Joss
This diverse restaurant specialises in Japanese, Malaysian, Indonesian and Balinese cuisine, and is a firm favourite when dining out in Mumbai. Dishes such as oriental crab bisque, Nonya bamboo chicken and Norwegian salmon flavoured with dill, lemon butter and crisp seaweed are not to be missed. For those with a sweet tooth, try the chocolate cigar with prune and Armagnac ice cream. Reservations recommended.
Food Type :Asian
Address :30 K Dubash Marg, Kalaghoda
Rajdhani
Serving traditional Rajasthani, Maharashtrian, Sindhi and Kathiawadi Thali, Rajdhani is a vegetarian restaurant popular with both locals and tourists. Traditional favourites such as roti and dhalare not to be missed. Open daily for lunch and dinner. Closed on Sundays.
Food Type :Indian
Address :Level 2, Phoenix MarketCity, LBS Marg, Kurla
Website :www.rajdhani.co.in
Jimmy Boy Restaurant
An unusual restaurant, Jimmy Boy Restaurant serves Farsi and Iranian food, with favourites on the menu including the chicken dhansak and chicken jardaloo, which are both specialities here and probably the most flavourful dishes on the menu. This is a great place to sample some of the subcontinent's lesser-known fare. Open daily for lunch and dinner.
Food Type :Parsi/Iranian
Address :11 Bank Street, Vikas Building, Fort
Trishna
Popular with Mumbai's elite, Trishna has a formidable reputation, and prides itself on its seafood dishes. With a sister restaurant in London, a visit to Trishna is a must while in Mumbai, even if just to sample the flagship dish, the butter pepper garlic king crab. Open daily for lunch and dinner (dinner only on Sundays). Reservations essential.
Food Type :Seafood
Address :Birla Mansion, Sai Baba Marg, Kala Ghoda, Fort Area
Website :www.trishna.co.in
Peshawri
Serving up northwestern Indian dishes inspired by the cuisine encountered by the British on the frontier in 1990, Peshawri is a firm favourite with travellers looking for an upmarket restaurant promising authentic Indian fare. The food is cooked in traditional 'tandoor' clay ovens and the ambience is friendly but sophisticated. Open daily for lunch and supper.
Food Type :Indian
Address :Sahar Airport Rd, Andheri East, Mumbai
Website : www.itchotels.in/welcomcuisine/peshawri/cuisine_origin_brief.html