Food Lover’s Paradise - Restaurants in Mumbai

It is a common saying that one can never starve in Mumbai. Mumbai is the financial capital city of India. It is a cosmopolitan city and most of its population consists of people from all across India and also the world. This amalgamation of cultures has created a unique Mumbai cuisine. According to one Local Search engine, today restaurants in Mumbai can compete with some of the best restaurants in the world. From Italian, Mexican, continental, Japanese, Chinese, Lebanese, all kinds of world cuisines can be found in many high end restaurants especially in the top hotels in Mumbai. Mumbai is probably the only city where food as a major business venture is most popular. Almost every lane will have a vada pav joint, the staple of hundreds of mumbaikars and the Paani-puri stalls popular with people across segments. One of the most popular item and served is all best restaurants in Mumbai is the Thali. It offers the customer an array of dishes in small servings thereby giving him a taste of everything. A typical thali consist of 2 vegetables, 1 dal, 1 cup gravy, 1 salad item, 1 cup curd, 1 sweet item accompanied with Indian breads such as roti, puri or naan, and rice. Thali is a staple item for most office going crowd. Mumbai hotels that are most popular for its cuisines are the Taj hotel, JW Marriott, Grand Sheraton etc. After Goa, Mumbai is the place if you want to enjoy seafood. Some of the best seafood restaurants offering the best in coastal delicacies are Mahesh Lunch Home, Apurva, and Trishna. For Italian cuisine one can step in Don Giovannis, Mezzo Mezzo, Vetro and Celini. Chinese cuisine can be enjoyed at the Great Wall, Ming's Pavilion, Mainland China and Royal China. India Jones, Spices, and Origami offer authentic Japanese cuisines. For regional Indian cuisine in Mumbai one can try Oh Calcutta, which is very good for Bengali food, Poush for Kashmiri, and Khyber. Mumbai is the only place where Udupi restaurants are more famous than its place of origin. Udupi restaurants are found everywhere is Mumbai. They serve only vegetarian food and the food items are predominantly south Indian. What is important to note that Udupi restaurant is famous not just among south Indians but enjoyed by everyone alike. After Vada Pav and Paani puri, the other staple for the people of Mumbai is the pav-bhaji. Pav bhaji is a dish consisting of mashed vegetables cooked heavily in butter, and served with pav bread. Also not to forget Bhel puri a typical Mumbai dish of puffed rice, chutney and spices. Mumbai is truly a foodie’s delight!