Food Tour-Best Mumbai street food

Food Tour-Best Mumbai street food is as exciting as it is mouthwatering.

Mumbaiiiiiii, the Indian city that never sleeps draws in the first time visitor in more ways than one. From checking out local trains to religious places, from ferry rides to wildlife, Mumbai has everything, for everyone. Nobody can deny the fact that Mumbai’s attractiveness is enchanted by its stunning seashores, staggeringly beautiful architectures and glorious Geteway. Whether choose to hang out with your better half at the Marine Drive (Queens Necklace) and followed crowds of worshippers at the Siddivinayak Temple but you ain’t seen nothing until you’ve bit into a steaming hot Vada Pav and cutting chai.

If you are in the mood to tantalize your taste buds, find your excuse to ditch that diet, and walk through some of the best food galis in the country - fellow foodie, you have chance to taste some incredibly flavorful combinations of ingredients, you are at the right place! Mumbai, the city of dreams. Thousands come from far and wide into this land, in the search of love, acceptance, money, fame and what not. And all these people need a solid taste of Mumbai street food. The street food in Mumbai is prepared to please the taste buds without much care for presentation, much like the city itself, which doesn’t impress at first sight but grows on you as you tuck in for a second spoonful. If you want to turn your fling with Mumbai into a long-drawn romance, embark on this street food journey in the city.

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So here it is, the ultimate list of the street food in Mumbai when you are visiting this “Sapno ki Nagri Aamchi Mumbai”.

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Vada Pav

One of mumbai’s most popular and widely available street food snacks. Also called as the Mumbai vegetarian burger–Vada Pav. If you walk any street in Mumbai, You are bound to quickly come across Vada Pav Being the cheapest street snack in the Mumbai. I can say from experience that if you ever ask a hungry Mumbaikar what he or she would like to order at on street stall, he will almost always impulsively think of Vada Pav.

Vada pav, a deep fried gram flour coated patty of boiled crushed potatoes mixed with spices, chili, ginger and garlic sandwiched in pav garnished with a variety of different chutney made of coconut, chilies and garlic.

Where: You’ll find Vada Pav all over the city, especially in busy areas of the city.

Vada-Pav

Bombay  Biryani

The best place to eat biryani at Noor Mohmaddi, Bhendi Bazaar.The best time to visit Mohammad Ali Road (where Noor Mohmaddi is, along with a lot of roadside Kabab, Shawrma and other restaurants joints).This street is next home to some food lover. You can spot Bollywood-star there and you also with them too busy with your face in the plate.
Where: 179, Wazir Building, Abdul Hakim Chowk, Bhendi Bazar, Near Girgaum, Mumbai.

Mumbai-Biryani

Pav Bhaji

Pav Bhaji the best veg street food in Mumbai. The winning combination of buttery pav and spicy bhaji is just too good. It’s simple and delicious and it’s street food you can’t leave Mumbai without trying. You can enjoy Pav Bhaji for lunch, dinner and in between meals.

The common recipe includes potatoes and tomatoes, mashed up with spices, and served with lightly toasted and generously buttered pav. Melt in the mouth pav and bhaji that is steamy, spicy and tangy.

Where: Cannon Pav Bhaji, Mahapalika Marg, Opposite Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Hazarimal Somani Road, Fort, Mumbai.

Pav-Bhaji

Cutting Chai

Chai is not really food, but I had to include it on this list because of its importance and dominance in every Mumbaikar. Chai in Mumbai is just as delicious. The joy of visiting Mumbai is drinking cup of hot Chai on the side of street with your friends-(bhai, bro, panter, bhidu, or bantai). You just shout at Maharaj (chai seller), "Maharaj do cutting" and he'll serve you the most delicious hot chai.

The tea is usually brewed quite strong, then supplemented with plenty of creamy milk, and seasoned with cardamom, masala, or ginger to give it an extra kick of flavor and spice.Chai offers a time to take rest from hectic or busy schedule and you can enjoy every sip of hot chai for release strees.

Where: You’ll find Chai all over the city.

Cutting-Chai

Bombay Sandwich

In the evening after office hours many mumbaikar like small snacks on the road. Street food is inexpensive as compared to restaurants and sometimes felt that the taste of the street food is delicious than restaurants and here is the best example of Bombay Sandwish.

A Sandwich is consisting of vegetables, all begin with a couple slices of bread are served with the mint chutney & tomato ketchup with container or wrapper. There are so many verity of sandwich like veg sandwich, paneer sandwich, grilled sandwich, mushroom sandwich, Cheese chilly and many more. My favorite is grilled sandwich with tomato ketchup. For delicious taste dip your sandwich in more ketchup before taking bite.

Where: You’ll find Mumbai street sandwiches all over the city, especially in busy areas of the city.

Sandwich

Samosa (In Mumbai Local Train)

Samosa is a common street food but when its talk about Samosa in Mumbai local trains you will be shock. Mumbai local is one of the most crowded travel option which are connected to suburban place. At the time of traveling for office you have a option to break your fast in Mumbai local train.

Mumbaikar home makers are selling this hot samosa with red coconut chutney in local train at very low price. You get 2 samosa for `.15 and it can fill your stomach for next few hours. It’s hard to ignore Mumbai local train samosa.

Samosa-In-Local-Train

Bombay Duck Fry (Bombil)

If you are non-vegetarian must try Bombay Duck Fry (bombil fry) in mumbai. It’s not really duck at all, but it’s a type of fish called bombil in local language. It is a must do on a list of things to eat when in Mumbai. Your tummy will be full in one thali meal that includes duck fry, variety of fish curries, rice, chapatti and solkadi.

Duck fry is a crispy outer edge and the fish remains creamy inside. Fish is coated in a layer of semolina (rava) and rice flour. Bombil also served as a starter made with ginger-garlic and chillies  — fried or rawa-coated with red chutney.

Where: Mast Koli Restaurant, Dock Shipbuilder Ltd, Dockyard, Wadi Bandar, Mazgaon, Mumbai.

Bombay-Duck-Fry

Pani Puri

You definitely can’t miss a pani puri when in Mumbai. Pani puri absolute stunner of an Indian street food. It’s just delicious food to eat.

Suprising flavors and crispy fried puri stuffed with onion, spicy mashed potato and verity of flavored water which could sweet, spicy or mix. Queue up at a vendor for mouthfuls of spicy puris one after the other as the seller hands them to you in a small bowl. Pop the whole puri into your mouth at once for maximum effect. Important tip never forget to ask sukha puri after plate of pani puri.

Where: You’ll find Pani Puri all over the city, especially in busy areas of the city.

Pani-Puri

Butter chicken

I ate butter chicken at very places in Mumbai but I specially like the taste of non-veg  food at the very famous place in Mumbai that is Gulshan-e-Iran. You must try extremely delicious Mughalai specialities at low price at Gulshan-e-Iran. Gulshan-e-Iran have verity of non-veg food for your hungry stomach at maddeningly low prices. The best food items to try at Gulshan-eIran butter chicken, kheema pav, chicken tikka masala, garlic naan, butter roti and rabdi kulfi for dessert.

Where: Gulshan-e-Iran 15, Corner Of MRA Marg, Musafir Khana Road, Crawford Market, Mumbai CST Area, Mumbai.

Butter-Chicken

Ice Cream Sandwich/Biscuit :

Your day is incomplete without visiting K. Rustom for delicious mouthwatering verity of Ice cream. K rustom has been serving hundred of happy faces every day and it’s increasing day by day. You can taste verity of flavors strawberry, chocolate, almond crunch,kacchi kairi, coffee, rasberry and so on between two wafers.

Where: K. Rustom, 87 Stadium House, Opposite Ambassador Hotel, Veer Nariman Road, Churchgate, Mumbai.

Ice-Cream-Sandwich

Kala Khatta Sharbat

Kala khatta is a flavour in ice candy or in sharbat (soft drink). Kala khatta sharbat can reduce your tiredness within a minute. There is rarely a need for a straw for a properly made shave ice product, since the flavors are in the ice and not at the bottom of the cup.
Where: Kalingar, Opposite Chatrapathi Shivaji Maharaj Station.

Kala-Khata-Sharbat

Meetha Paan

Ending this wonderful list on a sweet, mouth freshening note, the paan we get at Shiv Sagar in Girgaum is one of the best you will have. It is filled with a number of great ingredients and then refrigerated. having cold paan in your mouth is one of the best feelings in the world!
Where: Shiv Sagar, 66/68, VP Road, CP Tank Circle, Girgaum, Mumbai.

Meetha-Paan

Mumbai is one of the most important cities in India and it’s a city that loves to eat. Any trip to Mumbai is incomplete without feasting on these local delicacies. Have we missed out any of your favourite street food joints? Let us know in the comments below!

                                                                                          
                                                                                                   Roshan Javheri