The station for Juhu, and for a biscuit.
Get off here for Juhu: the beach, the theatre and the temple are all a rickshaw ride west. The suburb also gave its name to Parle, the company that began baking here in 1929, and to the glucose biscuit a good part of the country grew up dunking in tea.
Known for
- Juhu Beach
- Prithvi Theatre
- The home of Parle-G
- Domestic airport
The guide
Around Vile Parle
7 places worth getting off the train for. See the whole guide
Walk
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)
See
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)
See
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)
See
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)
See
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)
See
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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