5 New Restaurants In Mumbai That Should Be On Your October Checklist

Mumbai’s enjoys an eclectic and ever growing food scene with new restaurants coming up every few days. With a diner who is as demanding as experimental, chefs across restaurants, risk flavours and combine ingredients to serve unique dishes. From a Greek-inspired restaurant to a bar that marks Sanjay Dutt’s entry into the F&B space, here’s a list of Mumbai’s newly-opened restaurants that you should check out before you plan your next outing.

HOM 

HOM, Bandra’s newest hotspot, brings Chef Saurabh Udinia’s (who also helmed the kitchen at Revolver, Singapore, that won him many awards) modern Indian preparations to Mumbai. The 42-seater space features a live kitchen in the indoor dining room and an outdoor seating space. 

They offer an 11-course tasting menu curated by Chef Udinia to spotlight ingredients and classic dishes from across the country. With all the food prepared on a coal-fired grill or a tandoor, highlights from their tasting menu include the chaat course, which greets you with dahi bhalla. The punugulus or Andhra-style rice fritters, Kashmiri morel (vegetarian version of a nihari), Parmesan kulcha with butter-tossed mushrooms, and buffala paneer are some other preparations from the menu that you must look forward to. For most who have dined at HOM, the laal maas mutton with stock khichdi leaves them surprised. It features chunks of laal maas piled on a risotto-like khichdi that is cooked in the meat’s stock.

Pair your meal with a craft cocktail from their drinks menu. You could go for Mango Bell (tequila, mezcal, mango, coconut, and yellow bell pepper) or Ashes to Oolong (Whisky, passionfruit, hojicha, and pandan). 

Address: Shop no 1, Zindagi CHSL, Khar Pali Road & 15th Road, Bandra West, Mumbai.

Timings: Tuesday to Sunday (7 pm to 1 am) 

Price for two: INR 5,000 

OPA Kipos 

After a brief hiatus, the smashing (quite literally!) Opa Kipos has reopened in Worli. The new space, featuring Greek interiors, includes a dining and performance room, a beautiful bar area, and a VIP lounge. When you decide to dine at OPA Kipos, be prepared to dance through your meal as dancers in costumes will pull you into a Greek circle dance. 

Just like its interiors, the food at OPA Kipos brings a slice of Greece to Mumbai. Highlights from their menu include the OPA hummus, Greek street corn salad, the smoky chicken kontosouvli (a traditional Greek dish featuring large chunks of meat slow-roasted on skewers over a charcoal fire), the mushroom souvlaki, and the mushroom pastisio. The OPA baklava sundae will make for the perfect close to the meal. 

Address: Opa Kipos, Ascent Worli, Plot No 248B, Lower Parel, Mumbai 400025

Timings: Monday to Saturday – 7 pm onwards, Sunday: 12:30–3:30 pm and 7 pm onwards

Price for Two: INR 4,000 (without alcohol)

Solaire, Grand Hyatt 

Sanjay Dutt has recently joined the actor-turned-restaurateur club with his new restaurant and high-energy bar, Solaire, at Grand Hyatt in Mumbai’s Santacruz. 

The food menu at Solaire features dishes from across the Mediterranean, Indian, and pan-Asian cuisines. Highlights from the menu include the Kerala fried chicken, lamb kebab with chimichurri sauce and tahini, truffle dim sum, falafel flatbread, and the chicken katsu-loaded fries. For pescatarians, the food menu offers a separate seafood section. Close your meal with their salted caramel lotus cake. 

To accompany the meal, you can opt for your staple drinks or their cocktails. Must-try cocktails include Solaire Star (lemongrass vodka, dry gin, and blue pea tea) and Rousseau Royale (a gin-wine combination with elderflower and Supasawa). Their gin-based aachari berry is a risky pick but a must-try if you are looking to experiment. 

Address: Bandra Kurla Complex, Siddharath Nagar, Vakola, Vicinity, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400055

Price for two: INR 3,000 (excluding drinks

The Silver Train  

What the Eldeco Centre is to Delhi, the Gourmet Village at Phoenix Palladium is to Mumbai. The Silver Train is the newest arrival at the food village. It takes inspiration from food prepared in India’s royal kitchens. 

From Jodha Bai’s dahi kebabs and Bihari chura matar as starters to Patiala kukkad laung elaichi and pudukottai fish fry as mains, each dish will allow you to taste what was once eaten by the royals from across the country. They also offer a variety of vegetarian options. The Badami Paneer and Doodhiya Kathal are must-tries from the menu. For the rice preparations, go for the sufiyaan biryani or maas ka zarda pulao. 

Close your meal with the ande ka halwa or their curious kalakand.

Address: Gourmet Village, 4th Floor, Phoenix Palladium, Maharashtra, Lower Parel, Mumbai

Price for two: INR 3,500

SOPI: Subcontinent Origin Pizza Initiative

After taking Mumbai by a storm with their coffee, Subko is all set to bring great pizza slices to the city with SOPI: Subcontinent Origin Pizza Initiative. It is a speakeasy-style dining space on the loft floor of Mary Lodge and can accommodate only 25 people.

The pizza slices at SOPI are a nod to ingredients from the Indian subcontinent. A must-try is the when honey met thecha slice that pairs the Maharashtrian thecha with an in-house white sauce, zucchini, spinach, garlic confit, and spray of hot honey. The Manipuri mala is another highlight. It features a combination of an indigenous variety of Manipuri peppercorn with a marinara sauce laced with chilli crisp and notes of kaffir lime. The slice is an ode to North-east India.

The restaurant does not serve alcohol but the zero-proof mocktail compensate the absence. Must-tries include matcha-ade (that is their take on a matcha lemonade) and the f*uck inflammation lemonade (fermented turmeric, black peppercorns, fresh lime, and ginger bug soda).

Pair your pizza with an obvious tiramisu. Theirs is called not your nonna’s tiramisu.

Address: Mary Lodge, Loft Level, Waroda Road, Bandra (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Timings: Wednesday to Sunday

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