🗺️ Mumbai Areas Guide

The southern tip — the Causeway, the Taj, the fishing village behind the dock, and the city’s art district.

The residential reclamation beyond Colaba — the World Trade Centre, the Navy, and some of the tallest towers in the city.

The old financial district at the end of the drive — the towers of the 1970s, the Oberoi, and the NCPA.

The office end of the island city — the Western Line terminus, the Oval, and the lunch counters that feed Nariman Point.

The walled city that was pulled down — and the Gothic quarter, the art district and the office lunch that replaced it.

The Queen’s Necklace — the Backbay Reclamation promenade, the Art Deco row, and the morning and evening walking crowd.

Between Marine Lines and Crawford Market — the Metro cinema, the Goan clubs, the music shops and the oldest Irani cafes.

The wholesale heart of the old city — the cloth markets, the gold street, the paper and hardware lanes, and the Gujarati and Marwari houses that run them.

The Bohra quarter — Mohammed Ali Road, the Ramzan food street, the attar shops, and the largest urban redevelopment in the city.

The station and the streets around it — Chor Bazaar, Bhendi Bazaar, the old theatre district and the Lamington Road electronics market.

The hill above Chowpatty — Raj Bhavan, the Hanging Gardens, Banganga, and the most expensive ground in the country.

Bhulabhai Desai Road and the Kemps Corner flyover — the old department stores, the hospital, the club with the pool, and the designer studios behind them.

The road between Haji Ali and Grant Road — the Bhatia Hospital, the old AC market, and the Pav Bhaji street.

The racecourse, the temple, Haji Ali and the dhobi ghat — the stretch between Worli and Tardeo.

Between Mazgaon and Parel — the zoo and the museum, the old Christian and Jewish quarter, and the Madanpura kitchens.

The sea face between Lower Parel and Haji Ali — the Sea Link, the fishing village at the point, and the restaurant floors above them.

The mills that became malls — Phoenix, Kamala, Raghuvanshi, and the restaurant floors built on top of them.

Girangaon, the mill village — where the city’s industry was, and where Ganeshotsav is at its largest.

Between Dadar and Lower Parel — Siddhivinayak, the station that was Elphinstone Road, and the Marathi streets behind the mill towers.

The middle of Mumbai — the first planned suburb, the Marathi heart of the city, and where vada pav began.

The South Indian suburb — the Udupi rooms, the filter coffee, the flower market and the Five Gardens.

The eastern reclamation — the salt pans, the IMAX, the Vidyalankar belt and the Wadala cha Raja.

The northern end of the island city — the fort, the hospital, the Sindhi colony and the Dharavi edge.

Queen of the Suburbs — the East Indian villages, Mount Mary, Hill Road and the densest restaurant belt in India.

The other side of the tracks — the government colonies, Kalanagar, the BKC edge and the Bandra terminus.

Between Bandra and Santacruz — the quieter version of Bandra West, with the designer studios, the antique dealers and the Pali Hill edge.

The domestic airport suburb — Terminal 1, the Kalina university campus, Vakola and the old Catholic village.

The college suburb — the SVKM campus, the Parle-G factory that took the suburb’s name, Cooper Hospital, and the Gujarati and Marathi streets between.

The beach suburb — the chowpatty, the film-star bungalows, Prithvi Theatre, the hotels on the sand and the ISKCON temple.

The film suburb — studios and post-production, the airport belt, Lokhandwala, and a fishing village at the end of the road.

The airport side — SEEPZ, MIDC and Marol, the hotel belt at Sahar, and Chakala.

Between Andheri and Goregaon on the western side — the furniture market, the television production belt, and the Lokhandwala edge.

Between Andheri and Goregaon — the caves, the Western Express Highway belt and the old villages on both sides of the line.

Film City on one side, the exhibition centre on the other — and the residential suburb in between.

Mindspace, Infiniti and the Marve and Aksa beaches — the suburb that goes from IT park to fishing village in five kilometres.

Between Malad and Borivali — the Mahavir Nagar and Charkop housing, the Poisar village, and the national park edge.

The national park’s front door — and the suburb of Gorai, the Essel World ferry and the Gujarati thali houses.

The last suburb in the city limits — the river, the check-naka, and the start of the Metro’s western line.

The railway junction and the industrial edge of BKC — Kurla West, the Phoenix Marketcity, and the LBS Marg belt.

The Sindhi and South Indian suburb of the east — the camp, the refinery edge, the Diamond Garden and the monorail.

The Gujarati suburb of the east — the khau galli, the jewellers, R City, and the Metro’s eastern end.

The Godrej suburb — the company’s township and mangroves, and the pharma and office belt along LBS Marg.

The lake, the institute and the planned township — IIT Bombay, Hiranandani Gardens, and the offices around them.

The industrial-to-residential suburbs between Vikhroli and Mulund — the pumping station, the salt pans and the Metro car-shed argument.

The last suburb before Thane — Gujarati and Marathi, with the national park on one side and the creek on the other.

Just past Dahisar, across the city limit — a large residential suburb on the Western line.