Methodology
THE WEEK correspondents held panel discussions with food experts to rate the best restaurants in seven cities—Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai and Kochi.
The best restaurants for several categories, such as fine dining, north Indian, south Indian, global and regional food, were selected and ranked by the experts comprising chefs, restaurateurs, food critics, food entrepreneurs, food writers and bloggers, and food enthusiasts
Street food is not ranked because the cuisine is vastly different, even within a city. THE WEEK’s Culine Scale was applied to all other categories—five stars for the top 30 per cent, four stars for the next 30 per cent and three stars for the last 40 per cent.
For Mumbai, the panel comprised Rushina Munshaw-Ghildiyal, Kurush F. Dalal, Kalyan Karmakar, Vicky Ratnani, Roxanne Bamboat.
Best Pubs and Microbreweries in Mumbai
Woodside Inn – 5 stars
Doolally Taproom – 5 stars
Ghetto – 5 stars
Geoffrey’s – 4 stars
Cafe Monegar – 4 stars
Toto’s Garage – 4 stars
Toit – 3 stars
Gateway Taproom – 3 stars
Effingut – 3 stars
The Daily Bar and Kitchen – 3 stars
Bets Fine Dining restaurants in Mumbai
Romano’s, JW Marriott – 5 stars
Dum Pukht, ITC Maratha – 5 stars
Ziya, The Oberoi – 5 stars
Wasabi by Morimoto, Taj Mahal Palace – 4 stars
Botticcino, Trident Bandra Kurla – 4 stars
Vetro and Enoteca, The Oberoi – 4 stars
Thai Pavilion, President – 3 stars
Peshawri, ITC Maratha – 3 stars
China House, Grand Hyatt – 3 stars
Jamawar, The Leela Mumbai – 3 stars
Best Fine Dining Standalone restaurants in Mumbai
Trèsind – 5 stars
Masque – 5 stars
Mirchi and Mime – 5 stars
Royal China – 4 stars
The Table – 4 stars
Olive Bar & Kitchen – 4 stars
Arth – 3 stars
Masala Library – 3 stars
The Runway Project – 3 stars
Jia – The Oriental Kitchen – 3 stars
Best North Indian restaurants in Mumbai
Dum Pukht – 5 stars
Punjab Grill – 5 stars
Peshawri - 5 stars
Mirchi & Mime – 4 stars
Pancham Puriwala - 4 stars
Ostaad - 4 stars
National Restaurant – 3 stars
Copper Chimney – 3 stars
Olympia – 3 stars
Taftoon – 3 stars
Best South Indian restaurants in Mumbai
Jai Hind – 5 stars
Dakshin Coastal, ITC Maratha – 5 stars
Deluxe - 5 stars
Ram Ashraya – 4 stars
Apoorva – 4 stars
Amba Bhavan – 4 stars
National Hindu Hotel – 3 stars
New Anand Bhavan * - 3 stars
Mani’s Lunch Home * - 3 stars
Swagat – 3 stars
* Restaurants with same points
Best Regional restaurants in Mumbai
Ideal Corner – 5 stars
O Pedro – 5 stars
The Bombay Canteen – 5 stars
Soam – 4 stars
Kayani – 4 stars
Aaswad – 4 stars
Sindhudurg – 3 stars
Shree Thaker Bhojnalay – 3 stars
Malwani Aswad – 3 stars
Bhojohori Manna – 3 stars
Best Street Food in Mumbai
Ashok Vada Pavilion
Gurukripa
Haji Tikka
Punjab Sweet House
Ashok’s Pav Bhaji
Raju’s Malwani
Nawab Seekh Paratha *
Indian Hotel *
Yadgar Falooda
Jeetendra Moong Dal Sandwich
* Restaurants with the same points
Best Global restaurants in Mumbai
Bastian – 5 stars
The Bandra Project – 5 stars
Romano’s – 5 stars
Toast & Tonic – 4 stars
Slink & Bardot – 4 stars
CinCin – 4 stars
Indigo Deli – 3 stars
The Table – 3 stars
Salt Water Cafe – 3 stars
Boteco – 3 stars
Best Pan-Asian restaurants in 2019
Ling’s Pavilion – 5 stars
Pan Asian, ITC Maratha – 5 stars
Royal China – 5 stars
Seefah – 4 stars
Yauatcha - 4 stars
Nara Thai - 4 stars
Hakkasan - 3 stars
Koko – 3 stars
Kofuku – 3 stars
Typhoon Shelter – 3 stars
