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Irani Chaii seems to stand out like a sore thumb with
the South India plethora. But you know
Café what, it works! The vibe is relaxed, the
interiors are welcoming and it’s facing the
busy street outside. You order a chai and
Shahid Hemu Kalani Marg, Sindhi a chicken cutlet and spend hours chatting
Society, Near Bhakti Bhavan, away with a friend or doodling in your
Chembur East, Mumbai 400071 diary, it’s all good! Ice-cream sodas,
Instagram: @cafeiranichaii Pallonji’s Raspberry, strawberry Swiss
Meal for two: Approximately Rs350 + rolls layered with cream, akuri, mutton
taxes kheema roll, paneer, too, to welcome the
vegetarians in.
When you start the day with Irani chai Irani Chaii Café is a breath of fresh
and bun maska, you know it’s going to be air in the era of Starbucks and Third Waves
a good one. We’ve got a burst of flavour in and their kin, which Chembur is home to
this homely Irani café, an import from the already. Bring on more of the good stuff,
iconic Mahim brand, in Chembur, and it we say, Mr Mansoor Showghi Yezdi! Bun jam maska with chai

Pass the Salt our office, is this pizza hotspot. Starting off the Salt came to be and pizza lovers are

as a cloud pizzeria, Pass the Salt is now a
more than happy.
pizza café, and it’s here to stay! First off, we love the name. Then
8/10 Calcot House, Behind Bombay There was quite the buzz a few weeks comes the deep-dish pizza, inspired by the
House, Fort, Mumbai 400001 ago at this café, which was evident from Chicago staple. Mac & Cheese is purely for
Mob: 0 98928 43983 the bustle on the Bombay House street, the fromage aficionados and the St. Patrick’s
Meal for two: Approximately Rs1000 + for the junior Ambanis paid a visit. for the exotic veggie fans. The Gourmet
taxes The chef-owner, Kruti Sanghvi, was is a chef ’s special with premium toppings
beyond herself to host and have Anil, of shiitake mushrooms, capers, sun-dried
The historic Fort area seems to be bustling Tina and Anshul, sample her signature tomatoes, kalamata olives, Mozzarella and
with eateries propping up by the dozen, deep-dish cheese-bursting pizzas Ricotta. Pass the Salt also offers sharing plates
Kala Ghoda included, and we’re welcoming and her flaky thin-crust pizzas, made like Spaghetti Croquettes, calzones, grilled
them all with open arms. Right next to from an unique croissant base. When cheese sandwiches and kombucha to wash it
Anna Idli, one of our choicest for filter the biomedical engineer decided she down with. Yes, Pass the Salt is all vegetarian,
coffee and idli, a stone’s throw away from wanted to do something else instead, Pass if you didn’t figure it out already!

Olives & Potato Burrata Garlic Rolls Cheese Please!

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