Best Restaurants in Powai, Mumbai
The 7 best restaurants in Powai, Mumbai: Modern European, Pizza, Dim Sum, Californian, Desserts, Beverages. Ratings, price ranges, opening hours and what to order.
About Powai
A planned township around a nineteenth-century reservoir, anchored by IIT Bombay and a business park, and laid out along walkable streets in a way almost nothing else in Mumbai is. The lake has crocodiles in it, which surprises people who assumed it was ornamental.
- Getting there
- Kanjurmarg or Vikhroli on the Central line, then a short auto. The Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road connects it west.
- When to go
- Early morning or late afternoon on the lakeside promenade.
Known for
- Powai Lake and the promenade
- Hiranandani Gardens and its restaurants
- IIT Bombay campus
- Offices and the startup cluster
Tip. Hiranandani is the rare part of Mumbai you can happily walk around for an evening without a plan.
Where to eat in Powai, by occasion
By the lake
- Lake View Cafe: The all-day restaurant at The Westin, facing Powai Lake, with breakfast as well as lunch and dinner.
- Nawab Saheb: North Indian kebabs and curries at The Westin.
Drinks and evenings in Hiranandani
- Hitchki Powai: A loud, Bollywood-themed bar with Indian bar food and cocktails.
- Eve: Pizzas, small plates and cocktails, with a spiral staircase and a wall of books.
Lunch and dessert
- The Sassy Spoon Powai: European food and desserts in Hiranandani Gardens.
South Indian and vegetarian
- Santosham, Chandivali: Unlimited banana-leaf thalis, benne dosa and thatte idli in Chandivali; at weekends, the thali only.
- Prasad Food Divine: A vegetarian family restaurant on the lake road, popular for birthdays and family dinners.
On in Powai
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Bollywood Night Live ft. Euphony
Band Euphony plays a set of Bollywood favourites at this Powai live-music venue, the kind of easy, sing-along evening The Finch has built its reputation on in the neighbourhood.
All restaurants in Powai
Eve
Hitchki Powai
Lake View Cafe
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Nawab Saheb
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Prasad Food Divine
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Santosham, Chandivali
The Sassy Spoon Powai
Things to do in Powai
Powai Lake
An 1890s reservoir turned lakeside promenade, with crocodiles and a skyline backdrop