Restauranthesis: Velkar Farms, Ghodbunder Road

Mumbai, India The ‘dhaba’ concept on once quaint and now buzzing Mira-Bhayander Ghodbunder road stretch has certainly picked up over years. I have been on this stretch quite a few times but never dined here, when an opportunity came I seized it and Velkar farms was first the brand recall, it got etched in my... Continue Reading →

Restauranthesis: Friends Union Joshi Club, Kalbadevi

Mumbai, India This place has been in existence from the pre-independence era and again has a cult following. ‘Friends Union Joshi Club’ quite an unusual name for a thali place, it perhaps speaks of it as a place to congregate for a foodie cause in the times gone by. It was on my list for... Continue Reading →

Restauranthesis: Pandara Road, Bandra

Mumbai, India Named after the one of the most politically affluent locales in Delhi, this place serves Mughlai/Punjabi fare.  A small eatery with around 40 seats split between A/C and non/ac sections, with wooden flooring etc they have certainly made an effort to get in a different look but couldn't get too far.  We went... Continue Reading →

Restauranthesis: Annapurna, Vasco

Vasco, Goa I have never written about Udipi restaurants as people are happy to experiment with them and they are pretty much standardized in Mumbai however when in Goa finding a good breakfast that too vegetarian can be a challenge and hence I am compelled to speak to about this Udipi called Annapurna in Vasco,... Continue Reading →

Restauranthesis: Pecos Classic , Brigade Road

Bengaluru, India I had never heard of this as a Mumbaikar until a news of it getting funded broke. On this trip to Bengaluru I made it a point to visit before it is run by VCs ;). A friend of mine who has grown up with this, one of the first pubs in Bengaluru... Continue Reading →

Restauranthesis: Vapour, Indira Nagar

Bengaluru, India On a rainy Tuesday evening a few of us decided to meet at the Black Rabbit however since they did not have fresh beers we decided to move to Vapour next door, this was despite resistance from one of the friends. The place is open air and I couldn’t have asked for more... Continue Reading →

Restauranthesis: Drinks on MG, M G Road

Bengaluru, India Drinks On MG which is located at the Church Street end of MG road got on to my radar of  places when I witnessed their bartender Alfonso Del Portillo get crowned the best bartender of India at a competition last month. The entrance is bedecked with a Cocktail Shaker; however it is very... Continue Reading →

Restauranthesis: Pizza Metro Pizza, Kemps Corner, Mumbai

Mumbai, India Pizza Metro Pizza a London based Neapolitan restaurant chain has opened their second outlet at Kemps corner after its foray into India in 2012 with their first store in Khar.  Most renowned for its meter long pizzas out of wood fired ovens, we finally managed to visit them last evening. You enter the... Continue Reading →

Restauranthesis: Bageecha, Novotel, Mumbai

Mumbai, India I settled down in a chair with the sea breeze in my face and witnessed the changing hues at dusk. The roar of the surf, the appetizers; Pineapple Panna and chunks of achari Tarbooz and Kaltenburg a brew from Meghalaya set the scene for my dinner at Bageecha , a open-air Indian restaurant... Continue Reading →

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