
4 hours
Mumbai: Hands-On Indian Cooking & Masala Chai Experience
Learn how to prepare a multi-course Indian meal in Mumbai with a local instructor. Enjoy a traditional welcome, discover Indian spices, and prepare authentic masala ch...
Sassoon Dock Fish Market is a food market in Colaba, Mumbai.
Editorially verified June 7, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.

4 hours
Learn how to prepare a multi-course Indian meal in Mumbai with a local instructor. Enjoy a traditional welcome, discover Indian spices, and prepare authentic masala ch...

Private tour · 7 hours
Discover the flavors of Mumbai on a food tour with a 3-course lunch. Visit the Spice Market, taste street snacks, and sip on masala chai. See the Gateway of India and ...

Private tour · 7 hours
Discover Mumbai's vibrant food scene on a private tour with hotel pickup. Visit Dhobi Ghat, explore the Spice Market, sample street snacks, and enjoy a flavorful North...
Address: Sassoon Dock Road, Colaba, Mumbai 400005
Mohammed Ali Road is Mumbai's Muslim food street: kebab stalls, sheermal bakers, biryani houses and the Bohri community kitchens. Editor's TableJourney pick.
OrderSheermal hot from the tandoor, seekh kebabs and a mawa jalebi.
TipRamadan evenings (19:30 onward) are the deepest experience; rest of the year stays alive past midnight.
Chor Bazaar (the Thieves Market) on Mutton Street is Mumbai's oldest flea market. Spice stalls, halal meat shops and vintage tableware counters run.
OrderVintage Bombay brass dishes for a table; cardamom and saffron at the spice stalls.
TipClosed Fridays; bargain hard, prices halve from first quote.
APMC Vashi took over Crawford Market's wholesale fruit trade in 1996. The 600-acre site is the city's main wholesale produce hub: Alphonso, onion, potato.
OrderApril-May Alphonso mango crates direct from the fruit hall.
TipBest time is 05:00 to 08:00 for the wholesale rush; trade with a Marathi-speaking buddy.
Crawford Market (officially Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Mandai) opened in 1869 as Mumbai's grand covered grocer; 400 stalls of produce, spice and dry-fruit.
OrderIranian zereshk berries, fresh spice mixes and a kilo of dry dates from the dry-fruit counters.
TipSundays closed; weekday mornings (10:00 to 13:00) least crowded.