14 editor picks in Mumbai.
The Irani cafe is the soul of how Mumbai sits and sips, and the oldest rooms still set the standard. Kyani and Co opened on Marine Lines in 1904 and Sassanian Boulangerie followed on 1st Marine Street in 1913, both serving bun maska, brun and milky chai, while Cafe Mondegar on Colaba Causeway has run its Mario Miranda murals and jukebox since 1932. Alongside them, Subko on Chapel Road in Bandra West and Blue Tokai in Lower Parel and Pali Hill carry the city's specialty-coffee wave.
14 cafe places in Mumbai we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Mumbai · Cafe across every city.
Order Bun maska and Irani chai; share a mawa cake.
Kyani and Co opened in 1904, making it Mumbai's oldest Irani cafe.
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.
Order A cold beer, a chicken cafreal and the chocolate mousse.
Cafe Mondegar opened in 1932 on Colaba Causeway.
Order A Bibasaha Bana espresso and a chocolate-cardamom croissant.
Subko's Bandra flagship roasts and bakes in-house off Chapel Road.
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.
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.
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.
Order Brun maska with Irani chai and an apple pie.
Yazdani has fired bread and brun in a small Fort alley off Akbar Ally for more than six decades.
Order Mawa cake and a brun with butter.
Rustom K Yazdabadi opened Sassanian on 1st Marine Street in 1913.
Order Two bun maskas to go and a mawa cake.
Mumbai's oldest Irani cafe (1904) is also its oldest Irani bakery.
Order Cold Kingfisher with chocolate mousse for late dessert.
Cafe Mondegar runs to 00:30 nightly.
Order Bun maska, Irani chai and a mawa cake.
Kyani still prices bun maska at INR 30 and Irani chai at INR 25.
