Food & Dining

Exotic Cuisine of Mumbai.
Indian food is as varied as India, every region and state having its characteristic dishes, and you can get them all here. Western restaurants abound, if you wish a taste of home, but being in India demands dining on Indian food.

Mumbai is one of the most popular travel destination of Western India. If you can visit only one Indian city for its food, let it be Mumbai, the country's most cosmopolitan city. . As it is on the seashore, the cuisine of Mumbai depends heavily on fish and coconuts. Other cooking here shows a Central Asian influence, and if you're a vegetarian, Indian vegetarian dishes are world-renowned.

Although you'll find western fast food restaurants in all areas, in this city fast food still means Bhelpuri, Pav Bhaji or Panipuri.

· Bhelpuri is a sweet and spicy combination of puffed rice, onions, boiled potatoes, puri, coriander, mint, chililes and chutney.
· Pav bhaji is a potpourri of cooked and spiced vegetables such as peas, peppers, tomatoes, potatoes and onions accompanied by a bread bun.
· Panipuri are lightweight puffed semolina or flour cakes, eaten with a filling of boiled pulses (lentils), spices, tamarind chutney and spicy water.

Though these distinctly Mumbai delicacies are available from street vendors at every corner, we preferred you to trying them in good quality restaurants only.

Mumbai Drinks:
Mumbai drink water is not really pure and safe for visitors. So you need to boil, buy and purify many varieties and several different sizes. Local and International brands of soft drinks like Lima and Thumsup are also available. Fruit Juice and other drinks are sold at cafes and juices stalls. They come in exotic varieties such as mango, custured apple and lychee. You can also take a taste of Alcoholic drinks. Foster's is the first international brewer to invest in local operations, they have opened a plant in the Maharastrian town of Aurangabad.

Food Served in Mumbai Weddings:
After the marriage ceremony is done with, guests sit down to a traditional meal served on a banana leaf. The meal is entirely vegetarian in nature and is created without any onion or garlic. It consists of a selection of vegetables in coconut gravy, green mango chutney, cucumber and peanut salad, rice,