Filter coffee, banana leaves and flower garlands.
Matunga is the city's South Indian heart. The streets near the station are lined with long-running Udupi cafés, stores selling coffee powder and brassware, and a flower market strung with jasmine.
Known for
- Udupi cafés
- Filter coffee
- Flower market
- King's Circle
The guide
Around Matunga
10 places worth getting off the train for. See the whole guide
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)
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On foot
Walks from Matunga
6 stops · Two hours
Breakfast in Matunga
Idli, filter coffee, temple bells and jasmine, before the day gets hot.
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