North West (Juhu and Bandra)

Seijo & the Soul Dish restaurant and bar
+91 22 26405555
206 Waterfield Road (Krystal, Patkar Marg), Bandra, Mumbai
Contemporary Indian / international cuisine. In an unlikely looking office block but a great bar and restaurant once your inside. I roughly know the owner Krishor.

Zenzi,
+91 22 5643-0670
Waterfield Road (Krystal, Patkar Marg)
Ain’t nothing wrong with Zensi except they gave us first the wrong order and then someone else’s bill – for a lot less! But otherwise, it’s the best bar in the area on account of it being less like a restaurant like.

Olive Bar and Restaurant
+91 22 2605 8228
Bandra, Mumbai
Very civilized and European, the food is good but you can, of course, get better European food in Europe. The nicest thing is that you can eat outside and that it has live music sometimes.

Vie Deck and Lounge
102, Juhu Tara Road, opposite Little Italy, south of Sea Princess Hotel. Open Hours 7pm-1:30am
+91 22 2660 3003
Not a bad little place right raised above Juhu beach and fenced off with glass. It’s a sort of food and drink at tables type of bar outside and more loud music and standing inside. It’s downside is that Juhu beach is usually a place for out of towners to bed down for the night, which means that the flood lit view includes a lot of poor people to look at whilst you pay a days wages for a beer.

Mahesh restaurant
+91 22 5695-5554
Next door to JW Marriott, Juhu Tara Road
Fantastic lobster in garlic butter but it makes your breath stink for days. It’s nice because you can sit on the roof (only sit on the roof) and eat.

Enigma Night-club
+91 22 26933000
In the J. W. Marriott hotel, Juhu Tara Road Juhu Beach
It’s raved about, but I strongly suspect it’s bit shit and very expensive. Si and I stopped by but couldn’t get in because they only allowed couples… Says it all really.

11 Echoes
+91 22 2618 4040
+91 22 2618 4050
eleven_echoes@yahoo.co.in
Opp Juhu Beach, Juhu Tara Road
Open air with a view over the beach and sea… over the traffic. Lovely none the less. Romantic, italian-ish and a bit pricey. It has a club downstairs as well.