Where to eat and drink in Mumbai: new menus, bars and restaurants to try now

There isn’t a uninteresting weekend in Mumbai. The metropolis retains you in your toes with new restaurant openings, creative menus, and bars that appear to multiply in a single day. It is the form of place the place you can plan three nights out and nonetheless really feel like you’ve gotten missed one thing. But here’s a aspect notice price slipping in — Bandra is momentarily on the transfer. For three days solely, the suburb’s unmistakable vitality is being recreated in Goa, giving Mumbaikars by the ocean a style of house. So, whether or not you might be navigating the excitement of Mumbai or stumbling upon acquainted flavours down the coast, the weekend appears to be like promising.

Bandra goes to Goa

This weekend, Goa will get a slice of Bandra as a few of the suburb’s most beloved restaurants and bars head west for a three-day takeover, Weekend in Bandra, from September 19 to 21. It is much less of a pop-up, extra of a neighbourhood on vacation.

Friday kicks off with Seefah serving her cult khao man gai and Asian grills, alongside cocktails from The Daily — assume Holy Smoke and Sea Garden Spritz — whereas Jai Jawan brings its well-known prawn fry, hen tikka and masala fish, with Pack-a-Pav rolling out consolation favourites.

On Saturday, Darry’s makes its Goa debut with indulgent burgers and sandwiches paired with Boojee espresso, as Sixteen33 units up its first cocktail bar pop-up. Jai Jawan and Pack-a-Pav preserve the flavour of Bandra alive by way of the day.

Sunday closes in model with Benne’s loaded South Indian–Bandra-style dosas for brunch, paired with curry leaf palomas and coconut cocktails.

Elephant & Co, Survey no. 16/1, Grand Pedder Field, House no, 1049/2, Anjuna

La Loca Maria celebrates World Paella Day

Bandra’s favorite trendy Spanish restaurant, La Loca Maria, is marking World Paella Day (September 20) with a two-week Paella Fiesta from September 19 to October 5.

Chef Manuel Olveira, who grew up in Toledo, Spain, has designed three new celebratory paellas particularly for the event. There is Paella de Chorizo, layered with smoky ’nduja, grilled pork stomach and inexperienced beans; paella de pulpo y cangrejo, slow-cooked in a wealthy crab broth with cuttlefish and octopus; and paella de miso and enoki, a contemporary vegetarian take that includes miso broth, enoki mushrooms and Asian greens.

The specials sit alongside La Loca Maria’s signatures that regulars swear by — the indulgent lobster paella, hanging squid ink paella, and hearty hen and wild mushroom paella.

Fatima Villa, twenty ninth Road, Pali Hill, Bandra West, Mumbai 

A new menu at Mercii

With the arrival of chef Beena Norohna, Mercii begins a new chapter with a new menu.

Seafood leads the way in which with scallop tiradito in leche de tigre and ají amarillo, whereas a brie and pear salad finds brightness in rocket and fennel. Then there are small plates, which include flourish: smoked duck croquettes, prawn dumplings, and tiger prawns with brioche. Pastas rework into artwork varieties, from rose-shaped truffle ravioli in edamame sauce to amaranth cannelloni with caramelised onion and citrus pomodoro. Even cabbage takes the highlight as cabbage au flambé, completed tableside in a pisco blaze.

Desserts embody a kunafa-wrapped cheesecake, shiny strawberry mousse, and cacao bloom, a vegan mousse layered with almond brittle and florals, offered as edible theatre.

B1, Plot 81C, Ground Floor, 81 Crest Building, Linking Road, Santacruz West, Mumbai

Lovefools has a new menu

Chef Sarita Pereira unveils The Travelling Heart, a new three-part menu impressed by her journeys outdoors India, every course a reminiscence changed into flavour.

It begins in Europe: beet carpaccio with sundried tomato, pickled asparagus and apple pie purée completed with blue cheese, alongside a blush-pink tuna tataki, sharpened with yuzu kosho and cooled with wasabi yoghurt. Salads take centre stage, not the sidelines, with nilah and wild honey with Eleftheria cheese, pineapple and arugula drizzled in honeyed blue cheese looks like Greece assembly Goa, whereas Mediterranean glow balances avocado, candied walnuts, cranberries and raspberry-goat cheese dressing.

Playful small plates observe: sushi crackers, an LF signature, reappear with wasabi mascarpone, smoked avocado and cured watermelon, whereas a new avo black garlic model brings daring confit garlic miso. Vegetarian improvements embody aubergine parmigiana — tempura aubergine and zucchini layered with stracciatella — and Morimoto-style kebayaki, a Japanese medley glazed in tonkatsu.

The menu travels additional with the luxurious absinthe pork roast, silken yaki pork chashu, and Lankan mutton vadouvan with croissant-parotta.

The journey closes on a excessive with the chocolate symphony — darkish, spiced and layered, a dessert that lingers like reminiscence itself.

C14, 525, Ranwar, Bandra West, Mumbai

HyLo Taproom by Igloo opens at Jio World Drive

HyLo, the bar-forward culinary idea recognized for its hyper-local Indian meals, opens its second outpost: HyLo Taproom by Igloo, in collaboration with Igloo Craft Beers. Set inside Jio World Drive precinct, this 75-seater taproom is designed to change the way in which Mumbai eats, drinks and unwinds.

More than only a bar or restaurant, HyLo Taproom brings flavour-driven Indian cooking along with the craft and creativeness of small-batch brewing. The menu leans into regional traditions and private histories: aam aur mircha wings made with Nagaland’s GI-tagged king chilli, Goan chorizo chilli fry curry canine, and karampodi chilli paneer are among the many highlights. Chef Swati Harsha’s kaaley chane ke shaami — a household recipe — provides depth, whereas even the desi smash burger will get a HyLo twist with paneer, mutton or tenderloin choices.

At the faucet, Igloo’s brews take the highlight with exclusives just like the Brewer’s Blonde Ale and Konkan Rice Lager, alongside contemporary radlers and rotating seasonal specials. Cocktails echo the Indian-first ethos — standouts embody the Bombay 51 with house-made aam panna and the mahua-led Tribal Story, with playful experiments below the HyLo-genizer collection.

G-30, Ground Floor, Jio World Drive, Maker Maxity, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East

Banng Bar opens in Bandra

A few months after the launch of Banng, the crew has unveiled its latest addition — Banng Bar, situated downstairs. Designed as a extra spacious, intimate setting, the bar brings a special vitality to the tackle, shifting the main focus from eating to drinks and late-night conversations. 

The drinks programme is led by Attapon De-Silva, higher often known as The Potion Master — one in every of Asia’s most celebrated bartenders, credited with shaping acclaimed bars comparable to Teens of Thailand, Asia Today, Tax, and Independence. At Banng Bar, his cocktails are break up into moods — Fresh & Fizzy, Moody & Boozy, and Umami & Yummy. Highlights embody the White Lotus Martini, brightened with white turmeric and garlic brine; Yellow, a mix of rum, curry and ginger flower nectar; and The Andaman, a “sea in a glass” made with squid-infused vodka and guava.

The meals retains issues enjoyable and unfussy: Pattaya nachos, crab muffins, Ping Bar skewers, and even late-night Banng cup noodles. A bar for moods, cravings, and all the pieces in between.

Pinnacle House, 604, fifteenth Rd, PD Hinduja Rd, Mumbai

The Black Shepherd brings British consolation to Bandra

The Black Shepherd, a 26-cover restaurant in Bandra, is devoted to serving genuine British delicacies. Chef-founder Rahul Kotak has reimagined timeless pub tradition with heat, intimacy and storytelling, creating an area that feels each soulful and refined.

The menu pays homage to Britain’s biggest culinary comforts. Meals start with heat, freshly baked breads and butter — a ritual of simplicity. The signature fish and chips makes use of domestically sourced Asian seabass, fried golden and paired with triple-cooked chips, mushy peas and tartare sauce. The shepherd’s pie, with its slow-cooked meat and pillowy mash, is pure nostalgia, whereas Jacket Potatoes arrive hearty and crammed to the brim. For indulgence, the buttermilk fried hen burger comes with an ideal crunch.

Desserts are crafted with equal care — delicate madeleines convey delicate sweetness, whereas the handcrafted brownies, perfected by Rahul over 4 years, embody persistence and craft.

The drinks menu balances nostalgia with consolation: teas, iced teas, and refreshing coolers. But it’s the ritual everybody returns for — the bottomless sizzling chocolate, wealthy, velvety and endlessly warming — that anchors The Black Shepherd’s promise: trustworthy meals, soulful reminiscence, and consolation completed proper.

Shop No. 1-A, Gloria Apartments, St John Baptist Rd, Mount Mary, Bandra West, Mumbai

House of Paloma: Where cocktails meet tradition

Bandra has a daring new addition in House of Paloma, an art-driven, cocktail-forward bar created by pals and founders Prathik Shetty, Chethan Hegde, and Samarth Shetty. With Prathik and Chethan behind Bengaluru favourites 1522, and Prathik and Samarth behind The Reservoire — named in Tales of the Cocktail’s Top 10 Best Bars Asia-Pacific 2019 — the trio brings their signature vitality to Mumbai.

Designed in collaboration with architect Sumessh Menon, the two,900 sq ft venue unfolds like a gallery. Siddharth Kerkar’s canvases, handcrafted particulars by ZAworks, and playful signatures such because the rotating Paloma Man and glowing Agave Lamp lend a vibrant, immersive really feel.

At the bar, head mixologist M. Sunil Prathab shapes a Latin American-inspired programme. Standouts embody the Caliente (Patrón Silver, apple, dill, chilli), Mogo Mogo (rum, raspberry, coconut jelly), and Paloma 1950, the home ode to its namesake.

The meals menu, led by chef Pranay Shinde (ex-Masque, Indigo) with marketing consultant chef Sombir Chaudary (SOKA), pairs punchy plates with creative aptitude: crispy eggplant tacos with smoked pineapple salsa, butter kori rotti reimagined as smoky grilled hen, and the indulgent tan lobster risotto, perfumed with tandoor smoke.

At as soon as expressive, social and experimental, House of Paloma feels much less like a bar and extra like a cultural house.

545 Excel Entertainment Ground Floor thirty third Road Near McDonald’s Linking Road Bandra, Pali Village, Khar West, Mumbai