Where to eat in Mumbai

[Caterbroon]

Mrs CB and I are off to Mumbai / Bombay for 4 nights. Any recommendations on good places to eat? Should really be Indian cuisine unless there are any stand out foreign offerings. Staying at the Four Seasons but happy to take a taxi.

p.s can anyone explain why the British call it Mumbai yet the locals still seem to refer to it as Bombay?

[Caterbroon]

Thanks for the comments so far. Suitcase of Imodium arranged.

Street food sounds great - we both like pretty hot / spicey food so that should be good. We are also going to Bangalore so will give BBQ Nation a try.

The restaurants in the hotel have a pretty good write up so will definitely eat there at least once.

[Caterbroon]

had ham said:

I'd also strongly recommend the Peshawri - consistently voted one of the best in India. For less formal, and cheaper, but still special, due to it's location, try the Masala Kraft at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel.

The hotel itself has plenty of history (including unfortunately the terrorist attacks) and is renowned as one of the best in India, with many famous previous guests, and it's situated right opposite the Gateway of India monument, which you will likely want to see anyway.

And don't forget to have drinks at sunset at the Aer Lounge balcony bar on the 34th floor of your hotel..

Good shout about the Taj Mahal - will definitely be at the gateway at some point so that makes sense. Both hotels are about 30 mins taxi away so easlily doable. Aer bar will probably be our spot each evening - looks great for a pre-dinner drink or two.

[Caterbroon]

goodfella7777 said:

You won't have trouble finding places serving good food.

I'd say shortlist places depending on which part of the city you're in. Traffic in Bombay is horrendous and the local trains not for the faint hearted. (do check the new BBC series )

I've been watching it - fantastic insight into daily life. I think we'll give the train a go - but might leave it until after the rush hour(s)