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Bandra
Bandra–Worli Sea Link · Photo by Rutiknatekar, CC BY-SA 4.0
Old village lanes, sea-facing walks and a lot of opinions about coffee.
The queen of the suburbs. Head west for the Bandstand promenade, Mount Mary Basilica on its hill and the ruins of Bandra Fort looking at the Sea Link. In between are old village lanes like Ranwar, painted with street art.
Known for
- Bandstand
- Mount Mary Basilica
- Bandra Fort
- Linking Road and Hill Road
The guide
Around Bandra
17 places worth getting off the train for. See the whole guide
Walk
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)
See
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)
See
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)
Walk
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)
Walk
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)
See
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)
Walk
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)
See
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)
See
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)
Walk
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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On foot
Walks from Bandra
9 stops · Half a day
Bandra, from the station to the sea
Up Hill Road past the bakeries and churches, through the old village, and out to the fort.
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