Bijoli Grill Food
Bijoli Grill Food World is a true son of the soil, serving fresh, hot fast food.
Budget
Arsalan
Arsalan is a tiny hole in the wall serving some of the best biryani in Kolkata.
Eau Chew
Eau Chew (Tel 91-33-22378260) is a New York Times-reviewed restaurant serving superb Chinese food out of a home.
Bijoli Grill Food
Bijoli Grill Food World is a true son of the soil, serving fresh, hot fast food.
Midrange
Mocambo
Mocambo, off Park Street (Tel 91-33-22172934) is a culinary throwback to the 1960s, with prawn cocktails and sizzlers on the menu.
Oh! Calcutta
Oh! Calcutta at Forum Mall has a choice of Anglo-Indian and Bengali food.
Kewpie's
Visit Kewpie's, at 2, Elgin Lane (Tel 91-33-24759880), for authentic home-style Bengali food.
luxury
La Terrasse
The Sunday brunch buffet at La Terrasse, the Oberoi Grand, is to die for.
Pan-Asian
Pan-Asian at the ITC Sonar has the city's best line-up of Asian dishes.
Zaranj
At standalone Zaranj, you can sample excellent north Indian cuisine.
Park Hotel
The Park Hotel (from Rs 7000) is a boutique five-star hotel on Park Street, the nightlife headquarters.
Budget
34, Allenby Road
Try the Bed&Breakfast 34, Allenby Road (arayccu@gmail.com; Tel 91-33-24861854/91-9830041781; Rs 2400), which offers air-conditioned rooms and breakfast.
Best Inn
Try Best Inn, a Bed&Breakfast on the Metro route.
Sunflower Guest House
The Sunflower Guest House (Rs 1000), which offers a convenient location and decent rooms.
Hotel Rose Valley
Try Hotel Rose Valley (from Rs 2800), which offers air-conditioned rooms and breakfast.
Hotel Aston
Hotel Aston is a good bet for business travellers (from Rs 1600).
Midrange
Astor
The three-star Astor (from Rs 6000) boasts one of the best kebab restaurants in town in Kebab-e-que.
The Floatel
The Floatel (Rs 4200) is a unique floating hotel on the Hooghly, stationed very close to Eden Gardens, with great discounts for internet bookings.
Peerless Inn
Peerless Inn (from Rs 6300) is also excellently located for the stadium.
Luxury
Oberoi Grand
The centrally located Oberoi Grand (from Rs 9600), housed in a magnificent colonial structure.
Park Hotel
The Park Hotel (from Rs 7000) is a boutique five-star hotel on Park Street, the nightlife headquarters.
ITC Sonar
The teams will be housed in the ITC Sonar, rather far away, especially when you don't have a police escort clearing your way through traffic.
Taj Bengal
The Taj Bengal (from Rs 10,800) is a modern luxury hotel with all the trappings
Sheesha
Sheesha, located atop a shopping mall on Camac Street, is a bar, lounge and outdoor deck rolled into one.
Budget
Park Street bars
Most of the many bars dotting Park Street will offer you a tipple and a snack at prices that will not pinch.
Midrange
Sheesha
Sheesha, located atop a shopping mall on Camac Street, is a bar, lounge and outdoor deck rolled into one.
Luxury
Roxy and Tantra
Roxy and Tantra, both at the Park Hotel, are the city's glitziest party places.
Café Mondegar
Mondegar's nightly traveller-based crowd is as 'colourful' as the wall caricatures by a famous Goan artist, but that could be our beer-goggle glasses talking. Expect to shout your draught beer (around Rs85) orders over the popular, non-stop CD jukebox.
Take a walk
I might be a bit partial towards south Mumbai, or town as it is called, because I have lived there, but do take a walk around the area. It is where the Wankhede Stadium is. Either side of the stadium makes for a lovely walk. As you head north is ...More details
Eat fish
Visit a maidan
Bargain hunt in Chor Bazaar
If you like to shop, Mumbai is the place. You can get the cheapest and the most expensive stuff here. And the Chor Bazaar flea market is an experience in itself. Chor means "thief" in Hindi. Find somebody who knows the place, put your bargaining hat on, and go to ...Take the local train
If you want to experience Mumbai, you have to take the local trains that connect the suburbs to the main business areas. If you are in a taxi, you will probably get a taste of Mumbai's notorious traffic, even if you travel just a couple of kilometres. However, a vast ...Getting around Mumbai
The black-and-yellow cabs are the most convenient option. You need to merely flag them down and specify the destination. Insist on paying by the meter always. The fare from Colaba (where many hotels and street shops are) to Churchgate (where ...
Weather in Mumbai
33 °C | Partly Cloudy The months of April and May are hot and very humid in Mumbai. Temperatures go up to 40 °C, and it is best to be dressed in cottons. Bring comfortable shoes, a hat or cap, and high SPF sunscreen. Drink lots of water if you plan to visit the city in these months.
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