(This article first appeared online on 30th August 2023 in Mint Lounge, India https://lifestyle.livemint.com/food/discover/mumbai-ranwar-village-bandra-cafes-restaurants-111693320146083.html)
Showing posts with label ALL DAY BREAKFAST. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ALL DAY BREAKFAST. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Saturday, April 9, 2022
Top 10 All Day Breakfast spots in Mumbai
(This article first appeared online on 9th April 2022 on ZeeZest https://zeezest.com/food/top-10-all-day-breakfast-places-in-mumbai-zee-zest-1586)
Friday, August 14, 2020
Idli do good
With a menu full of yummy, highly affordable idli iterations and other South Indian snacks, this new, vegetarian takeaway joint makes for a fun ‘tiffin’ time!
By Raul Dias
If there is one quotidian tradition we sorely miss about our earlier work stint in Chennai, then that would have to be the yummy, twice-daily repast called ‘tiffin’ in the local parlance. A short, mid-morning and teatime snack that is punctuated by strong filter coffee (but, of course!) and a smorgasbord of scrumptious treats. Often highlighted by a mindboggling variety of our favourite South Indian snack—the idli.
While there is no dearth of Udupi restaurants in Mumbai that try their best to satiate those basic idli cravings, it is the sheer lack of more local and regional idli iterations like the Kanchipuram and thatte idli that gets to us. The newly opened, all-veg Idli Didli Doo seeks to remedy that. And it does so with aplomb, offering over a dozen versions of the steamed rice cake—some traditional and a few that cheekily defy convention.
The menu here is so extensive that we feel the need to try it out on two separate occasions. We pick up the first order ourselves from the tiny Shivaji Park outlet. While the other, we call in a few days later via a food delivery service provider.
We start off with the thatte idli (Rs 65) that is a fluffy, quarter plate sized single idli that, just like all the other idli varieties on offer, is accompanied by a delicious, drumstick- and brinjal-redolent sambar and two fresh-tasting chutneys (coconut and tomato-chilly). The mustard seed and curry leaf-speckled Kanchipuram idli and the red-tinted ragi idli (both, Rs 65 for two), are equally scrumptious.
The bite sized mini rasam idli (Rs 65 for five), with the thin, lemony rasam, putting an interesting spin on the dish is perfect for a particularly rainy day along with a steaming shot of filter coffee (Rs 15 for a half cup). Seeing the rarely-found-in-Mumbai paniyaram (Rs 80 for six) on the menu, we could not help ordering a portion of the ball-shaped dumplings, that are also known as paddu in Karnataka, and made from idli batter in a specially indented griddle pan. The neer moru (Rs 40) is a refreshing, South Indian take on traditional chaas and a cooling antidote to the fiery tomato-chilly chutney that we dunk our crisp medu vada (Rs 55) into.
Wanting to go a little ‘off-piste’, we try the rather wacky Italian idli fry (Rs 105) that sees chopped up bits of regular idli tossed in a hot pan with a squirt of olive oil and served with a sprinkling of herbs like oregano and shavings of cheese. Carrying the experimental leitmotif a bit further, we try the chocolate idli waffle (Rs 155) that almost tastes like a sour buttermilk waffle, thanks to the tangy idli batter it is made with.
We end our eating marathon with a ghee-enriched bowl of the utterly satisfying kesari (Rs 55) also known as sheera to us Mumbaikars. This one is all good things a sweet send-off should be—memorable and more-ish. Just like our twin ‘tiffin’ sessions have been.
AT: Idli Didli Doo, Devkunj Bldg., Shivaji Park, Dadar (W).
TIME: 8am to 9pm
CALL: 9372463949
(An edited version of this review appeared in the 14th August 2020 issue of the Mid-Day newspaper, India on page 17 https://m.mid-day.com/articles/time-for-tiffin/22934215)
Monday, August 21, 2017
Fancy a 9pm Fry Up?
It’s always “eggs o’clock” at these five places around
the city that make it their mission to serve you the day’s most important
meal—breakfast—at any old time of the day, night even. Get set for the dawn
(pun unintended!) of the All-Day Breakfast
By
Raul Dias
Craft
When these guys say ‘Breakfast Anytime’ they really men anytime! Using only “Kegg farms” organic, free range, tan shell eggs in all their egg dishes, this is in-keeping with the fresh produce ethos of Craft. So, this means an all-day menu replete with fun breakfast dishes like muglette which is an omelette made with cheese, cayenne pepper, sour cream and spring onion with an option for bacon, served, in... get this, a mug! Another must-try is the barbecue chicken breakfast bun made with homemade BBQ sauce, smoked applewood cheddar and a fried egg. Great ‘eggs’pectations, this.Where: Level 1, Phoenix Marketcity Kurla, LBS Marg, Kurla (w)
Call: 61802073/74
Timings: 11am to 11:45pm
When these guys say ‘Breakfast Anytime’ they really men anytime! Using only “Kegg farms” organic, free range, tan shell eggs in all their egg dishes, this is in-keeping with the fresh produce ethos of Craft. So, this means an all-day menu replete with fun breakfast dishes like muglette which is an omelette made with cheese, cayenne pepper, sour cream and spring onion with an option for bacon, served, in... get this, a mug! Another must-try is the barbecue chicken breakfast bun made with homemade BBQ sauce, smoked applewood cheddar and a fried egg. Great ‘eggs’pectations, this.Where: Level 1, Phoenix Marketcity Kurla, LBS Marg, Kurla (w)
Call: 61802073/74
Timings: 11am to 11:45pm
The
Nutcracker
The all-day brekkie offering at this otherwise all-veg Kala Ghoda café truly is an egg lover’s fantasy come true. Available in myriad avatars, the eggs shines in all its sunshine-hued glory. Choose from a selection of international favourites like Turkish eggs, truffle eggs and Israeli Shakshouka to tried-n-tested desi classics like akuri, salli eggs and the green chilli chutney-redolent eggs Kejriwal. And for those not too chuffed with scarfing down eggs, the fluffy buttermilk pancakes, chewy bagels, French toast, breakfast shakes and waffles are the stuff 9pm breakfast dreams are made of!
Where: Modern House, Dr. V.B. Gandhi Marg, Opposite One Forbes Building, Kala Ghoda, Fort
Call: 22842430
Timings: Tue-Sat 9:30am to 11pm, Monday 12pm to 11pm, Sunday 8:30am to 11pm
Café Zoe
The breakfast service at this breezy mid-town café starts as early as 7.30am and runs throughout the day fueling you up with an extensive breakfast menu. The all-day menu offers up a plethora of the world of breakfast’s greatest hits from pancakes and Belgian waffles to eggs in all and every way you like, be it a skinny white only fluffy omelette or a classic Eggs Benedict to black lentil pancakes, French toast and freshly baked breads. From the drinks’ menu, take your pick from a range of French press coffees and healthy juices. Try the ABC (apple, beetroot, carrot) juice and thank us later.
Where: Mathuradas Mills Compound, N.M Joshi Marg, Lower Parel
Call: 24902065
Timings: 7:30am to 5pm
The all-day brekkie offering at this otherwise all-veg Kala Ghoda café truly is an egg lover’s fantasy come true. Available in myriad avatars, the eggs shines in all its sunshine-hued glory. Choose from a selection of international favourites like Turkish eggs, truffle eggs and Israeli Shakshouka to tried-n-tested desi classics like akuri, salli eggs and the green chilli chutney-redolent eggs Kejriwal. And for those not too chuffed with scarfing down eggs, the fluffy buttermilk pancakes, chewy bagels, French toast, breakfast shakes and waffles are the stuff 9pm breakfast dreams are made of!
Where: Modern House, Dr. V.B. Gandhi Marg, Opposite One Forbes Building, Kala Ghoda, Fort
Call: 22842430
Timings: Tue-Sat 9:30am to 11pm, Monday 12pm to 11pm, Sunday 8:30am to 11pm
Café Zoe
The breakfast service at this breezy mid-town café starts as early as 7.30am and runs throughout the day fueling you up with an extensive breakfast menu. The all-day menu offers up a plethora of the world of breakfast’s greatest hits from pancakes and Belgian waffles to eggs in all and every way you like, be it a skinny white only fluffy omelette or a classic Eggs Benedict to black lentil pancakes, French toast and freshly baked breads. From the drinks’ menu, take your pick from a range of French press coffees and healthy juices. Try the ABC (apple, beetroot, carrot) juice and thank us later.
Where: Mathuradas Mills Compound, N.M Joshi Marg, Lower Parel
Call: 24902065
Timings: 7:30am to 5pm
Monkey
Bar
Dubbed ‘Breakfirst Plus’ this Sunday-only, all-day brekkie bonanza is a literal feast with a ‘Monkey Twist’! The EggHead section offers everything from the egg lover’s original favourite of scrambled eggs to their interpretation of the Parsi staple with a twist—curried akuri with Malabari paratha. They also do the Lord Cubbon’s Vice which is a traditional English breakfast with the works. For those with a predilection for a sweet breakfast, there’s always the cinnamon and toffee pancakes along with French toast. The menu also offers perfect Hangover Cures with signature breakfast cocktails like the morning glory and the Bloody Monkey, along with French press coffee, masala chai, thick shakes and fresh juices.
Where: Summerville, Junction of 14th & 33rd, Linking Road, Bandra (e)
Call: 26005215
Timings: 9am to 5pm
Dubbed ‘Breakfirst Plus’ this Sunday-only, all-day brekkie bonanza is a literal feast with a ‘Monkey Twist’! The EggHead section offers everything from the egg lover’s original favourite of scrambled eggs to their interpretation of the Parsi staple with a twist—curried akuri with Malabari paratha. They also do the Lord Cubbon’s Vice which is a traditional English breakfast with the works. For those with a predilection for a sweet breakfast, there’s always the cinnamon and toffee pancakes along with French toast. The menu also offers perfect Hangover Cures with signature breakfast cocktails like the morning glory and the Bloody Monkey, along with French press coffee, masala chai, thick shakes and fresh juices.
Where: Summerville, Junction of 14th & 33rd, Linking Road, Bandra (e)
Call: 26005215
Timings: 9am to 5pm
212
All Good
Built from a promise to create incredibly wholesome food and drinks that are shy of preservatives and embrace everything that is good for your gut, the all-day breakfast menu at 212 All Good also carries forward this philosophy. Breakfast options include five kinds of granola with a choice of kefir, milk or nut mylk; eggs marinated in pickled beet juice; a no-egg scramble made from tofu; pearl millet and oat flapjacks, fresh fruit bowls, et more. Now, that’s a healthy way to start…err, we mean end the day!
Where: Ground Floor Grand Galleria, High Street Phoenix, Lower Parel
Call: 62216020
Timings: 9am to 12am
Built from a promise to create incredibly wholesome food and drinks that are shy of preservatives and embrace everything that is good for your gut, the all-day breakfast menu at 212 All Good also carries forward this philosophy. Breakfast options include five kinds of granola with a choice of kefir, milk or nut mylk; eggs marinated in pickled beet juice; a no-egg scramble made from tofu; pearl millet and oat flapjacks, fresh fruit bowls, et more. Now, that’s a healthy way to start…err, we mean end the day!
Where: Ground Floor Grand Galleria, High Street Phoenix, Lower Parel
Call: 62216020
Timings: 9am to 12am
(An edited version of this article appeared in the 21st August 2017 issue of the evening edition of Mid-Day newspaper, India http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-food-five-mumbai-restaurants-breakfast-meals-day-night-menu-lifestyle/18522150)
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