For Mumbai’s K-pop fans and anime lovers, the options of local eateries serving authentic Asian fare are on the rise. We asked lovers of Asian cuisine to recommend lesser-known haunts across the city, and here’s what they recommended.
Updated On: 2023-06-26 01:57 PM IST
Compiled by : Editor
Food blogger Sonali Bohra, who recently developed a love for sushi, says that the tempura enoki and shiitake sushi (Rs 625) at Chin Chin Chu in Lower Parel is a must-try. A fan of noodles, she vouches for the veg hakka noodles (Rs 450), and the caramel cake (Rs 450) is a must try too.
Grant Road-based Mili Bhansali loves the city’s café culture, especially with Asian food and has discovered Baoji in Oshiwara. The mock duck charcoal open-faced bao (Rs 475) and spicy siracha lotus stems (Rs 595) are what she loves the most.
Bandra-based foodie Shilpa Chawla says Asian food is best had when it’s fresh, with ingredients straight from the market. That’s what attracted her to Zao Cha, a hidden gem, set in a cosy lane in Pali Village in Bandra. The menu has many different dishes but the edamame dim sums (Rs 375), tofu and wild mushroom clay pot (Rs 515), and chocolate bao (Rs 295), which are her favourites.
This latest addition to Vasai’s Korean food scene, Café S(e)oul was started by 20-year-old Sebastian Lee in February and is already known in the circles for its ramen and corn dogs.
Samuel Lewis, who visits the café frequently, says he enjoyed the corndogs (veg, Rs 130, non-veg, Rs 120) and Korean fried chicken (Rs 250) and the soupy ramen (Rs 350).
