Independent cafés and bakeries in Mumbai, selected for their coffee, pastry and cooking. Find a place with something distinctive on the table.
Independent cafés and bakeries in Mumbai, selected for their coffee, pastry and cooking. Find a place with something distinctive on the table.
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Karishma Sakhrani’s menu explores sweet and savoury brioche, including butter-chicken French toast.
A specific culinary idea makes this tiny café more than another coffee launch.
A boulangerie with an open bakehouse and locally inflected pastries.
Technical baking and Paperboard’s revisit recommendation make a useful food-led option beyond Bandra.
Sanjana Arora’s dessert shop centres on scoop cakes, cookies and soft-serve sundaes.
A focused sweet stop from the chef behind La Folie, with nostalgic bakes at the centre of the menu.
Boojee’s new café at One BKC brings its coffee and all day dining to a larger Bandra East address.
A new BKC stop for a relaxed café meal or coffee, with a distinct storefront at One BKC.
Araku Valley coffee anchors this Bandra café, with food and bakes throughout the day.
A destination for exploring coffee provenance and different brews alongside a café meal.
Specialty brews meet dishes such as thecha grilled cheese and a Kejriwal dosa.
This specific new branch appears in Paperboard’s opening edit and has a food menu beyond standard café staples.
Grey Soul’s Kala Ghoda flagship pairs its Indian coffee programme with espresso, pour overs and a compact food menu.
A roaster’s café where bean selection and brewing have as much attention as the room. A useful addition to a Fort coffee walk.
The roaster’s Island 2.0 café pairs a dedicated brew bar with vegetarian all-day food.
A coffee-led opening with a roastery background and a full daytime dining menu.
A café in a restored bungalow, serving house bread, breakfast plates and comfort dishes.
The food-and-bakery offering is backed by an independent feature and Paperboard’s revisit recommendation.
