A thali is an Indian style food platter. They are loved by many for it offers them a taste of many dishes; in Mumbai, thalis are loved during lunch hours by the office going crowd. People who catch flights from Dubai to Mumbai or Singapore to Mumbai ensure to have a few hours to spare to feast on these thalis. Here are some of the very best.
- A. Rama Nayak’s Udipi, Matunga East.
The suburb of Matunga is one of the best places to visit for a simple and delicious vegetarian thali. Reach a bit early to avoid the long queues and decide whether you want their limited or unlimited thali option. The food here is delicious and served on a banana leaf just like a traditional South Indian meal. Under 250 bucks, you will enjoy rice, chapattis, two vegetable gravies, one dry vegetable, curd, sambhar, rasam, and a sweet. It’s a thali which is filling and tasty and that too at quite an affordable rate.
- Jai Hind Lunch Home, Lower Parel.
It’s quite impossible to find a seat here during lunch hours, that’s how much everybody loves the food here. If you manage to grab a seat here, don’t waste time on the menu and order their fish thali. Fried fish, chappati, and coconut based rassa; it’s literally heaven. A better option should be to skip the chapatti and shell out a few extra bucks for the neer dosa. Your lunch here will be the best one you have for a long time.
- Golden Star Thali, Charni Road.
When you have the word ‘thali’ in your name, you should by default serve excellent thalis and Golden Star Thali lives up to that expectation. You will enjoy their tasty Gujarati and Rajasthani offerings. Their thali includes three varieties of farsan, four types of rotis and vegetables, three types of rice, varieties of chutneys, papads and pickles. That’s a whole lot of deliciousness in one plate.
- Gajalee, various outlets
Along with Jai Hind Lunch Home, there’s Gajalee which is popular across Mumbai for its Maharashtrian and coastal offerings. It’s their fish thali which is a winner. Two pieces of Bombil fry, fish masala, coconut and kokam based sol kadi, rice, and two chapattis. Mumbai loves its seafood and Gajalee is at the forefront spreading the love.
- Thackers
With a gorgeous view of the Arabian Sea, Thackers is the best place to enjoy a vegetarian thali in style. Try their special Gujarati thali where you will be spoilt for choice. Imagine a plate with sweets, farsan, vegetables, puri, phulka, kadhi, dal, rice, papapd, and chaas. It’s a hearty meal, to say the least.
These are some of the best thalis you can find in the gorgeous city. Mumbai has so much to offer in terms of food, love, warmth, commerce, and fun. A great way to reach this city from UAE, Southeast Asia, and Europe or anywhere for that matter would be through Jet Airways, one of India’s most loved
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