Mumbai’s new restaurants and menus to bookmark this weekend
In Mumbai, dining out feels like a competitive sport. There is always a new table to book, a menu to try before the week is out, a bar that has revised its cocktail list since you last walked in. More than keeping up it is about choosing where to linger. If you are looking to eat and drink well over a weekend, this is a good place to begin.
New restaurants to visit
Mirai
Interactive Korean hotpot
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In Bandra, Mirai brings together Japanese and Korean cuisine. the focus here is on live dining formats. There is a 10-seater teppanyaki (post-World War II style of Japanese cuisine that uses an iron griddle to cook food) counter where chefs cook in front of you, an intimate sushi bar offering omakase, a dedicated ramen selection, and table-side BBQ that make the experience more interactive.
The menu moves between Korean mandu jeongol,spicy dumpling hot pot hotpot, grilled meats, and vegan unagi donburi with an emphasis on seafood and traditional techniques. The restaurant offers a 15-course omakase is curated by executive chef Sanjay Chauhan who guides you through the courses based on what’s freshest that day.
Meal for two costs ₹3000 plus taxes; at 6th floor, Mansionz One, Linking Rd, Khar West, Mumbai;
Mokai
Comfort meets experimentation
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Mokai, which has been making waves with its social media content, has expanded into a two-storey experience-led café in Bandra, focussing on coffee, matcha and design. The ground floor opens with a Kintsugi-inspired façade and moves into a high-ceiling space with a transparent roof, a manual pour-over bar, and a marble coffee counter, alongside installations like Great Wave-inspired lighting piece and origami elements that double up as art.
Upstairs, Mokai shifts into a more lived-in setting, positioned as India’s first floating matcha bar, where the focus is on interactive preparation with elements like adaptogens. Details like call-for-barista tables and quieter, soundproof sections add to the experience.
The menu balances comfort with experimentation, with dishes like gochugaru fermented honey French toast, cereal bowls, burgers, protein bowls, and Valrhona chocolate wontons with sea salt cream, alongside a strong coffee and matcha-led beverage programme.
Meal for two costs between ₹1200-1700; at Crest Building, Ground Floor, Dr Ambedkar Road, Arvind Store, Pali Hill, Bandra West
Alta Stella
Alta Stella dish
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Alta Stella, launched by actor Sanjay Dutt, is a rooftop restro-bar in Andheri West. The 12,000-square-foot space, which can host up to 250 guests, shifts from relaxed daytime dining to a more atmospheric evening setting, with constellation-inspired interiors and a mirrored rooftop that reflects the night sky.
The menu by chef Manoranjan moves between small plates and indulgent mains, with dishes like beetroot and whipped feta croquettes, tangra chicken pops, podi butter prawns, chicken thecha kulcha, and chicken parmesan milanese, ending with a chenna poda cheesecake.
The cocktail programme features twelve zodiac-inspired drinks by mixologist Sidharth, including options like Jasper, Chimera, and Themis,.
Meal for two costs ₹3000 plus taxes; at Parinee I, Industrial Area, Andheri West, Mumbai
Staqx
Staqx leans into comfort food
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The menu of Staqx, a 14-seater diner by chef Beena Noronha, explores comfort food with loaded sandwiches, thick milkshakes, sundaes, and coffee, with a clear focus on flavour and portion. Sandwiches are built in layers, with multiple textures and house-made sauces. The milkshakes are dense and rich, closer to a dessert than a drink, while the sundaes follow the same thinking, generous, slightly over the top, and designed to be shared or slowly worked through.
The compact space, with its retro diner cues, adds to the experience, but the food is what holds your attention.
Meal for two costs between ₹1000-1500; at Building-1, Ankaleshwar, ONGC Quarters, Shop no. 4, near Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre, next to Uppu Restaurant, Reclamation, Bandra West
New menus
Indian Accent Mumbai
Tiger prawn till bugga with Amritsari vadi rice
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Indian Accent is celebrating its three years in Mumbai with a new tasting menu curated by executive chef Rijul Gulati. It pairs Indian flavours with global techniques and includes chaat-inspired small plates such as panna-pakodi with seasonal mango, goat’s milk sholay with sultana ketchup, and papdi chaat layered with crackling spinach.
The menu moves into more complex courses with dishes like meat ka karela served with baked naan and kalonji, balancing sweet, sour and bitter notes, and dry aged duck paired with silken khandvi and mango fajeto, drawing from Gujarati flavours. Seafood comprises tiger prawn till bugga with Amritsari vadi rice, while the Old Delhi butter chicken leans into familiar richness, offset with onion salad and chaat masala.
There is also Iberico pork roast with seaweed poha and bacon sev, alongside black dairy dal, kulcha and wasabi-kakdi raita. The meal closes with a cooling melon-khus sorbet, followed by mawa kachori with masala maple and mango-pista kulfi.
Jio World Centre, Ground Floor, Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, C-64, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East
Circle Sixty Nine
Fazzoletti arrabiata
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Tucked inside Kathiwada City House, Circle Sixty Nine has rolled out a new menu by Aditi Dugar, leaning into bistro-style format with shareable plates and seasonal ingredients.
The menu opens with small plates like zucchini parcels with yellow pepper coulis, halloumi with puffed rice and date chilli jam, patatas bravas, chilli butter prawns, pork tacos, and BBQ chicken wings, alongside pull-apart bread with flavoured butters. Flatbreads range from sundried tomato and goat cheese to pepperoni with pickled jalapeños.
Mains include fazzoletti arrabiata, truffle pecorino casarecce, and grilled mushrooms with tofu. Cocktails feature combinations like tequila with pineapple and jalapeño, mezcal with fig, and a mahua-based Kathiwada Fizz.
69, Sir Pochkhanawala Rd, B Wing, Worli
Bare
Lobster tortellini
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Bare, the speakeasy-cum-art gallery (of sorts) at Raheja Altimus, Worli, has introduced its first lunch format, built as a rotating chapter that focusses on a single ingredient or cuisine every three months.It begins with pasta, explored through a tight, technique-driven menu, with a few complementary plates alongside.
The space brings together a cocktail bar, chef’s table, art gallery, and espresso bar, shaping a more collaborative, slower-paced dining experience.
Gate No.3 , Altimus, Dr, GM Bhosale Marg, B Wing, BDD Chawls Worli, Worli
Kaspers
Everything brioche with salmon
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Kaspers, the 38-seater bistro by Jay Yousuf and Gauri Devidayal, is now open through the day with breakfast from 9am to 11am and lunch from noon to 3.30pm. The menu by Chef Will Aghajanian draws from his time across cities like Paris, New York, and Florence, filtered through his years in India.
Breakfast stays light but varied, with dishes like coffee cake madeleines, granola, clotted buffalo cream with preserved pumpkin, shakshouka with merguez and eggs, Florentine omelette, and Kaiserschmarrn with rhubarb and strawberry. There is also a ham, egg and cheese palmier sandwich, alongside juices and smoothies built around ingredients like mango, coconut, almond, and green apple.
Lunch leans into bistro-style plates such as summer vegetable focaccia, tomato and chevre tart, omelette Kejriwal, and Swiss chard and ricotta ravioli, with desserts like lost bread and brioche tart.
Classic Corner, 7/8, St Andrews Rd, Bandra West
Banng Mumbai
The spread at Banng
Banng’s new menu, led by chef-partner Garima Arora, looks at the Chinese influence on Thai cuisine, drawing from Bangkok’s Chinatown and dishes that have become part of everyday Thai cooking. The focus is clear in the expanded dumpling section, with options like wontons with chilli jam, fish dumplings in broth, xiao long bao, curry puffs, and kanom jeeb served with suki sauce, all made with fresh dough in-house.
Beyond dumplings, the menu moves into salads, curries, and wok dishes, including watermelon and prawn salad, yum woonsen, creamy and clear tom yum, wild betel leaf curry, pad ki mao, and steamed fish with lime and chilli. Desserts include tub tim krob and Thai tea bingsu. The cocktail list features drinks like the White Lotus Martini and Phi Phi Colada, designed to pair with the food.
Pinnacle House, 604, 15th Rd, PD Hinduja Rd, Bandra West
Blondie
Everyday Goodness bowl
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Blondie’s summer menu leans into matcha and tropical flavours, with drinks that move between refreshing and indulgent. The mango matcha pairs ceremonial grade matcha with housemade mango compote and oat milk, while the Blondie Sunrise mixes espresso with orange juice and marmalade. The Vietnamese coconut coffee blends espresso with coconut milk, condensed milk, and toasted coconut.
On the food side, there are lighter bowls like the Everyday Goodness with yoghurt, berries, granola, and nut butter, and Blondie’s Recovery with broccoli, edamame, avocado, kale, and green goddess dressing.
The cocktail list carries the same flavour direction, with options like a matcha colada, matcha cloud, and Blondie’s Bee, alongside a spicier cascara and tequila-based drink.
Sant Kutir Appartments, 500, Rd Number 24, Khar West
Madeleine de Proust at Fairmont Mumbai
Madeleine de Proust spread
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Open 24 hours, Madeleine de Proust shifts from a daytime tea lounge into a late-night dining spot with newly introduced dinner and midnight menus. Post midnight, it serves a comfort-focused menu from 12am to 6am, with dishes like kutti lal mirch ka murgh tikka, butter chicken with baby butter naan, gosht dum biryani, and garlic symphony spaghetti. It works for late-night meals, post-event stops, or when you want something warm and filling without overthinking it.
C06 At, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Mumbai, Terminal 2, C T S No 1405 Vile Parle, Mumbai
