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Thai & Pan-Asian in Mumbai

Bangkok kitchens, Southeast Asian menus and Burmese khow suey

Thai food arrived in Mumbai through the hotels. The Thai Pavilion at Cuffe Parade, opened under chef Ananda Solomon, is the kitchen that taught the city the difference between a green and a jungle curry, and most Thai cooking here descends from it in some way.

Vietnamese, Malaysian and Burmese cooking rarely stand alone — they appear as sections of a pan-Asian menu. The exception is Burmese khow suey, which entered Mumbai home cooking through Gujarati and Parsi families with Rangoon trading connections and is now more a Mumbai dish than an imported one.

14places listed
6areas covered
4things to order
2026snapshot year

South Mumbai

Colaba · Fort · Ballard Estate · Churchgate · Kala Ghoda · Nariman Point · Kemps Corner
NameWhereWhat it is known for
Thai Pavilion1995Vivanta President, Cuffe ParadeThe oldest dedicated Thai restaurant in the city and still the benchmark.
Busaba2002Mandlik Road, ColabaThai and pan-Asian in a small room off the Causeway.
FooColaba and BKCAsian small plates; typhoon shelter dishes are the signature.

Central Mumbai

Lower Parel · Worli · Prabhadevi · Dadar · Mahalaxmi · Byculla · Matunga
NameWhereWhat it is known for
Pa Pa YaPalladium, Lower ParelModern Asian across Thai, Japanese and Chinese lines.
Shizusan Shophouse & BarPalladium, Lower ParelSoutheast Asian shophouse format.
KokoLower ParelPan-Asian, bar-led.

Bandra Kurla Complex

BKC · Jio World Centre · Bharat Diamond Bourse · National Stock Exchange
NameWhereWhat it is known for
Nara ThaiBandra Kurla ComplexA Bangkok import; closer to Thai seasoning than the Indianised version.
FooBandra Kurla ComplexThe BKC room.

Western Suburbs

Bandra · Khar · Santacruz · Vile Parle · Juhu · Andheri · Versova
NameWhereWhat it is known for
MamagotoBandra West and AndheriThe most casual of the pan-Asian rooms.
The Fatty BaoHill Road, Bandra WestAsian gastro-bar.
Khow ChowBandra WestChinese and Burmese; the khow suey is the reason to go.
Hotel Thai kitchensJuhu, Andheri EastThe airport-belt hotels carry the suburbs’ better Thai cooking.

Eastern Suburbs

Powai · Chembur · Ghatkopar · Vikhroli · Bhandup · Mulund
NameWhereWhat it is known for
Asia KitchenPowaiPan-Asian with Thai curries and salads.

Far Western Suburbs

Goregaon · Film City · Malad · Kandivali · Borivali · Dahisar
NameWhereWhat it is known for
Asia KitchenOberoi Mall, Goregaon EastPan-Asian for the northern suburbs.

What to order

  • Green curry and raw papaya salad at Thai Pavilion, the city’s reference kitchen
  • Khow suey — ask for it on Parsi and Bohri tables as much as Asian ones
  • Typhoon shelter dishes at Foo
  • Massaman curry, which fewer kitchens here cook well than offer

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