Romantic Restaurants in Mumbai: Where to Go for a Date Night or an Occasion
A romantic dinner in Mumbai usually means one of three things: a tasting menu for a big occasion, a dim bar for a long evening, or a table by the sea. This guide is built from what diners say about the restaurants we list: which rooms they chose for anniversaries and birthdays, and what they warn about. Every name links to its full page, with hours, prices and directions.
For a quick list ranked by our scores, see our romantic dinner picks.
For a big occasion: tasting menus
Trèsind Mumbai, BKC (₹₹₹₹)
Modern Indian tasting menus of ten or fourteen courses, each explained at the table, with real care over dietary needs. Reviewers are close to unanimous about the food and the service. A few find the room plain, so this is about the meal rather than the view.
Masque, Mahalaxmi (₹₹₹₹)
An ingredient-led Indian tasting menu that many begin with a visit to the kitchen. Diners have chosen it for birthdays and honeymoons, and the wine and cocktail pairings get as much praise as the food. A steady minority found it good rather than great for the price.
Indian Accent, BKC (₹₹₹₹)
Tasting menus in vegetarian, vegan and non-vegetarian versions, with service praised throughout. Most reviewers treat it as a special-occasion meal worth the bill; a few found it overhyped.
For drinks and a dim room
Slink & Bardot, Worli (₹₹₹)
A speakeasy behind an unmarked red door in Worli village, and the place reviewers recommend most often for a date night or a birthday. The cocktails and the service are the stars; the food is good but less consistent, and it is expensive. It is quiet before 9:30 PM and fills up late.
Aer, Worli (₹₹₹₹)
The rooftop bar at the Four Seasons, known for its views over the city and the sea. Go for a drink at sunset before dinner elsewhere.
Beautiful rooms
Hakkasan, Bandra West (₹₹₹₹)
A luxe Cantonese room that more than one reviewer specifically recommends for a date. The dim sum and the Chilean sea bass are the dishes named, and service is consistently warm. It is expensive.
KOKO, Lower Parel (₹₹₹₹)
A calm, elegant Asian restaurant with some of the best service reviewers describe anywhere in the city. Come for the sushi and dim sum; the weekday set menus are good value for the standard.
Bayroute BKC, BKC (₹₹₹₹)
Middle Eastern food under warm lantern light and Arabic-inspired decor, which reviewers describe as made for a special evening. The hummus, kebabs and baklava are what they name.
Nksha, Churchgate (₹₹₹)
A small North Indian restaurant with Art Deco interiors and kansa cutlery, opposite Churchgate station. Reviewers call it a perfect special meal; the room is small, so book.
By the sea
Revival, Girgaon Chowpatty (₹₹₹)
A vegetarian and Jain restaurant on a first floor overlooking Chowpatty, and the sea view is what reviewers mention first. Ask for a window table. Weekend lunches fill with large families, so go on a weekday evening for a quieter meal.
Small and relaxed
Circle Sixty Nine, Worli (₹₹₹)
A small, leafy bistro off Pochkhanwala Road that reviewers find charming, with the pull-apart bread, patatas bravas and orange cake named. Tables are close together and it gets loud when full, so it suits an early dinner.
Before you book
- Reserve. Every restaurant here fills up at weekends, and some, like Americano in Kala Ghoda, are booked weeks ahead.
- Ask for the table you want when you book: a window at Revival, the bar at KOKO.
- Mind the hour. Slink & Bardot wakes up late; Circle Sixty Nine is calmer early.
After dinner
End with a walk by the sea: Marine Drive after dark for the Queen’s Necklace, Worli Sea Face for the lit-up sea link, or Bandstand in Bandra. All three are free and open all night.
Header photo: Sunset over Bandstand by Zia Gheewalla, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
