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Harajuku Tokyo Cafe has opened its biggest location yet, at Sky City Mall in Borivali, giving it a second Mumbai base. The branch is styled on Ikebukuro, a Tokyo district known for anime and arcades, and offers sake, soju and cocktails. Harajuku Bakehouse sits alongside, and the Kaiten Clash conveyor belt now runs all week.
Chrome Hospitality has opened a second Late Checkout bar, this one in Bandra, after its Lower Parel debut. The 6,000 sq ft venue occupies the former Monkey Bar space and is the group's ninth Mumbai venture. It pairs a nostalgia-inspired cocktail menu with bar food and a slow-brew coffee programme, plus a five-day residency with Zuma Bangkok.
Bengaluru Cafe, which has spent eight years building a loyal following, is opening its first Mumbai outlet on Gul Mohar Road in Juhu. The menu keeps to traditional South Indian dishes such as idli, vada, dosa and Jain sambar, plus Techa Masala Dosa, created for this location. Terracotta roofing and greenery carry over, adapted for a younger Mumbai crowd.
South Indian vegetarian restaurant Santosham has opened its fourth Mumbai outlet, a 60-seat space in Malad. It already operates in Marine Drive, Powai and Thane. The menu includes an unlimited satvik banana leaf sadhya, and many dishes are made without onion or garlic. The restaurant was founded by mother-and-son duo Bhagyalakshmi and Chittaranjan Gohokar.
Mumbai startup Edybites makes edible spoons from a millet and flour mix, aiming to replace single-use plastic cutlery. Founded in 2022 by Rupesh K Sanghvi, the spoons are designed to break down naturally if they are not eaten. Sanghvi went through 88 failed attempts before settling on the final shape, texture and sturdiness.
Ben's Cookies has opened its seventh Indian store, in Kala Ghoda, its first in South Mumbai. The chain now has seven outlets across Delhi NCR and Mumbai, opened within four months. The Kala Ghoda store seats 10 to 12 customers and sells all thirteen flavours. The brand plans eight to ten stores this financial year, then four to six.
Huzur, a fine-casual restaurant in Bandra, Mumbai, has opened with a menu built on family recipes and Old Bombay food memories. Co-founded by Zareen Baig and Atiq Kapadia, it draws on Lahori, Shinwari and Afghan cooking, with dishes such as Nihari, Haleem and Chooza Tikka. Paya and Haleem are prepared overnight. It seats about 45 and has a courtyard.
Makaan, a vegetarian Gujarati restaurant in Juhu, Mumbai, opens to customers on October 20, 2026. Restaurateur Samyukta Nair, behind LSL Capital, is partnering with Karan Shah, who spent years helming Swati Snacks. It is her first restaurant project in India, drawing on a decade of building restaurants abroad and her childhood years in Juhu.
Restaurants across Mumbai are expected to raise menu prices by 10 to 15 percent soon, the Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHAR) has announced. The association cites higher commercial LPG and piped gas prices, along with rising costs of food, dairy, vegetables, rent, labour and transport. AHAR president Vijay K. Shetty says absorbing it all is unsustainable.
Ambros World Foods has opened The Dravidian, a quick service restaurant on Hill Road in Bandra, Mumbai, serving South Indian and regional dishes from four states under one menu. Plans include expansion to Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Pune and Nagpur, plus overseas markets. Idli starts at Rs 119, and the company is pitching franchise partnerships backed by standardised operations.
South Indian restaurant brand Dakshinayan has opened an outlet at Oberoi Garden City in Goregaon East, Mumbai, adding to its network across Mumbai, Thane and Ahmedabad. The menu includes Thatte Idli, Rasam Vada, Rava Masala Dosai and Ven Pongal. Promoter Dhruman Jayant Gandhi says the next generation of the family is taking a larger role.
Maharashtra's Food and Drug Administration has seized suspected substandard food worth about Rs 4.70 lakh across six districts and suspended the licences of 21 food establishments in Pune, Mumbai and Konkan divisions. Its October 8 drive targeted adulteration in packaged water, milk, sweets, ghee and pulses, along with hygiene and licensing violations at restaurants, bakeries and cloud kitchens.
Namah, a Bengaluru-inspired darshini-style quick-service restaurant, has opened in Four Bungalows, Andheri West, Mumbai. The menu spans Karnataka and other South Indian specialities such as Mallige Idlis, Mangaluru Buns and Obbattu with Badam Milk, plus filter coffee in hot, iced and milkshake forms. Indoor and outdoor seating suits breakfast, quick meals and group gatherings.
