Bon Appetit

Bade Miya’s
Famed streetside kebab stall in an alley behind the Taj Mahal Hotel. Locals pull up in cars and use their bonnets as tables. Tulloch Street, off Colaba Causeway, +91 22 2284 8038

Khyber
Stylish, centrally located restaurant specialising in northern Indian cuisine. 145 Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kala Ghoda, +91 22 2267 3227

Olive Bar & Kitchen
Bollywood star spotters head here, a super-hip restaurant serving Italian cuisine to the glitterati. Phone for directions. 14 Union Park, Pali Hill, Khar, +91 22 2605 8228

Suitcase Fillers

The Bombay Store
An emporium selling a wide range of goods, all labelled “Made in India”. Western India House, Sir Pherozeshah Mehta Road, Fort, +91 22 2288 5048

Ensemble
Premier stockist of big-label Indian designers. 130/132 Colaba Causeway, +91 22 2284 3227

Rhythm House
One of Mumbai’s oldest music stores, this is the place to browse racks of old and new Bollywood soundtracks on CD. 40 K Dubash Marg, Fort, +91 22 2284 2835

At Your Leisure

Oval Maidan
At any one time, there’ll be at least a dozen games of cricket going on against a backdrop of amazing architecture.