Kyani and Co
Order Bun maska and Irani chai; share a mawa cake.
Kyani and Co opened in 1904, making it Mumbai's oldest Irani cafe. Bun maska, brun maska, mawa cake and the sweet milky chai have not changed in a century.
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Sassanian Boulangerie
Order Bun maska with Irani chai, a fried egg pav on the side.
Mr 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, mawa cake.
Cafe Mondegar
Order A cold beer, a chicken cafreal and the chocolate mousse.
Cafe Mondegar opened in 1932 on Colaba Causeway. The Mario Miranda murals on opposite walls (1990s) are the room's signature; jukebox still plays.
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Cafe Madras
Order Filter coffee and a Mysore masala dosa.
Cafe Madras at Kings Circle has poured South Indian filter coffee since 1940. The idli is steamed in cotton batter; the masala dosa is the benchmark.
Subko Specialty Coffee Roasters and Craft Bakehouse
- ★ 4.7
- Cafe
- $$
- Bandra West
Order A Bibasaha Bana espresso and a chocolate-cardamom croissant.
Subko's Bandra flagship roasts and bakes in-house off Chapel Road. The Bibasaha Bana single-origin espresso program is Subko's calling card; the croissants.
Blue Tokai One World Center
Order A single-origin Vienna or Attikan estate pour-over for the morning cup.
Blue Tokai's One World Center cafe pours and sells the Mumbai outpost of India's largest specialty roaster. Espresso, pour-over and whole-bean retail.
Blue Tokai Bandra
- ★ 4.0
- Specialty coffee
- $$
- Bandra West
Order Cold brew and a banana bread; bean retail for home.
Blue Tokai's Bandra cafe on 32nd Road is a Pali Hill working-day mainstay. Single-origin espresso, cold brew on tap. Editor's TableJourney pick.
Yazdani Bakery
- ★ 4.2
- Cafe
- $
- Fort and Kala Ghoda
Order Brun maska with Irani chai and an apple pie.
Yazdani Bakery has fired bread and brun in a small Fort alley off Akbar Ally for over six decades. Brun maska with chai is the canonical order.
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