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A suburb that came here as refugees and stayed for the food.
Chembur grew after Partition, when Sindhi and Punjabi families from across the new border were settled in the camp that still gives part of it its name. They brought their sweet shops and their chole with them. Add a large South Indian community with its own music halls, and you have one of the best suburbs in the city to be hungry in.
Known for
- Sindhi sweets
- Pav bhaji at Sadguru
- Diamond Garden
- Carnatic concerts
The guide
Around Chembur
5 places worth getting off the train for. See the whole guide
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)
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