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Sozo Chef Parvez Khan

02, JP Rd, Aram Nagar Part 2,
Versova, Andheri West,
Mumbai 400061
Mob: 0 98679 86481
Meal for two: Approximately Rs1500 +
taxes, without alcohol

Travel to Japan with this modern eatery
which combines izakaya dining with fast
food eating in a homely atmosphere.
Versova plays host to Sozo, the 1200 sq. Veg Maki Sushi Roll
ft. restaurant by Chef Parvez Khan –
ex-Wasabi and Wakai – with a large red and a Thai Green Curry with beetroot
glossy wall and a mirror that makes you rice and a mango salsa; Ramen makes a
stop and stare! A shoji-inspired ceiling hit, done traditionally well, and the Veg
– that paper screen door/divider – and Maki Sushi Roll presents creamy avocado
wood mouldings naturally formed give with a splash of spicy mayo. The classic
you a sense of what you can expect at Gyoza comes in a variety that you should – and here, it’s served promptly through
Sozo. What of the food? keep sufficient space for when dining at an intuitive DIY-ordering system. Tap tap
‘Express comfort izakaya’ is how they Sozo. Rest assured, with Chef Parvez, each and your food is ready!
define the fare. Juicy Sozo Baoger are bao dish is prepared with the highest quality Sozo also serves you frappes with boba
burgers on offer, like the Schezwan Chicken ingredients sourced from Japan. He tends to kombucha, and a dessert menu which
and the Softshell Crab. Flavourful Donburi to bring his experience from the region serves up some Black Rice Pudding and a
Bowls include the Chicken Katsu Curry to his plates – Wakai was a case in point Wasabi Punch flavoured ice-cream.

Flury’s sitting in the flagship Flury’s on Park Street
Heritage Rum Ball during the Durga Puja festival years ago,
when the city is at its peak, and forking into
26, PJ Ramchandani Marg, Apollo the strawberry cube pastry and its heritage
Bandar, Near Gateway of India, coffee. While the seaside venue of Bombay,
Colaba, Mumbai 400001 with a sublime view of the Arabian Sea, is
Mob: 0 70203 28892 far from the cosy café that remains one of
Meal for two: Approximately Rs600 + Calcutta’s landmarks, a Flury’s is a Flury’s.
taxes, without alcohol Historic – founded in 1927 by the Swiss
couple, the J Flurys – and delightful in its
Need we say more! It’s the entrance of chicken sandwiches, milkshakes and rum
this Calcutta icon in SoBo, near Gateway balls... They have cocktails, too, and main
of India, a tearoom that has stood the test courses, if you wish to go all out.
of time. Now don’t be confused with the The Rose Macaron is a milkshake that
other Flury’s cafés you would have seen will fill you up nicely and the egg and
across the city. While it’s the same brand, mustard sandwich is a comforting snack. If
this one is Bombay’s first tearoom, flown in you’re looking to start the day at Flury’s,
straight from Calcutta, for aficionados and their English breakfast stays intact, with
novices alike to partake of, with abandon. two sunny side up eggs, grilled sausages,
It’s nothing short of nostalgia that sautéed mushrooms, crispy bacon, hash
hits you when you enter into the café- browns and toast with a side of baked
typified space, with neat wooden interiors beans. A seaside café in the city, Flury’s at
and fuschia as its theme colour. We recall that, Bombayites are a happy lot!

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