Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Though just as essential a part of the city as South Mumbai, the area north of here is
collectively known as 'the suburbs'. The airport and many of Mumbai's best restaurants,
shopping and nightspots are here, particularly in the upmarket suburbs of Bandra, Juhu
and increasingly, Lower Parel.
MUMBAI IN...
Two Days
Start at the grandaddy of Mumbai's colonial-era giants, the old Victoria Terminus, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
(CST;
Click here
) and stroll up to Crawford Market (
Click here
) and the maze of bazaars here. Lunch at Revival
(
Click here
)
, with a juice shake from Badshah Snacks & Drinks (
Click here
).
Spend the afternoon admiring Mumbai's marvellous architecture at the High Court (
Click here
) and the
University of Mumbai (
Click here
). Walk down to the Gateway of India (
Click here
)
and Taj Mahal Palace, Mum-
bai (
Click here
). After sunset, eat streetside at Bademiya (
Click here
). Swap tall tales with fellow travellers at
Leopold's Café (
Click here
).
The next day, visit the ornate Dr Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum (
Click here
)
, then head to Kemp's
Corner for lunch at Café Moshe (
Click here
)
and some shopping. Make your way down to Mani Bhavan (
Click
here
), the museum dedicated to Gandhi, and finish the day wandering the tiny lanes of
Khotachiwadi
followed
by a beach sunset and a plate of
bhelpuri
at Girgaum Chowpatty (
Click here
). A blow-out dinner at Khyber (
Click
here
) won't let you forget Mumbai soon.
Four Days
Head out to the Global Pagoda (
Click here
)
and learn to meditate, then return in the afternoon to visit the mu-
seums and galleries of
Kala Ghoda
. In the evening, head to Bandra for a candle-lit dinner at Caravan Serai, fol-
lowed by some seriously hip bar action with a view at Aer (
Click here
)
in Worli.
Another day could be spent visiting the Dhobi Ghat (
Click here
) and the nearby Mahalaxmi Temple (
Click
here
) and Haji Ali's Mosque (
Click here
). Lunch at Olive Bar & Kitchen (
Click here
)
at Mahalaxmi Racecourse
and then rest up for a night of avant-garde clubbing at Bluefrog (
Click here
) in Worli.
TOP OF CHAPTER
1
Colaba
Along the city's southernmost peninsula, Colaba is a bustling district packed with street
stalls, markets, bars and budget-to- midrange lodgings. Colaba Causeway (Shahid Bhagat
Singh Marg) dissects the promontory and Colaba's jumble of side streets and gently crum-
bling mansions.
If you're here in August, look out for the Koli festival, Nariyal Poornima, which is big
in Colaba.
