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What to eat at Juhu & Vile Parle, Mumbai

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Juhu & Vile Parle is best for pav bhaji, irish coffee, bombil fry. Go evening. Our guide picks 4 spots here: Amar Juice Centre, Prithvi Cafe, Mahesh Lunch Home, Gajalee.

Beach-side suburbs with pav bhaji counters, a theatre café under the trees and Konkan seafood rooms.

Where to eat at Juhu & Vile Parle

Amar Juice Centre Vile Parle West, near Juhu

The western suburbs' pav bhaji stop, buttery and loud, a short walk down the road from Mithibai College. It took first place for pav bhaji on r/mumbai's most-upvoted 'top 3 of everything' list, and locals still send visitors here for pav bhaji and masala pav. Eat it at the counter: regulars say delivery never tastes the same.

Prithvi Cafe Prithvi Theatre, Juhu

The open-air café beside Juhu's Prithvi Theatre, under the trees, where you might share a show with Naseeruddin Shah and only notice on the way out. Order the Irish coffee, then aloo kulcha with chole or what one regular calls the best affordable fish and chips around. Book a play next door and make an evening of it.

Mahesh Lunch Home Fort (also Juhu)

A Mangalorean seafood house that has been a Mumbai special-occasion staple for decades, with branches in Fort and Juhu. Regulars come strictly for the fish: seafood they call amazing, cooked to whatever spice level you ask for, with Maharashtrian and Mangalorean preparations on the menu. Like Trishna it's expensive, but plenty of locals call it their overall pick.

Gajalee Vile Parle East (also Juhu)

The suburbs' coastal seafood institution, cooking in the Konkan style. Locals who think North Indian food in Mumbai is a waste of a meal send visitors here instead, especially for bombil fry: Bombay duck, batter-fried until crisp outside and soft within. It's a little pricey, but for one meal of real Mumbai seafood it's a common pick.

Last checked: October 2026