What to eat at Bandra, Mumbai
Bandra is best for pani puri, brunch, specialty coffee, sourdough. Go late morning to evening. Our guide picks 5 spots here: Elco, Mag St. Cafe, Subko, Boojee Cafe, Candies.
The suburbs' café capital, from Hill Road's chaat counters to the cafés tucked into Pali Hill.
Where to eat at Bandra
Elco Hill Road, Bandra West
Hill Road's chaat institution, and the first name in almost every Bandra thread. Elco is a proper sit-down chaat house rather than a cart, which is why locals send nervous stomachs here for their first pani puri. It costs more than the stalls outside, and Mumbaikars will tell you so, but it's clean and it has been around for a long time.
- Order: Pani puri, Chole bhature, Cheese pav bhaji
- Price: ₹₹ (₹150–400 a person)
- Best time: Early evening
- Popularity with locals: Legend (3 of 3 hearts)
- “The safe-but-crowded pick for a visitor with a weak stomach: a mini restaurant, not a roadside stall.” r/mumbai thread
- “Go to the live counter for authentic taste, and always ask for the complimentary sukha puri.” r/mumbai thread
Mag St. Cafe Bandra West
A Bandra café-bakery with a cult following on r/MumbaiFood, where fans have half-seriously proposed a Redditors' meet-up. The sourdough pizza is the headline, light enough that it 'never feels heavy', and the truffle fries, breads, croissants and tiramisu each have a fan club of their own.
- Order: Sourdough pizza, Truffle fries, Tiramisu
- Price: ₹₹₹ (₹400–900 a person)
- Best time: Lunch
- Popularity with locals: Legend (3 of 3 hearts)
- “'Mag St. sourdough tops it for me. The pizza never feels heavy' (17 upvotes).” r/mumbai thread
- “'The truffle fries at Mag St. Bandra are banging.'” r/mumbai thread
Subko Bandra West (also inside Kitab Khana, Fort)
Mumbai's homegrown specialty roaster, and the café locals name first when someone asks where the good coffee is. The flagship is in Bandra; the Kitab Khana branch sits inside a Fort bookstore, where one regular has spent 'countless hours' reading. Pair the coffee with a croissant or the pistachio sea-salt cookie.
- Order: Specialty coffee, Pistachio sea-salt cookie, Cascara drinks
- Price: ₹₹₹ (₹400–900 a person)
- Best time: Afternoons with a book
- Popularity with locals: Local Favourite (2 of 3 hearts)
- “'Spent countless hours reading my book and drinking good coffee' at the Subko inside Kitab Khana.” r/mumbai thread
- “Try the pistachio sea-salt cookie, says a daily coffee drinker.” r/MumbaiFood thread
Boojee Cafe Fort (also Bandra)
The buzziest new-wave café in town, with branches in Fort and Bandra. Ask r/mumbai for just one café and you'll hear 'Boojee', and one breakfast-loving couple puts it first on their list. The hype cuts both ways, though: regulars report mixed visits, so go for breakfast and judge it yourself.
- Order: Breakfast plates, Coffee
- Price: ₹₹₹ (₹400–900 a person)
- Best time: Breakfast
- Popularity with locals: Local Favourite (2 of 3 hearts)
- “'If you are going for only one, my pick would be Boojee' (19 upvotes).” r/mumbai thread
- “Number one on a breakfast-loving couple's list of favourites.” r/MumbaiFood thread
Candies Pali Hill, Bandra West
A rambling, multi-level Bandra café, budget-friendly and chill, that locals put on almost every visitor's list. Opinions on the wider menu are split, but one well-travelled commenter rates its shawarma as the only one in the city that matches the real thing in the Middle East. Come for the vibe, and stay for the shawarma.
- Order: Shawarma, Something from the dessert counter
- Price: ₹₹ (₹150–400 a person)
- Best time: Lazy afternoons
- Popularity with locals: Local Favourite (2 of 3 hearts)
- “'A must visit cafe is Candies in Bandra.'” r/mumbai thread
- “The only shawarma in the city that meets international standards, says someone who has been to the Middle East.” r/mumbai thread
Last checked: October 2026