There are many excellent cafes in Mumbai. Your choice ranges from landmarks such as Cafe Mondegar, which doubles up as a cafe by day and bar at night, to the generic coffee chains like Cafe Coffee Day. The Tea Centre attracts tea lovers with its extensive variety of brews; Prithvi cafe attracts the writer in you while Cafe Basilico lures anyone with a sweet tooth with their tempting desserts.

1.Barista:

Barista is the leading coffee-shop chain in Mumbai. Locals and travellers come here in droves to sip on convincing cappuccino, espresso, European-style tea, sinful smoothies and coffee shakes.

2.Theobroma:

Locals and expats gather at Theobroma each morning for fabulous, freshly-baked bread, biscuits and brownies. The ones with a sweet tooth can take their pick from pastries, cakes, unusual breads, gourmet chocolates and good Italian coffee.

3.Tea centre:

A trip to India wouldn’t be complete without sampling a cup of steaming hot masala chai. Regardless of the usually-scorching temperature, Indians take their chai in the morning and mid-afternoon, British-style.

4.Leopold cafe:

A traveller institution, Leopold is crowded nightly with visitors from across the globe. The large open-plan dining room is an atmospheric place to enjoy Chinese, Indian and continental food.

5.Cafe Basilico:

Whether you’re gearing up for a day exploring Bandra or resting your weary feet afterwards, Café Basilico is the perfect spot for a quick pick-me-up. If it’s not too hot, grab a table on the bamboo-sheltered terrace.

6.Cafe Mondegar:

Featuring walls covered in quirky caricatures by Indian cartoonist Mario Miranda, Cafe Mondegar, like Leopold Cafe nearby, is a favourite traveller hangout.

7.Prithvi cafe:

It should come as no surprise that Prithvi is on this list. This café remains the go-to spot for anyone in the suburbs with a serious amount of writing to do. Expect to find some peace and quiet in the afternoon hours, along with the regular theatre and film crowd periodically making an appearance. Prices have remained relatively low, particularly if you stick to the sulemani chai, as do most regulars here.

8.Starbucks:

One of the global leading coffee-chains is Starbucks. It is a clean, quiet, comfortable, air-conditioned space, to work, meet friends or linger for hours, no questions asked. Starbucks has huge brand recall in India and it’s a tough competition for Cafe Coffee Day.

9.Cafe Coffee Day:

One of India’s leading coffee-chains, Café Coffee Day serves up real espresso, cappuccino and other Italian favourites, made with real Arabica beans. Locals flock here for coffee, smoothies and sweet cakes, and more.

10.Candies:

Easy on pocket and accessibility makes it a perfect hangout place! The menus is good and snacks keeps one full while one catches up and hangs out. Their variety of seating areas makes it comfortable and convenient to have those heart to heart talks or crazy laughter evenings.

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