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Top Tables

Crystal Palace
For decades Crystal Palace has been a secret guarded zealously by the students of Wilson College, the backdrop for many a Bollywood film. But you can’t keep a great menu down and if you’re looking for some hearty village-style food, you should wedge yourself in at one of their tables. The aloo gobi (potato and cauliflower), the peeli dahl (yellow dahl) and the baingan bharta (char-grilled aubergines) are great, with rotis that exhale a puff of hot air as they subside on your side plate. 19 Chowpatty Seaface, +91 22 2369 1482

Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni Autunno may be a crusty old capo, yet Mumbaikers still have a soft spot for his food and turn up for his handmade pastas, salads and fresh carpaccio. Atria Mall, +91 22 2481 3333

Suitcase Fillers

Good Earth
In a city starved of real estate, the sheer size of Good Earth spells luxury. Spread over three floors, it offers everything you need for your home, from curtains to garden benches shaped like catamarans. Raghuvanshi Mills, +91 22 2495 1954