Seafood (Indian)

1. Gazalee - MIDC Andheri (E) and Vile Parle(E) - moderately priced -

very
good food - fish and crabs
2. Saaybaa - outside Bandra Stn. (W) - very cheep and very decent place
-
limited seating - avoid rush hour
3. Mahesh lunch home - Fort - off the Citibank lane on DN Road -
probably
the most popular seafood - expensive nowadays
4. Apoorva lunch home - Fort - near Mahesh - off the lane opposite to
Mahesh
- cheaper and equally good
5. Excellensea/Bharat lunch home - near RBI building - the biggest prawn
I
have ever eaten - very good food
6. Priya Lunch Home - Right opp. Vikhroli Station - cheap and good
7. Malvan Samudra - Outside Vikhroli station (W)
8. Sion Lunch Home - near Sion station - Speciality: Mangalorian food
9. Fountain Plaza - near Fountain - off DN Road, the street that goes
left
at Eastern Watch. Inexpensive and great fish
10. Maharaja - near chakal a - good choice of crabs
11. Highway Gomantak - under the flyover of Bandra (E) - moderately
cheap
and great food

Steaks

1. Cafe Royal - opposite Regal - very costly - the best juiciest steaks
in
town in my opinion 2. Kobe sizzlers - Sakinaka, Andheri Stn (W), and
Girgaon
Chowpatty - slightly costly - nice steaks in the form of sizzlers
3. Alps - behind Regal and Bade Miyan - very cheap - decent steaks with
beer- smoky place
4.. Rodas Parabola - Hiranandani Powai - expensive - the midnight menu
has
excellent steak
5. Yoko sizzlers - Lokhandwala, Khar - I have had diametrically opposite
experiences here - so take a shot

Midnight Buffets
1. Le Royal Meridien - Intl. Airport - 325 per head all days - as good
as
you expect a midnight buffet to be - good salads and deserts - ok main
course food - 12 to 3 - but 12 to 2 on monday
2. Rodas Parabola coffee shop - Hiranandani Powai - 225 per he ad on
weekends
and 199 per head on weekdays - again good salads and deserts - deserts
get
over - not on mondays
3. Renaissance - Powai - haven't been there - only weekends - 350/400
per
head
4. Lotus Suites - they have stopped their midnight buffets
5. Leela, Marriot, Oberoi, Taj - when last called upon, they didn't have
midnight buffets
6. Intercontinental, The Grand - Intl. airport - 350 per person -
weekends
only
7. Best midnight buffets - outside railway stations all over Bombay :)

24-hour coffee shops

1. Oberoi - now called Hilton - Nariman Point - very good lounge with a
sea
view - though you can't see at night - have bottomless coffees for about
80!
:)
2. President - Cuffee Parade - Also Library Bar with live music but
closes
at about 1 am.
3. Rodas - Hiranandani Powai - midnight buffet available here
4. Leela - Intl. Airport - Good lounge for coffee - the bar behind the
lounge closes at 2 last I know
5. Hyatt Ragancy - Itnl. Airport - Great glassy lounge - standard
coffees/smoothies available 6. Grand Maratha Sheraton - Intl. Airport -
excellent coffee shop and ambience - great food
7. Basically most 3-4 star and all 5 star hotels have some kind of food
and
drink available throughout the night

South Indian food

1. Mysore Cafe, Madras Cafe and Anand Bhavan - all located bang on
King's
Circle (70/head)
2. A. Rama Nayak's Lunch House - right outside the Matunga station
platform
south side
3. Amba Bhavan Coffee Club - King's Circle
4. Sharada Bhuvan - Opposite the Matunga Station Main Ticket Window on
the
East.
5. Mani's Lunch Home - Matunga Gymkhana
6. Ram Ashraya - Kabutarkhana, Matunga(C.R), on the junction of Napoo Rd
and
Bhandarkar Road.
7. Udipi - Matunga Station
8. Woodland - Mulund Cheknaka
9. Kamat's - Chembur naka part of a narion-wide chain < BR>10. Dosa Diner,
everywhere (120/head).. Try the Non-Veg thaali if you
happen
to be non-veg

Marathi food

1. Prakash - Next to Shiv Sena Bhavan, towards Portuguese Church, serves

an
excellent Misal.
2. Aaswad - Near Shiv Sena Bhavan, towards Mahim. Used to be like
Prakash,
but now they serve Punjabi, Southie dishes too.
3. Trupti - Opposite Plaza Cinema (in the same building that was
destroyed
in the 1993 bomb blasts). Aaswad above is owned by it's ex-Manager.
4. Panshikar's - Opposite Dadar Stn(W), again for traditional
Maharashtrian
grub.
5. Madhura - Between Plaza and Shiv Sena Bhavan(N.C Kelkar Rd), similar
to
Prakash.
6. Dattatraya - same row as Prakash aobve in Dadar

Misc Indian treats

1. Gujju thali @ 100 - Hotel Maharana - Chembur Naka

2. Rajasthani/Gujarati thali - Royal Challenge II - Thane (W) near Teen
Haath Naka
Treat places - for IITians

1. P otpourri (continental) & Kabab Corner in Bandra

2. Olive (Meditteranean) in Bandra
3. Orchid Hotel (continental) Late Night Buffet in Vile Parle
4. Yoko Sizzlers & Dynasty in Santa Cruz
5. Pop Tate's (Italian) in Versova
6. Sanuk Thai in Bandra
7. Tamnak Thai in Shivaji Park
8. Sidewok in Nariman Point
9. Kobe Sizzlers (Andheri West, Bandra, Opera House)
10. San Marzano (Italian) near Churchgate
11. Little Italy (pure veg Italian, Tiramisu highyl recommended) in Juhu

12. Please note that in each of the above, damage per head > Rs 250
(excluding beverages).
13. 5 Spice - authentic chinese - opposite RBI headqarters, walk from VT
-
Highly recommended - everything on the menu - Desserts (incl. Death by
chocolate) - quite cheap without compromising authenticity, presentation
or
quality. Daaru available.
14. Mama Mia's Fast Food at Opera House - excellent selection of subs,
pizzas, pastas at ve ry reasonable prices - avoid desi chinese here - no
daaru, no a/c.
15. Sassanian Boulangerie - opposite Metro Cinema/Masjid roundabout -
clean
place, excellent non-veg, parsi-Irani and good european/continental,
chinese, italian food - serves sizzlers - quite cheap - has a bakery too
-
no daaru (unless you klnow the owner and bring your own).
16. The '80s Place - start of Linking road Bandra station side -
excellent
veg buffet joint Rs 80. - the pub nearby by the same name is a
money-sink
17. Mama Mia (www.mamamiapizzas.com <http://www.mamamiapizzas.com/> ) -
Opera House - American, Italian, Mexican (Pizzas, Subs and Fast food) -
moderately cheap - good veg variety

Mumbai food spots - details

Name Place Description Price,

Rating
Gazalee One branch at Vile-Parle (E) the other where we usu ally
go
is near Seepz Possibly where Sigfood started. Amazing sea-food. Used
to be
excellent, recently we feel it is slightly down. The latest trip was
however
a huge success. They bring you huge crabs and kapri the moment you are
seated - very pricey but excellent if had - recommended for large
groups..
Otherwise you can get off at reasonable rates. The thali is excellent
value
for money. The Solkadhi is divine Moderate,
Great
Cafe Churchill%