Eat in Bandra West, Mumbai

Papa Pancho Da Dhaba

• ★ 4.2
• Punjabi
• $$

Order Sarson da saag with makki di roti and a sweet lassi.

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.

Hakkasan

• ★ 4.4
• Modern Cantonese
• $$$$

Order Half Peking duck and the crispy duck salad with pomelo.

Hakkasan's Bandra room mirrors the original London room: latticework, mood lighting, modern Cantonese plates and a cocktail program with kitchen hours.

Subko Specialty Coffee Roasters and Craft Bakehouse

• ★ 4.7
• Cafe
• $$

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 Bandra

• ★ 4.0
• Specialty coffee
• $$

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.

Subko Craft Bakehouse

• ★ 4.6
• Bakery
• $$

Order Cardamom-chocolate croissant and a small sourdough loaf to take home.

Subko's Bandra flagship laminates croissants daily and bakes the in-house bread on Chapel Road. The cardamom-chocolate bun and the sourdough loaves draw.

Subko Specialty Coffee Roasters

• ★ 4.7
• Coffee roaster
• $$

Order Bibasaha Bana espresso and a 250g bag of the latest single-origin.

Subko's Bandra flagship roasts in house and pours single-origin espresso under the Bibasaha Bana label. The retail counter sells fresh single-origin bags.

Blue Tokai Roasters Bandra

• ★ 4.3
• Coffee roaster
• $$

Order Cold brew and a banana bread; 250g bean retail for home.

Blue Tokai's Bandra cafe on 32nd Road is a Pali Hill weekday standard. Single-origin espresso, cold brew on tap, outdoor seating and retail bean bags.

Bombay Daak

• ★ 4.2
• Wine bar
• $$$

Order A feni cocktail flight and the Coorg pandi curry chakhna.

Niyati Rao and Sagar Neve's Bombay Daak in Bandra is a music-and-chatter dive that runs Indian regional liqueurs (feni, mahua. Editor's TableJourney pick.

Hakkasan Bandra Lounge

• ★ 4.4
• Hotel-style cocktail bar
• $$$$

Order Imperial Sour and a serving of crispy duck salad.

Hakkasan Bandra's lounge runs the same cocktail program as London: Hakka-tini, Imperial Sour, fresh-fruit highballs. Editor's TableJourney pick.

Elco Restaurant and Market

• ★ 4.4
• Street food
• $

Order Pani puri with sweet and spicy waters, then a ragda pattice.

Elco on Hill Road has been the Bandra chaat benchmark for decades. The pani puri counter is at the front, the seated restaurant at the back.

Doolally Taproom Bandra

• ★ 4.2
• Brewery
• $$

Order Apple cider and a Doolally watermelon ale with bar snacks.

Doolally is the Mumbai franchise of Pune-based Doolally Brewing. The Bandra taproom pours the house apple cider. Editor's TableJourney pick.

Mangalorean Home Cooking Class with Lavina

• ★ 4.3
• Indian
• $

Lavina, a chef who consults for hotels, teaches a hands-on class in her Santacruz West home: masala dosa with potato filling and pineapple halwa, then a meal.

Subko Bandra Brunch

• ★ 4.6
• Brunch
• $$

Order A Bibasaha Bana espresso and a chocolate-cardamom croissant.

Subko's Bandra flagship runs an informal weekend brunch with house-laminated croissants, sourdough loaves and single-origin coffee; the terrace fills early.

Bonobo

• ★ 3.9
• $$

Bonobo is the Linking Road bar in Bandra West, Mumbai, spread over 2,800 sq ft, with an air-conditioned indoor DJ lounge and a dim outdoor dining terrace.

Toto's Garage

• ★ 4.0
• $

Toto's Garage in Bandra West, Mumbai, is the long-running rock dive bar where the crowd packs in beneath a Volkswagen Beetle suspended over the bar.