Marine Lines, Mumbai 400002
Mumbai's oldest Irani cafe (1904) is also its oldest Irani bakery. The bakery counter at the front sells bun, brun. Editor's TableJourney pick.
Tip: The counter rounds prices to the rupee; cash easiest. Cash and card both accepted.
Sassanian Boulangerie ★ 4.4 · Mumbai
marine-lines · 98 Marine View, 1st Marine Street, Dhobi Talao, Mumbai 400002
Rustom K Yazdabadi opened Sassanian on 1st Marine Street in 1913. The bakery oven has stayed lit ever since; bun maska, brun, fried egg pav and mawa cake.
Tip: Mawa cakes sell out by lunch; arrive early. Cash and card both accepted.
Indigo Delicatessen Bakery Counter ★ 4.1 · Mumbai
colaba · 5 Ground Floor, Pheroze Building, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Marg, Apollo Bandar, Colaba, Mumbai 400039
Indigo Deli's bakery counter in Colaba sells laminated pastries, sourdough loaves and danishes from 11:00. The almond croissant is the daily benchmark.
Tip: Croissants come out at 11:00 fresh; sourdough loaves at 14:00.