Where to go
The Guide
200 places at 27 stations
Walk
Oval Maidan
A long green where a dozen cricket matches overlap on any weekend. Gothic towers line one side, Art Deco apartments the other.
Short walk from the stationMap for Oval Maidan (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Rajabai Clock Tower
The 85-metre tower of the University of Mumbai, finished in 1878. You cannot go up, but it is best seen across the Oval anyway.
Short walk from the stationMap for Rajabai Clock Tower (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Bombay High Court
A Gothic Revival courthouse from 1878 that still sits every working day. Take it in from the Oval side.
Short walk from the stationMap for Bombay High Court (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Eros Cinema
A 1938 Art Deco picture house on the corner right outside the station. Its stepped tower is one of the most photographed in the city.
Short walk from the stationMap for Eros Cinema (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
K. Rustom & Co.
An ice-cream counter from the 1950s that serves a slab of ice cream between two wafers. Order, eat on the pavement, repeat.
On the plate: Ice-cream sandwich
Short walk from the stationMap for K. Rustom & Co. (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Brabourne Stadium
The Cricket Club of India's ground, opened in 1937. It hosted Mumbai's Test matches until Wankhede was built half a kilometre up the road in 1974.
Short walk from the stationMap for Brabourne Stadium (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Cross Maidan
The northern green of the old Esplanade, named for the stone cross at its edge. Quieter than the Oval, and a shortcut most office-goers know.
Short walk from the stationMap for Cross Maidan (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Stadium Restaurant
An Irani café beside the station that has fed commuters for generations. Kheema pav, bun maska and chai, at tables you may have to share.
On the plate: Bun maska and chai, Kheema pav
Short walk from the stationMap for Stadium Restaurant (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Gaylord
A restaurant and bakery on Veer Nariman Road since 1956. The pavement tables are where the street's evening is watched from.
Short walk from the stationMap for Gaylord (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Nariman Point
The business district on reclaimed land at the southern tip of Marine Drive. Walk to the very end and look back along the whole curve of the bay.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Nariman Point (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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National Centre for the Performing Arts
Five theatres at the tip of Nariman Point, home to the Symphony Orchestra of India. Music, dance and plays most evenings of the year.
Short taxi ride from the stationMap for National Centre for the Performing Arts (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Marine Drive promenade
Three and a half kilometres of sea wall from Nariman Point to Chowpatty. Come at sunset, find a gap on the parapet and stay until the lamps come on.
Short walk from the stationMap for Marine Drive promenade (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Wankhede Stadium
Mumbai's cricket ground, where India won the 2011 World Cup final. On match days you can hear it from the platform.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Wankhede Stadium (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Metro Cinema
Another 1938 Art Deco cinema, at the Dhobi Talao junction, still showing films as a multiplex.
Short walk from the stationMap for Metro Cinema (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Kyani & Co.
An Irani café open since 1904. Bun maska, chai and bentwood chairs.
On the plate: Bun maska and chai
Short walk from the stationMap for Kyani & Co. (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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The Gymkhanas
The Islam, Hindu and Parsi gymkhanas sit in a row on Marine Drive, each with its own cricket ground. They were the home sides of the old Bombay Pentangular.
Short walk from the stationMap for The Gymkhanas (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Liberty Cinema
An Art Deco cinema that opened in 1949 and was named for the country's new independence. The foyer and staircase are the reason to go in.
Short walk from the stationMap for Liberty Cinema (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Sassanian Boulangerie
An Irani café and bakery from 1913, a few minutes from the station. Mawa cake, chicken puffs and chai under a slow ceiling fan.
On the plate: Mawa cake
Short walk from the stationMap for Sassanian Boulangerie (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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St. Xavier's College
A college founded in 1869, in an Indo-Gothic campus of stone arcades and a quadrangle. Look in from the gate; it is a working college.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for St. Xavier's College (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Shree Thaker Bhojanalay
A first-floor dining hall in Kalbadevi that has served a Gujarati thali since 1945. Sit down and the plate keeps being refilled until you say stop.
On the plate: Gujarati thali
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Shree Thaker Bhojanalay (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Shop
Bhuleshwar market
A knot of old lanes selling flowers, bangles, brass and everything needed for a puja, with a temple on almost every corner.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Bhuleshwar market (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Girgaon Chowpatty
The city beach at the top of the bay. Evenings are for families, balloon sellers and the long view back down Marine Drive.
Short walk from the stationMap for Girgaon Chowpatty (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Chowpatty food stalls
Bhel puri, pav bhaji and kulfi from the row of stalls at the edge of the sand. This is where the city comes to eat them.
On the plate: Pav bhaji, Bhel puri, Kulfi
Short walk from the stationMap for Chowpatty food stalls (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Royal Opera House
India's only surviving opera house, built in the 1910s and reopened in 2016 after a long restoration. It stages concerts and plays again.
Short walk from the stationMap for Royal Opera House (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Khotachiwadi
A lane of old wooden houses with verandahs and painted balconies, hidden behind Girgaon's main road.
Short walk from the stationMap for Khotachiwadi (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Mani Bhavan
The house Gandhi worked from on his visits to Bombay between 1917 and 1934, now a quiet museum and library.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Mani Bhavan (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Babulnath Temple
An old Shiva temple on a small hill just past Chowpatty, reached by a flight of steps.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Babulnath Temple (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Cream Centre
A vegetarian restaurant facing Chowpatty since 1958. The chole bhature is what most tables order.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Cream Centre (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
New Kulfi Centre
A corner counter at Chowpatty that sells kulfi by weight, cut into slices on a plate.
On the plate: Kulfi
15 to 20 minute walkMap for New Kulfi Centre (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Hanging Gardens
Terraced gardens on top of Malabar Hill, laid out in 1881 over a water reservoir. Known for hedges clipped into animals and for the evening breeze.
Short taxi ride from the stationMap for Hanging Gardens (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Kamala Nehru Park
Across the road from the Hanging Gardens, with the giant shoe every Mumbai child has climbed. The railing gives the classic view down over Chowpatty and Marine Drive.
Short taxi ride from the stationMap for Kamala Nehru Park (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Banganga Tank
A stepped freshwater tank at Walkeshwar, first built in the 12th century and ringed by temples. It is a village-quiet corner a few metres from the sea.
Short taxi ride from the stationMap for Banganga Tank (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Jain Temple, Walkeshwar
The Babu Amichand Panalal temple of 1904, on the Malabar Hill ridge road. Carved marble, painted ceilings and two stone elephants at the entrance.
Short taxi ride from the stationMap for Jain Temple, Walkeshwar (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Shop
Chor Bazaar
The thieves' market that is really a flea market: lanes of old clocks, film posters, gramophones, brass and car parts. Go before lunch, and bargain.
About 20 minutes on foot, heading eastMap for Chor Bazaar (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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August Kranti Maidan
The ground where the Quit India resolution was announced on 8 August 1942. A small memorial stands where the crowd stood.
Short walk from the stationMap for August Kranti Maidan (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
B. Merwan & Co.
An Irani bakery that has stood outside the station since 1914. The mawa cakes are gone by mid-morning.
On the plate: Mawa cake
Right outside the east exitMap for B. Merwan & Co. (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Shop
Lamington Road
The city's electronics street: computer parts, cables, speakers and repairs, shop after shop.
Short walk from the stationMap for Lamington Road (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Swati Snacks
A Tardeo restaurant that has served Gujarati snacks since 1963. The panki, steamed in banana leaf, is the thing to try.
On the plate: Panki
Short walk from the stationMap for Swati Snacks (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Mumbai Central station
The Western Railway's long-distance terminus, opened in 1930. The trains to Gujarat, Rajasthan and Delhi leave from the big hall next to the suburban platforms.
You are standing in itMap for Mumbai Central station (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Maratha Mandir
The cinema across the road that has shown the same film, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, almost every day since it came out in 1995.
Short walk from the stationMap for Maratha Mandir (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Dhobi Ghat
Rows of open-air stone wash pens where the city's laundry has been beaten clean since the 1890s.
Seen from the bridge beside the stationMap for Dhobi Ghat (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Mahalaxmi Racecourse
A racecourse from 1883 with a grandstand to match. Racing runs through the cooler months, and the track is a walking loop early and late in the day.
Short walk from the stationMap for Mahalaxmi Racecourse (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Haji Ali Dargah
A white mosque and tomb on an islet in the bay, reached by a causeway that goes under at high tide.
Short taxi ride from the stationMap for Haji Ali Dargah (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Haji Ali Juice Centre
At the mouth of the causeway. Fresh fruit juices and fruit cream, eaten standing or in your taxi.
On the plate: Fruit cream
Short taxi ride from the stationMap for Haji Ali Juice Centre (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Mahalaxmi Temple
The temple the neighbourhood is named after, on the sea-facing rocks off Bhulabhai Desai Road.
Short taxi ride from the stationMap for Mahalaxmi Temple (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Cafe Noorani
An old Mughlai restaurant at the Haji Ali junction. Kebabs and biryani, and a natural stop after the walk out to the dargah.
On the plate: Biryani
Short taxi ride from the stationMap for Cafe Noorani (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Shop
Heera Panna
A covered arcade of small shops at Haji Ali, long known for imported watches, perfumes and electronics.
Short taxi ride from the stationMap for Heera Panna (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Shop
High Street Phoenix
A mall built inside the old Phoenix Mills, with the mill's chimney left standing in the courtyard.
Short walk from the stationMap for High Street Phoenix (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Kamala Mills
A mill compound turned into a dense block of restaurants and bars. Busy from eight until late.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Kamala Mills (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Worli Sea Face
A long, open promenade facing the Sea Link, wilder than Marine Drive. In the monsoon the waves come over the wall.
Short taxi ride from the stationMap for Worli Sea Face (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Nehru Planetarium
A domed planetarium beside the Nehru Centre, open since 1977, whose sky shows have started generations of schoolchildren on astronomy.
Short taxi ride from the stationMap for Nehru Planetarium (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Nehru Science Centre
The country's largest interactive science centre, opened in Worli in 1985. Hands-on galleries indoors and a science park outside.
Short taxi ride from the stationMap for Nehru Science Centre (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Worli Fort
A small fort built by the British around 1675 at the tip of the Worli fishing village. The walk in is through the village lanes, and the Sea Link fills the view.
Taxi to Worli village, then a walk through the lanesMap for Worli Fort (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Shop
Dadar flower market
Wholesale marigolds, jasmine and roses sold by the kilo beside the station. It is at full volume before sunrise and winding down by mid-morning.
Short walk from the stationMap for Dadar flower market (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Shivaji Park
A huge open maidan ringed by a walking path. Cricket nets in the morning, the whole neighbourhood out for a stroll in the evening.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Shivaji Park (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Chaitya Bhoomi
The memorial to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar beside the sea at Dadar Chowpatty. People come from across the country every 6 December.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Chaitya Bhoomi (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Aaswad
A Maharashtrian snack house known for its misal pav. Also the place to try thalipeeth and piyush.
On the plate: Misal pav, Thalipeeth, Piyush
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Aaswad (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Siddhivinayak Temple
The city's best-known Ganesh temple, in Prabhadevi. Tuesdays draw the longest queues.
Short taxi ride from the stationMap for Siddhivinayak Temple (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Prakash Shakahari Upahar Kendra
A plain Maharashtrian snack house on Gokhale Road. Sabudana vada, missal and a glass of piyush.
On the plate: Sabudana vada, Piyush
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Prakash Shakahari Upahar Kendra (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Plaza Cinema
One of Dadar's oldest cinemas and for decades the home of Marathi film premieres.
Short walk from the stationMap for Plaza Cinema (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Portuguese Church
Our Lady of Salvation, a parish founded in 1596. The present building, with its cluster of concrete shells, was designed by Charles Correa in the 1970s.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Portuguese Church (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Savarkar Smarak
The memorial to V. D. Savarkar on the edge of Shivaji Park, with exhibition halls and an auditorium.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Savarkar Smarak (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Dadar Chowpatty
A narrow beach at the end of the Shivaji Park lanes. Come at dusk for the Sea Link across the bay.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Dadar Chowpatty (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Shop
Hindmata cloth market
The wholesale cloth market on the east side: saris, dress material and wedding shopping by the lane.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Hindmata cloth market (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Shop
Joshi Budhakaka Mahim Halwawala
The family shop behind Mahim halwa, the thin sheets of ghee-and-wheat sweet named after the neighbourhood two stops north. The family has made it for more than two centuries.
On the plate: Mahim halwa
On the east side, at Khodadad CircleMap for Joshi Budhakaka Mahim Halwawala (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Mahim Dargah
The shrine of Makhdoom Ali Mahimi, a 15th-century scholar and saint. Each December the Mahim fair fills the street outside for ten days.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Mahim Dargah (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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St. Michael's Church
A parish founded in the 1500s, in a modern building. On Wednesdays the novena draws tens of thousands, of every religion.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for St. Michael's Church (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Mahim Fort
The worn remains of a fort at the mouth of the creek, older than British Bombay. The view across the bay to the Sea Link is the reason to come.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Mahim Fort (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Maharashtra Nature Park
A woodland grown on a former rubbish dump beside the Mithi river, now full of birds and butterflies.
Short taxi ride from the stationMap for Maharashtra Nature Park (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Sitladevi Temple
An old temple to the goddess people once prayed to against smallpox. The road outside is named after it.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Sitladevi Temple (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Bandstand promenade
A sea-facing walk along the rocks. Evenings bring walkers, couples and fans waiting outside film stars' houses.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Bandstand promenade (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Mount Mary Basilica
A hilltop church above the sea. For a week each September the Bandra Fair fills the lanes below it.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Mount Mary Basilica (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Bandra Fort
The remains of a Portuguese watchtower from 1640. The reason to come is the head-on view of the Sea Link.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Bandra Fort (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Ranwar village
One of Bandra's old villages. Narrow lanes, tiled-roof cottages and walls covered in murals around Chapel Road.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Ranwar village (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Carter Road promenade
A seafront walkway with mangroves on one side and cafés on the other. Busiest after dark.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Carter Road promenade (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Shop
Linking Road
Pavement stalls of shoes, bags and clothes. The first price is never the price.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Linking Road (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Elco Pani Puri Centre
A Hill Road institution for pani puri and chaat, with a counter out front and a sit-down restaurant inside.
On the plate: Pani puri
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Elco Pani Puri Centre (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Bandra station
The Victorian station building is a protected heritage structure, well over a century old. Look up at the roof and the gables before you leave the west side.
You are standing in itMap for Bandra station (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Lucky Restaurant
A biryani house at the station end of Hill Road since 1938.
On the plate: Biryani
Short walk from the stationMap for Lucky Restaurant (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Bandra Talao
The old village lake, a few minutes from the station, with a walking path around it.
Short walk from the stationMap for Bandra Talao (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Shop
Hill Road
The road that climbs from the station to the sea, lined with clothes and shoe stalls, bakeries and old churches.
Short walk from the stationMap for Hill Road (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
A-1 Bakery
An old Hill Road bakery. Bread, puffs and plum cake over the counter.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for A-1 Bakery (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Hearsch Bakery
A bakery in a bungalow compound by Holy Family Hospital. Schoolchildren and office staff queue for its burgers and puffs.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Hearsch Bakery (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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St. Andrew's Church
One of the oldest churches in the city, built by Portuguese Jesuits in 1575, with its graveyard beside the sea road.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for St. Andrew's Church (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Mehboob Studio
A working film studio where Hindi films have been shot since the 1950s. There are no tours; you see the gate.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Mehboob Studio (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Jogger's Park
A small seaside park on Carter Road with a looped track, busy at dawn and again at dusk.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Jogger's Park (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
American Express Bakery
The Hill Road branch of a bakery that began in Byculla in 1908. Bread, mawa cake and patties over the counter.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for American Express Bakery (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Juhu Beach
The suburbs' big beach. Go at sunset for the crowd and the food stalls.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Juhu Beach (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Prithvi Theatre
A small theatre in Juhu that has staged plays since 1978, with a courtyard café that is a destination in itself.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Prithvi Theatre (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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ISKCON Temple, Juhu
A marble temple complex a short walk from the beach, known as much for its evening aarti as for the vegetarian restaurant inside.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for ISKCON Temple, Juhu (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Parleshwar Temple
The old Shiva temple the neighbourhood grew around, in the lanes on the east side.
Short walk from the stationMap for Parleshwar Temple (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Dinanath Mangeshkar Natyagruha
Vile Parle's Marathi playhouse. The suburb is theatre country, and this is where its audience goes.
Short walk from the stationMap for Dinanath Mangeshkar Natyagruha (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Juhu beach food stalls
The rows of stalls where the road meets the sand. Pav bhaji, bhel and gola, eaten on the beach.
On the plate: Pav bhaji, Bhel puri, Gola
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Juhu beach food stalls (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Jalsa
Amitabh Bachchan's house in Juhu. A crowd gathers at the gate on Sunday evenings hoping he will step out to wave.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Jalsa (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Gilbert Hill
A sheer 60-metre column of black basalt left over from the volcanic age, hemmed in by apartment blocks. Steps lead to a small temple on top.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Gilbert Hill (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Versova beach
A wide, working beach beside the Versova fishing village, with boats pulled up on the sand.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Versova beach (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Mahakali Caves
A group of rock-cut Buddhist caves in Andheri East, around two thousand years old and usually almost empty.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Mahakali Caves (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Shop
Lokhandwala market
The high street of the television suburb: clothes, shoes and street food along one long road.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Lokhandwala market (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Versova Koliwada
A fishing village at the mouth of the creek, with boats pulled up and fish drying on racks.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Versova Koliwada (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Versova to Madh ferry
A few minutes across the creek on a small boat saves a long drive around. On the other side are Madh's village lanes and beaches.
Rickshaw to Versova jettyMap for Versova to Madh ferry (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Aarey Colony
Forest, grassland and dairy sheds laid out in 1949, with tree-lined roads the rest of the city has forgotten how to build.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Aarey Colony (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Chhota Kashmir
A garden and boating lake inside Aarey, named by the film crews who used it when they could not get to the real Kashmir.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Chhota Kashmir (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Film City
The studio complex in the hills where much of Hindi film and television is shot, opened in 1977. You can only go in on a guided bus tour.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Film City (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Aksa Beach
A long, wide beach with few buildings behind it. Come for the walk and the sunset, and stay out of the water: the currents here are dangerous.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Aksa Beach (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Marve Beach
A small beach with a jetty, where a ferry crosses the creek to Manori in a few minutes.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Marve Beach (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Madh Fort
A Portuguese watchtower from the 1600s at the tip of the peninsula. You cannot go inside, but the walk around it through the fishing village is the point.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Madh Fort (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Sanjay Gandhi National Park
Over a hundred square kilometres of forest inside the city limits, with deer near the gate and leopards deeper in.
Main gate is about a kilometre from the east sideMap for Sanjay Gandhi National Park (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Kanheri Caves
More than a hundred Buddhist caves cut into a basalt hill between the 1st century BCE and the 10th century CE.
Several kilometres inside the national parkMap for Kanheri Caves (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Global Vipassana Pagoda
A golden pagoda with one of the world's largest stone domes built without pillars.
Rickshaw to Gorai jetty, then a short ferryMap for Global Vipassana Pagoda (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Mandapeshwar Caves
A small rock-cut Shiva shrine roughly 1,500 years old, in the lanes of Borivali West.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Mandapeshwar Caves (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Veer Savarkar Udyan
The suburb's big public garden, a walk from the station on the west side.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Veer Savarkar Udyan (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church
The church that gives I.C. Colony its name, founded by the Portuguese in the 1540s beside the Mandapeshwar Caves.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Vasai Fort
The walled Portuguese city of Bassein, begun in the 1530s and taken by the Marathas in 1739. Roofless churches and gateways stand among palms beside the creek.
Bus or rickshaw to Vasai village, about half an hourMap for Vasai Fort (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Tungareshwar
A forested hill sanctuary on the east side of the tracks, with a Shiva temple part of the way up and streams across the path in the rains.
Rickshaw to the foot of the hill, on the east sideMap for Tungareshwar (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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The terminus itself
Look up before you leave. Carved stone animals, stained glass and a great dome, all above one of the busiest stations in the country.
You are standing in itMap for The terminus itself (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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BMC Headquarters
The city corporation's 1893 headquarters, directly opposite and by the same architect, F. W. Stevens.
Short walk from the stationMap for BMC Headquarters (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Pancham Puriwala
A puri-bhaji canteen that has been feeding people off the trains since the mid-1800s.
On the plate: Puri bhaji
Short walk from the stationMap for Pancham Puriwala (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Shop
Crawford Market
A covered market from 1869 for fruit, spices, dry fruit and everything else, with stone reliefs designed by Lockwood Kipling over the entrance.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Crawford Market (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Flora Fountain
An 1864 stone fountain at the heart of the Fort business district, lit up after dark.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Flora Fountain (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Kala Ghoda
The art quarter: the Jehangir Art Gallery, pavement artists, museums and cafés within a few streets.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Kala Ghoda (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Gateway of India
The basalt arch on the harbour, completed in 1924. Ferries to Elephanta leave from its steps.
Short taxi ride from the stationMap for Gateway of India (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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General Post Office
Next door to the terminus and finished in 1913, with a dome modelled on the Gol Gumbaz in Bijapur. Walk in: the central hall is still a working post office.
Short walk from the stationMap for General Post Office (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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St. Thomas Cathedral
The city's oldest Anglican church, opened in 1718. Churchgate takes its name from the gate in the old Fort wall that led to it.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for St. Thomas Cathedral (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Horniman Circle Garden
A round garden ringed by a matching crescent of 1860s buildings. Sit on a bench at lunch hour with half of the Fort's office workers.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Horniman Circle Garden (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Asiatic Society Town Hall
A white neoclassical hall from 1833 at the top of thirty stone steps. The steps themselves are one of the city's favourite places to sit.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Asiatic Society Town Hall (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Ballard Estate
A business district laid out in the 1910s in one style and one stone. On a Sunday the streets are nearly empty and feel like another city.
Short walk from the stationMap for Ballard Estate (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Britannia & Co.
An Irani restaurant in Ballard Estate since 1923, known across the city for its berry pulao. It keeps lunch hours, so do not arrive late.
On the plate: Berry pulao
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Britannia & Co. (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
The city's main museum, opened in 1922 as the Prince of Wales Museum. A domed Indo-Saracenic building in its own garden, with sculpture, miniatures and natural history inside.
Short taxi ride from the stationMap for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Jehangir Art Gallery
The city's best-known public gallery, open since 1952 and free to walk into. Artists show their work on the pavement outside as well.
Short taxi ride from the stationMap for Jehangir Art Gallery (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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David Sassoon Library
A Venetian Gothic reading room from 1870, restored in 2023. The small garden at the back is one of Kala Ghoda's quiet corners.
Short taxi ride from the stationMap for David Sassoon Library (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue
Built in 1884 by the Sassoon family and restored in 2019. Carry photo identification, which is asked for at the door.
Short taxi ride from the stationMap for Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Taj Mahal Palace
The hotel on the harbour, opened in 1903, twenty-one years before the Gateway of India was finished in front of it.
Short taxi ride from the stationMap for Taj Mahal Palace (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Shop
Colaba Causeway
A kilometre of pavement stalls selling jewellery, sandals, scarves and brass. Bargain, then stop at one of the old cafés along the way.
Short taxi ride from the stationMap for Colaba Causeway (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Leopold Cafe
A café on Colaba Causeway that has been open since 1871. Loud, crowded and full of travellers at almost any hour.
Short taxi ride from the stationMap for Leopold Cafe (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Bademiya
A kebab stall in the lane behind the Taj that started as a cart in 1946. Seekh kebabs and rolls, eaten on the street late into the night.
On the plate: Seekh kebab
Short taxi ride from the stationMap for Bademiya (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Sassoon Dock
One of the city's oldest docks, built in 1875, and still where the fishing boats land their catch. Go at dawn, and expect the smell.
Short taxi ride from the stationMap for Sassoon Dock (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Afghan Church
The Church of St. John the Evangelist, consecrated in 1858 in memory of the soldiers lost in the First Afghan War. Its spire once guided ships into the harbour.
Short taxi ride from the stationMap for Afghan Church (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Elephanta Caves
Rock-cut temples to Shiva on an island in the harbour, carved about 1,500 years ago and now a World Heritage Site. Boats are often called off in monsoon seas.
Taxi to the Gateway, then about an hour by ferryMap for Elephanta Caves (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Mumbadevi Temple
The temple of the goddess the city takes its name from, squeezed in between jewellers' shops.
Short walk from the stationMap for Mumbadevi Temple (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Shop
Zaveri Bazaar
The gold and jewellery market. Narrow lanes, hundreds of shops, and a great deal of money changing hands quietly.
Short walk from the stationMap for Zaveri Bazaar (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Minara Masjid
A mosque lit in green on Mohammed Ali Road, the landmark everyone navigates the food lanes by.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Minara Masjid (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Mohammed Ali Road food lanes
Kebabs, malpua and phirni from stalls that run past midnight. At its best, and most crowded, on Ramzan evenings.
On the plate: Seekh kebab, Malpua
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Mohammed Ali Road food lanes (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Shop
Mangaldas Market
A covered cloth market of hundreds of small shops, selling fabric by the metre.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Mangaldas Market (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Juma Masjid
The city's Friday mosque, finished in 1802 and built over an old water tank.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Juma Masjid (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Gate of Mercy Synagogue
The oldest synagogue in the city, founded in 1796 by the Bene Israel community. The street it stands on is named after its founder.
Short walk from the stationMap for Gate of Mercy Synagogue (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Godiji Parshwanath Temple
A Jain temple at Pydhonie that dates to 1812, in the middle of the market crowd.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Godiji Parshwanath Temple (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Noor Mohammadi Hotel
A Bhendi Bazaar kitchen since 1923. Nalli nihari and kebabs, at shared tables.
On the plate: Nalli nihari
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Noor Mohammadi Hotel (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Shalimar Restaurant
The big Mughlai restaurant of Bhendi Bazaar: raan, biryani and falooda.
On the plate: Falooda
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Shalimar Restaurant (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Raudat Tahera
The white marble mausoleum of the Dawoodi Bohra community, completed in 1975, with the whole Quran inscribed on its inner walls.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Raudat Tahera (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Walk
Rani Baug
The city's botanical garden and zoo, laid out in the 1860s. Come for the old trees and stay for the penguin house.
Short walk from the stationMap for Rani Baug (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
Mumbai's oldest museum, opened in 1872 and restored to its gilded Victorian interior. It tells the story of the city itself.
Short walk from the stationMap for Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Gloria Church
A tall Gothic-style church from 1913 with a spire you can see from the train.
Short walk from the stationMap for Gloria Church (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Magen David Synagogue
A sky-blue synagogue built in 1864 by David Sassoon for the city's Baghdadi Jewish community.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Magen David Synagogue (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Byculla station
One of the oldest station buildings in the country still in use, dating to the 1850s and restored in 2022.
You are standing in itMap for Byculla station (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Khada Parsi
A cast-iron statue of a Parsi gentleman on a tall fountain column from the 1860s, now standing between two flyovers.
Short walk from the stationMap for Khada Parsi (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Sarvi
A Nagpada restaurant of about a century's standing, known for seekh kebabs and for hardly bothering with a signboard.
On the plate: Seekh kebab
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Sarvi (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Walk
Matharpacady
An old East Indian village folded into Mazgaon. Wooden houses with outside staircases, and a cross at the centre.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Matharpacady (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Walk
Joseph Baptista Gardens
A hilltop garden in Mazgaon built over a reservoir, with a view across the docks and the harbour.
Short taxi ride from the stationMap for Joseph Baptista Gardens (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Shop
Matunga market
Banana leaves, jasmine strings, brass lamps and vegetables you will not find elsewhere in the city.
Short walk from the stationMap for Matunga market (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
A. Rama Nayak's Udipi Shri Krishna Boarding
Vegetarian meals on a banana leaf since 1942, up a staircase right beside the station.
On the plate: A meal on a banana leaf
Short walk from the stationMap for A. Rama Nayak's Udipi Shri Krishna Boarding (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Cafe Madras
Open since 1940 and still with a queue. Idli, rasam vada and filter coffee.
On the plate: Idli and rasam vada, Filter coffee
Short walk from the stationMap for Cafe Madras (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Koolar & Co.
An Irani café on the King's Circle corner since 1932, with chequered tablecloths and a long omelette list.
Short walk from the stationMap for Koolar & Co. (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Walk
Five Gardens
Five linked gardens at the centre of the Parsi Colony. Quiet, shaded and good for an evening stroll.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Five Gardens (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Cafe Mysore
An Udupi restaurant at King's Circle, started in 1936 and often called the city's oldest.
Short walk from the stationMap for Cafe Mysore (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Asthika Samaj
The Kochu Guruvayoor temple on Bhandarkar Road, centre of the neighbourhood's South Indian community for about a century.
Short walk from the stationMap for Asthika Samaj (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Shrine of Don Bosco's Madonna
A large marble-fronted church from 1957 on the school campus, with painted ceilings inside.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Shrine of Don Bosco's Madonna (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Walk
Maheshwari Udyan
The round garden at King's Circle, under the flyover and inside the traffic. Old trees, benches and morning walkers.
Short walk from the stationMap for Maheshwari Udyan (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Shanmukhananda Hall
One of the largest concert halls in the country, built by the neighbourhood's South Indian community and a home of Carnatic music since the 1960s.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Shanmukhananda Hall (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Sion Fort
A small hilltop fort built by the English in the 1670s, when this was the edge of British Bombay and Portuguese Salsette began across the creek. A garden lies at its foot.
Short walk from the stationMap for Sion Fort (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Guru Kripa
A sweet and snack shop that half the city's cinemas once bought their samosas from. Samosa with chole is the order.
Short walk from the stationMap for Guru Kripa (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Holy Cross Church
A parish founded by the Portuguese in 1588, long before there was a railway or a suburb here.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Holy Cross Church (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Shop
Phoenix Marketcity
One of the largest malls in the city, built on old mill land on LBS Marg.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Phoenix Marketcity (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Bandra Kurla Complex
The business district built on reclaimed marsh beside the Mithi river: glass offices, consulates, the diamond bourse and wide, empty Sunday roads.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Bandra Kurla Complex (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
The long-distance terminus next door, where trains leave for the south and east of the country.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Walk
Talao Pali
Thane's central lake, also called Masunda Lake. The promenade around it is where the city spends its evenings, with boats on the water and chaat on the bank.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Talao Pali (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Walk
Upvan Lake
A quieter lake at the foot of the Yeoor hills, good for a long evening walk.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Upvan Lake (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Walk
Yeoor hills
The Thane side of Sanjay Gandhi National Park: forest roads, hill views and the occasional leopard warning.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Yeoor hills (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Kunjvihar
A snack counter near the station known for an outsize vada pav.
On the plate: Vada pav
Short walk from the stationMap for Kunjvihar (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Mamledar Misal
A misal house beside the old revenue office since 1952. Ask how spicy before you order: the hot one means it.
On the plate: Misal pav
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Mamledar Misal (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Shop
Jambli Naka market
The old market at the corner of the lake: vegetables, flowers, utensils and festival shopping.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Jambli Naka market (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Kopineshwar Temple
Thane's oldest Shiva temple, on the bank of the lake, with a very large lingam inside.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Kopineshwar Temple (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
St. John the Baptist Church
A Portuguese-era church on the lake shore, founded in the late 16th century.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for St. John the Baptist Church (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Gadkari Rangayatan
The city's playhouse on the lake shore, and a home of Marathi theatre since the 1970s.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Gadkari Rangayatan (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Durgadi Fort
A small fort on a rise above the Ulhas creek, with a Durga temple inside the walls. It is held to be where Shivaji began building his navy.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Durgadi Fort (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Walk
Kala Talao
The old town lake, with a walking path and gardens round it.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Kala Talao (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Birla Mandir, Shahad
A carved stone temple to Vithoba on a hill, built by the Birla family. It is one stop further up the line, at Shahad.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Birla Mandir, Shahad (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Flamingo Point
The jetty past the fort where, from about November to May, flamingos feed on the mudflats at low tide.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Flamingo Point (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Sewri Fort
A small hilltop fort built by the British in 1680, with a view over the mudflats and the harbour.
Short walk from the stationMap for Sewri Fort (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Atal Setu
The 21.8-kilometre sea bridge to the mainland, opened in 2024 and the longest in India.
No walkway; see it from Sewri FortMap for Atal Setu (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Walk
Sewri Christian Cemetery
A large, tree-filled cemetery laid out in 1865 on the site of an old botanical garden.
Short walk from the stationMap for Sewri Christian Cemetery (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Jhama Sweets
A Sindhi sweet shop that has been in Chembur Camp since the 1950s. The gulab jamun is what people cross the city for.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Jhama Sweets (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Eat
Sadguru
A vegetarian restaurant by the station with a pav bhaji counter that has its own following.
Short walk from the stationMap for Sadguru (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Walk
Diamond Garden
The small public garden that the middle of Chembur is named after.
15 to 20 minute walkMap for Diamond Garden (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Fine Arts Society
The suburb's concert hall, and one of the main stages for Carnatic music and Bharatanatyam in the city.
Short walk from the stationMap for Fine Arts Society (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Bombay Presidency Golf Club
An eighteen-hole course from the 1920s, an unexpected sweep of green in the middle of the suburb. Members only, but you see it from the road.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Bombay Presidency Golf Club (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
See
Vashi station
A station with an office park built on top of it, opened in 1992 as the first stop across the creek. It was the shape of Navi Mumbai to come.
You are standing in itMap for Vashi station (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Shop
Inorbit Mall
The mall beside the station, and where the node spends its evenings.
Short walk from the stationMap for Inorbit Mall (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Walk
Mini Seashore
A lake at the edge of the mangroves with a promenade round it and food stalls at dusk.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Mini Seashore (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Walk
Sagar Vihar
A garden on the creek front, looking back across the water toward Mumbai.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Sagar Vihar (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Shop
APMC Market
The vast wholesale markets that feed the whole city: separate yards for vegetables, fruit, grain and spices.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for APMC Market (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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