CuisineSeafood
Price$
Neighborhoodcolaba
HoursDaily 04:00-10:00 (peak 05:00-08:00)
Last verified

Why locals love it: Mumbai's oldest wet dock (1875) hides at the southern tip of Colaba; the koli morning sees only locals and a handful of curious eaters at 05:00.

Tip: Arrive between 05:00 and 07:00; cash and a cooler bag for the catch.

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Address: Sassoon Dock Road, Colaba, Mumbai 400005

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Yazdani Bakery ★ 4.3

Irani bakery$fortMon-Sat 06:30-19:30; closed Sun

Yazdani Bakery in Mumbai: Tucked in a tiny Fort alley off Akbar Ally, no signage, easy to miss; the wood-fired oven has stayed lit for six decades.

Why locals love it: Tucked in a tiny Fort alley off Akbar Ally, no signage, easy to miss; the wood-fired oven has stayed lit for six decades.

Tip: Brun maska with Irani chai is the order; closed Sundays. Cash and card both accepted.

Ground Floor, Fountain Akbar Ally, St Thomas Cathedral, Fort, Mumbai 400001

Bohri Mohalla Kebab Lane ★ 4.6

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Bohri Mohalla Kebab Lane is a bohri street food room in Mohammed Ali Road. Smoked mutton with kheema pav is the order; Ramadan iftar is busiest.

Why locals love it: Bohri Mohalla sits off the main Mohammed Ali Road; the kebab lane only fires up at sundown and stays for the Dawoodi Bohra community first.

Tip: Smoked mutton with kheema pav is the order; Ramadan iftar is busiest.

Bohri Mohalla, near Saifee Hospital, Mumbai 400003

A Rama Nayak Udipi Shri Krishna ★ 4.5

Udupi South Indian$matungaDaily 11:30-15:30, 19:00-22:30

A Rama Nayak Udipi Shri Krishna is a udupi south indian room in Matunga. The unlimited thali; come hungry, take the lift to the first floor.

Why locals love it: A Matunga thali room since 1942, opposite the central railway station; locals know, tourists rarely venture this far from the Colaba circuit.

Tip: The unlimited thali; come hungry, take the lift to the first floor.

1st Floor LBS Market Building, Lakhamsi Nappu Road, Matunga East, Mumbai 400019

Jimmy Boy ★ 4.2

Parsi$$fortMon-Sat 08:00-23:00; Sun 08:00-16:00, 19:00-23:00

Fort Parsi institution at Vikas Building off Horniman Circle since 1925; only place in Mumbai serving Lagan nu Bhonu wedding meal, Patra ni Macchi, Salliboti.

Why locals love it: Off Horniman Circle in a heritage building, Parsi wedding-thali room with no signage past the entrance; locals book the Sunday thali a week ahead.

Tip: Sunday Parsi wedding thali is the order; book ahead. Cash and card both accepted.

Vikas Building, 11 Bank Street, Off Horniman Circle, Fort, Mumbai 400023

Soam ★ 4.1

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Soam is opposite babulnath temple, away from chowpatty's tourist bhel carts; pinki dixit cooks the home-style gujarati menu locals send friends to find.

Why locals love it: Opposite Babulnath Temple, away from Chowpatty's tourist bhel carts; Pinki Dixit cooks the home-style Gujarati menu locals send friends to find.

Tip: Saat dana khichdi is the dish to order. Cash and card both accepted.

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Kyani and Co ★ 4.8

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Kyani and Co in Mumbai: irani cafe room. Mumbai's oldest Irani cafe (1904) hides behind a faded yellow facade on Marine Lines; the regulars.

Why locals love it: Mumbai's oldest Irani cafe (1904) hides behind a faded yellow facade on Marine Lines; the regulars at the counter have outlasted most of the city's restaurants.

Tip: Bun maska and Irani chai, share a mawa cake; cash easiest. Cash and card both accepted.

657 Jer Mahal Estate, Dr Dadabhai Naoroji Road, Marine Lines, Mumbai 400002

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