Mumbai Travel Guide
Weather, best time to visit, and the best food, culture, nature and activities.
Typical prices
- Budget meal₹150.00≈ $1.57
- Mid-range meal₹800.00≈ $8.37
- Cappuccino₹180.00≈ $1.88
- Domestic beer₹250.00≈ $2.62
- Taxi (per km)₹18.00≈ $0.19
- Public transport ticket₹20.00≈ $0.21
- Museum entry₹100.00≈ $1.05
- Mid-range hotel (night)₹4,500.00≈ $47.10
Food & Drink
- Leopold CafeMulti-cuisine · $$
A historic Colaba cafe and bar dating to 1871, popular with travelers and famously referenced in the novel Shantaram.
- TrishnaSeafood, Indian · $$$
An acclaimed seafood restaurant near Kala Ghoda known for its butter garlic crab and koliwada prawns.
- BademiyaMughlai street food · $
A legendary late-night street food stall behind the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, famous for kebabs and rolls.
- Britannia & Co.Parsi · $$
A century-old Parsi cafe in Ballard Estate famous for its berry pulao, run by the same family for generations.
- KhyberNorth Indian · $$$
A long-standing Fort-area restaurant known for North-West Frontier cuisine in a richly decorated, art-filled dining room.
- Cafe MondegarMulti-cuisine · $$
A Colaba institution since the 1930s known for its Wurlitzer jukebox and murals by cartoonist Mario Miranda.
- Aer Bar
A rooftop bar atop the Four Seasons Mumbai with sweeping views over the Arabian Sea and the city skyline.
- Trilogy
A long-running nightclub in Juhu popular for Bollywood and commercial dance music nights.
- Blue Frog
A well-known live music venue in Lower Parel hosting jazz, indie, and electronic acts.
Culture & History
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS)
Mumbai's premier museum in an Indo-Saracenic building, holding Indian miniature paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts.
- Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
The city's oldest museum, in a restored Victorian building in Byculla, focused on Mumbai's social history and crafts.
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya's Coins Gallery
A specialized gallery within CSMVS tracing the history of currency across the Indian subcontinent.
- Regal Cinema
Mumbai's first air-conditioned cinema, an Art Deco landmark near Colaba dating to 1933.
- PVR ICON, Infiniti Mall
A modern multiplex chain location popular for Bollywood premieres and Hollywood releases.
- Ganesh Chaturthi
Mumbai's biggest festival, with massive elaborately decorated Ganesha idols paraded through the streets before immersion in the sea.
- Kala Ghoda Arts Festival
A major public arts festival in the Kala Ghoda precinct with installations, music, theatre, and street stalls.
Nature & Outdoors
- Juhu Beach
Mumbai's most famous beach, lined with food stalls selling bhelpuri and pav bhaji, popular for evening walks.
- Girgaon Chowpatty
A central beach near Marine Drive known as the site of huge Ganesh Chaturthi immersion gatherings.
- Matheran
A small, vehicle-free hill station reached by a narrow-gauge toy train, popular for a weekend escape from the city heat.
Active & Fun
- Gold's Gym Bandra
A large branch of the international chain in Bandra with extensive weights and cardio equipment.
- Water Kingdom
A large water park adjacent to Esselworld in Gorai, popular for slides and wave pools.
- Esselworld
Mumbai's biggest amusement park on Gorai Island, with rides and roller coasters alongside the adjoining Water Kingdom.