616194 Thu Apr 30 12:26:47 -0700 2009 7 44 South Asia 0 4642945 I need to know what not to miss in Mumbai restaurants from fantastic local to break-the-bank (but nothing not Indian, please). Wine/beer service is a must. I only have four nights to get to the best. Thanks! Thu Apr 30 12:26:47 -0700 2009 99822 Frogrock 1 4654697 3 of my fave local restaurants in Mumbai: Mahesh Lunch Home, Gajalee & Trishna. For hotel-based restaurant, I love Konkan Cafe for Mangalorean seafood dishes & its divine appams. Dum Pukht for fine-dining northern Indian dishes at the ITC Sheraton Maratha. You can also try Bukhara restaurant there for Northern Frontier cuisine. Mon May 04 20:50:13 -0700 2009 4642945 143097 klyeoh 2 4657380 Wow! What a valuable and on-the-mark reply!. Thank you! Tue May 05 17:15:08 -0700 2009 4654697 99822 Frogrock 2 4699550 great post! we just arrived at the Taj President and i pulled up this post wondering what to eat for lunch and saw the Konkan Cafe on your list. just had a meal there. the goan chicken is really special, service excellent and anyway, how can you not love a restaurant that serves you pon after your meal?! i guess, given the recommendation, we'll head to Mahesh Lunch Home for dinner tonight. does anyone have any street food suggestions? i haven't mastered it in India yet but in thailand we always eat street food. Wed May 20 02:26:37 -0700 2009 4654697 120202 justintime 3 4699579 Rule #1 (and perhaps the only rule you need to follow) on eating street food in Mumbai: ALWAYS go to a busy stall with a queue. Mumbai's King of Street food item is the vada pav (or vada pao), essentially a mini vegetarian burger of sorts. Many Mumbaikars will grab a couple of these tasty morsels on their way to work, or for an afternoon tea break. A vada pav street vendor will deep-fry dozens upon dozens of these potato croquettes in a huge cauldron of oil. Queues of hungry customers will form. At the right moment, when the croquettes are golden-brown, the vada pav vendor will scoop them out, and let the hot oil drain. As you order yourself a couple of vada pav, he'll slit two soft little buns, insert a delicious croquette into each bun, then slather them with 2 types of sauces: a yellowish mustard-like hot sauce, and a sweet-sour tamarind-based brown liquid sauce. For maximum sensory pleasure, you need to devour your vada pav as soon as possible. As your teeth bite into the delicious steaming feathery-light croquette, the ultra-crisp golden shell shatters, yielding a molten, saffron-tinged, curry-spiced potato-and-bean mash the likes of which you've never encountered anywhere before. If you have never tasted a vada pav, you have not been to Mumbai :-) The most popular & busiest vada pav stalls I've seen are located outside/near the Cchatrapati Sivaji Terminus (formerly called Victoria Terminus) main railway station. But you can really get them anywhere - just ask your hotel concierge for the nearest good stall. Wed May 20 03:34:59 -0700 2009 4699550 143097 klyeoh 2 4703139 I had very good meals at Khyber and Konkan but nothing compared to the three dishes I had at Trishna. I worked with the head waiter to have unique preparations of their specialties, letting him know that I had no problem with heat. He served me three of the best seafood dishes I have ever had, building from somewhat hot to more hot to hot: pomfret Hyderabadi tikka; king crab out of the shell with butter, pepper, garlic, and (specially added) chopped green chili; and prawn masala (with specially added tea). Each dish was served with just the right bread or rice. I was blown away. And I even really enjoyed an Indian chardonnay (2006 Chat Indage Chantilli) for about $25. I can't wait to go back and confront the challenge of ordering exactly the same dishes or exploring the lengthy menu further. Thanks to everybody and every guide that pointed me towards Trishna! Thu May 21 07:24:55 -0700 2009 4654697 99822 Frogrock 3 4803014 My favorite Mumbai restaurants are (as already mentioned) Trishna(prefer the Fort to the Andheri location),Mahesh Lunch Home(Juhu)and a new favorite this year,the recently opened Melting Pot at the Juhu Residency Hotel across from the JW Marriott in Juhu.Sebastian,the restaurant's creative consultant,although from Goa,is a London trained chef and a delight.The restaurant is high style,though not expensive with a pretty,peaceful Zen feel to it.The food is a fusion of Indian,Chinese and Continental with a heavy seafood base.They recently had a international seafood festival of fish and seafood flown in from around the world not available in India such as Scottish salmon,Florida grouper and Hawaiian mahi mahi.My last meal there was spicy baby squid,Keralan style pomfret,lobster chowmein,five spice fragrant rice and garlic naan.Exquisite! Wed Jun 24 14:24:44 -0700 2009 4703139 151032 casalbore spirit 4 4803073 A few reviews of Melting Pot: http://pune.burrp.com/listing/bar-restaurant/1211297188_melting-pot__UR Wed Jun 24 14:41:37 -0700 2009 4803014 151032 casalbore spirit