Restaurants in Fort and Kala Ghoda
Britannia and Co
- ★ 4.7
- Parsi
- $$
Order The mutton berry pulao with a side of sali boti.
Britannia has poured Iranian zereshk berries over mutton pulao at this Ballard Estate room since 1923, three generations of the Kohinoor family running it.
Mahesh Lunch Home
- ★ 4.5
- Goan
- $$
Order Tandoori pomfret and a side of neer dosa.
S C Karkera opened Mumbai's first dedicated Mangalorean room in Fort in 1977. The pomfret hits the tandoor whole and the fish gassi runs with thick coconut.
Khyber
- ★ 4.4
- North Indian
- $$$
Order The raan for two with mint chutney.
Khyber on MG Road has been a Mumbai Mughlai institution since 1958. The murals run the length of the room and the raan still arrives at the table on a board.
Americano
- ★ 4.6
- New American
- $$$
Order The burrata and a hand-cut pasta of the day.
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.
Ekaa
- ★ 4.7
- Modern Indian tasting
- $$$$
Order The full sensorial tasting menu.
Chef Niyati Rao runs a tasting-menu room on the first floor of a 1890s neo-colonial building in Fort. Ekaa landed on the Asia 50 Best 51 to 100 list in 2024.
Food experiences in Fort and Kala Ghoda
Fine Dining in Fort and Kala Ghoda
Casual Dining in Fort and Kala Ghoda
Pancham Puriwala
- ★ 4.2
- Indian
- $
Order Pancham thali with the puri-sabzi combo and a sweet lassi.
Pancham Puriwala near CSMT has fried puris and served thali to Bombay commuters since 1848. UP migrants who succeeded in the puri trade opened the room.
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Cafés in Fort and Kala Ghoda
Yazdani Bakery
- ★ 4.2
- Cafe
- $
Order Brun maska with Irani chai and an apple pie.
Yazdani Bakery has fired bread and brun in a small Fort alley off Akbar Ally for over six decades. Brun maska with chai is the canonical order.
Bakeries in Fort and Kala Ghoda
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Wine Bars in Fort and Kala Ghoda
Americano Wine Bar
- ★ 4.0
- Wine bar
- $$$
Order An Italian sommelier flight and the burrata with stone fruit.
Chef Alex Sanchez's Americano in Kala Ghoda runs a separate wine-bar list across the bar counter, with Italian-leaning pours and sommelier-led flights.
Bars in Fort and Kala Ghoda
Americano Bar
- ★ 4.3
- Italian-American bar
- $$$
Order Negroni service or a classic Americano spritz with charcuterie.
Americano's Kala Ghoda bar runs Italian-American cocktails plus an after-work aperitivo program. The negroni service is the room's signature.
Ekaa Bar Cocktails
- ★ 4.8
- Tasting-menu cocktail bar
- $$$$
Order Cocktail flight with the snack pairing.
Ekaa Bar runs a five-part cocktail flight that mirrors the tasting menu's progression. Bartender-led, paired with a small chef snack across the long evening.
Street Food in Fort and Kala Ghoda
Fort Vada Pav Stalls
- ★ 4.2
- Street food
- $
Order A vada pav with garlic chutney and a samosa pav.
Fort's vada pav circuit runs Horniman Circle, DN Road and Flora Fountain at office-lunch hours. Mill-worker rates have held; the chutney is still made.
Markets in Fort and Kala Ghoda
Crawford Market
- ★ 4.4
- Market
- $
Order Iranian zereshk berries, fresh spice mixes and a kilo of dry dates from the dry-fruit counters.
Crawford Market (officially Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Mandai) opened in 1869 as Mumbai's grand covered grocer; 400 stalls of produce, spice and dry-fruit.
Budget Eats in Fort and Kala Ghoda
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Brunch in Fort and Kala Ghoda
Americano Weekend
- ★ 4.5
- Brunch
- $$$
Order Eggs and prosciutto with the burrata starter; bottomless mimosa.
Americano's weekend brunch in Kala Ghoda runs American-Italian small plates with house-made pastas, wood-fired meats and a bottomless mimosa morning option.