In Mumbai, the one fixed on the eating scene is that nothing stays the identical for too lengthy. From neighbourhood favourites to new openings, Mumbai’s F&B area thrives on reinvention. Menus are rewritten, outdated classics get new life, and acquainted addresses quietly slip in seasonal surprises. Which is exactly why even your favorite spots deserve a revisit every so often.
This weekend, if you are on the lookout for a motive to dine out, these new menus — from playful reinterpretations to considerate ingredient-led dishes — may simply tempt you again to your outdated haunts, however with lots that’s new.
La Loca Maria’s summer season taqueria menu
Chef Manuel Olveira’s new Taqueria menu at La Loca Maria is a vibrant, flavour-packed summer season particular. What started as successful limited-run in 2019 — impressed by co-owner (and Chef Manuel’s spouse) Mickee Tuljapurkar’s taco reminiscence in Amsterdam — now returns, mixing Spanish-Mexican flavours with playful finesse.
Expect silky guac and chips with purple corn crisps, coastal-fresh Aguachile, and crisp tostones topped with all the pieces from pumpkin to sashimi-grade tuna. Tacos take centre stage: assume tempura avocado and candy potato with chipotle and goat cheese, flame-grilled tacos piratas with tenderloin, and slow-braised lamb tacos in adobo.
The tetelas — griddled masa pockets — provide confit duck or king oyster mushroom fillings, whereas pistachio-stuffed churros finish the meal on a candy word. Wash all of it down with mango margaritas, smoky mezcal palomas, or refreshing aguas frescas. The Taqueria runs by way of June 2025.
Fatima Villa, twenty ninth Road, Pali Hill, Bandra West, Mumbai – 400050; for reservations, name 9324404335
Lovefools launches ‘Lunchish’
Lovefools, a Bandra favorite, introduces a brand new menu, Lunchish, which exists someplace between breakfast, brunch and lunch, however refuses to be boxed in. As Chef Sarita Pereira explains, “We wanted to create something that tastes just as satisfying at 11 am as it does at 4 pm.” They are closed on Mondays.
The Jay Fai bucket checklist
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The globally impressed menu reads like a culinary travelogue. The Jay Fai Bucket List transforms Bangkok’s crab omelette with Kerala moilee curry. Sawadee Mango Toast pairs mango with Thai chilli-lime papaya salad. The Mexican Khichu reinvents Gujarat’s consolation dish with jalapeños, uncooked mango salsa and paprika cornflakes. Panji to Pattaya fuses Goan prawns with Thai noodles and coconut milk, whereas the Katsu ‘Curry’ Benedict layers katsu hen, poached egg and Japanese curry hollandaise on toasted brioche.
C14, 525, Ranwar, Bandra West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400050; for reservations, name 9820203360
Gigi’s new menu blends European finesse and Japanese subtlety
Celebrity favorite, Gigi has a brand new ingredient-led menu by Chef Beena, the place European strategies meet nuanced Japanese flavours. From the sunshine, brilliant seabass pomelo ceviche to the punchy yuzu kosho prawns, every dish displays Gigi’s quiet sophistication.
The yuzu kosho prawns
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Seasonality shines by way of in the tortellini de automne, whereas the miso glazed celeriac fondant and Portobello steak highlight vegetable-forward, slow-cooked depth. The shimo no kare gives a soulful reinterpretation of Japanese curry, and the miso truffle udon delivers wealthy, umami depth. Dessert arrives in the type of the noir caramel — a balanced bittersweet finale.
14th Rd, Bandra West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400050; for reservations, name 8976943116
With love, from Hanoi, at JW Marriott Mumbai Juhu
From June thirteenth to twenty second, JW Marriott Mumbai Juhu, in collaboration with JW Marriott Hanoi, presents With Love From Hanoi — a Vietnamese meals pageant at Lotus Café. Guest chef Huong Nguyen, sous chef at JW Marriott Hanoi, is curating a menu that celebrates Vietnam’s wealthy culinary heritage.
Expect aromatic pho, crisp banh xeo, contemporary spring rolls and flame-grilled meats, alongside Vietnamese crab cake, papaya salad with herbs, braised banana with tofu, fried tiger prawns with salted egg, and steamed grouper with soy. An interactive hen pho station rounds out the expertise.
Bun cha Hanoi
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The beverage programme, in partnership with Suntory Toki, gives creative cocktails such because the Toki Highball, Wasabi Sour, and Matcha Haiboru — mixing Vietnamese substances with whisky’s smoky, clean notes.
The pageant culminates with a particular Vietnamese-inspired Sunday brunch on June twenty second.
JW Marriott Mumbai Juhu, Juhu Tara Rd, Juhu Tara, Juhu, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400049. The Vietnamese meals pageant is priced at ₹3,200 plus taxes and the Vietnamese-inspired Sunday brunch is priced at ₹3,600 plus taxes unique of alcohol and ₹4,800 plus taxes inclusive of alcohol. For reservations, name 9004616506
Scarlett House launches its emotion-led signature cocktail programme
Tucked away in Bandra’s quiet lanes, Scarlett House introduces its new signature cocktail programme. Themed Art is Emotion, every drink is designed to evoke particular emotions, mixing flavour with reminiscence, artwork, and play.
Highlights embrace Nostalgia — Jameson Whiskey, balsamic, and Parle G, nodding to bittersweet reminiscences — and Inspiration, a vibrant tribute to Jackson Pollock, utilizing Pistola Joven, marjoram and cacao butter-splattered ice. Passion brings collectively Mediterranean aphrodisiacs like artichokes and shiitake, whereas Idyllic is offered in a porthole infuser for optimum theatre.
The playful Wishful Thinking invitations visitors to identify a phrase in a puzzle to find out their thriller cocktail, whereas Transcendence blindfolds drinkers, utilizing scent to spark sensory escapism.
Red Bungalow, 3, Pali Rd, reverse Yellow Rose Building, Pali Village, Bandra West, Mumbai 400050; for reservations, DM @scarletthousebombay on Instagram
Published – June 12, 2025 01:40 pm IST
