Jimmy Boy is a parsi restaurant in Fort, Mumbai.
Jimmy Boy is a three-generation Parsi room off Horniman Circle, serving the wedding-table dishes daily: patra ni machhi, sali boti, dhansak and lagan nu.
Signature dishes: Patra ni machhi, Sali boti, Lagan nu custard
Must order: Patra ni machhi and a Pallonji's raspberry soda.
Tip: The Sunday Parsi wedding thali is the order; book ahead for it.
Address: Vikas Building, 11 Bank Street, Off Horniman Circle, Fort, Mumbai 400023
Chef Niyati Rao runs a tasting-menu room on the first floor of a 1890s neo-colonial building in Fort. Ekaa landed on the Asia 50 Best 51 to 100 list in 2024.
Signature: Tasting menu (sensorial), Bombil with kokum, House-fermented kanji
Order: The full sensorial tasting menu.
Tip: Book at least two weeks ahead; the bar at Ekaa pours a separate, shorter snack menu.
Chef Alex Sanchez opened Americano in Kala Ghoda in 2019 with twenty-foot ceilings, large fluted windows and a menu that runs from burrata to wood-fired.
Signature: Burrata with strawberry, Hand-cut pasta, Wood-fired short rib
Order: The burrata and a hand-cut pasta of the day.
Tip: The bar pours its own cocktails to a different list than the dining room; ask for the bar list.
Chef Niyati Rao runs a tasting-menu room on the first floor of a 1890s neo-colonial building in Fort. Ekaa landed on the Asia 50 Best 51 to 100 list in 2024.
Signature: Tasting menu (sensorial), Bombil with kokum, House-fermented kanji
Order: The full sensorial tasting menu.
Tip: Book at least two weeks ahead; the bar at Ekaa pours a separate, shorter snack menu.
Papa Pancho on Pali Naka does dhaba-style Punjabi cooking: sarson da saag, butter chicken, makki rotis and lassi in steel tumblers. Open since 1997.
Signature: Sarson da saag with makki di roti, Amritsari fish, Pindi chole
Order: Sarson da saag with makki di roti and a sweet lassi.
Tip: Cash and card both accepted; the pork pickle is a counter favourite to take home.
Hakkasan's Bandra room mirrors the original London room: latticework, mood lighting, modern Cantonese plates and a cocktail program with kitchen hours.
Signature: Crispy duck salad, Peking duck, Stir-fry black pepper rib eye
Order: Half Peking duck and the crispy duck salad with pomelo.
Tip: The lounge area runs a shorter dim sum menu for after-work drinks.
Rahul Akerkar's Indigo Deli runs all day off Colaba Causeway, two minutes from the Gateway: eggs benedict at breakfast, burger at lunch, sticky toffee any.
Signature: Eggs benedict, Indigo burger, Sticky toffee pudding
Order: Eggs benedict at any hour and a sticky toffee for the table.
Tip: The bakery counter sells loaves and danishes from 11:00; arrive earlier for the croissants.
Pinki Dixit's Soam in Chowpatty has poured Gujarati and Maharashtrian home cooking since 2005. The khichdi runs seven different grains and the undhiyo.
Signature: Saat dana khichdi, Faraali undhiyo, Bhinda nu shaak
Order: Saat dana khichdi and a glass of chaas.
Tip: Cash and digital both accepted; weekends crowd hard, arrive at 12:00 sharp.