Mithai, Chocolates & Gifting in Mumbai

Gifting is a real trade in Mumbai, not an afterthought. Diwali alone moves an enormous volume of hampers through the city’s offices, and the shops plan their year around it.

Three sources matter: the mithai houses, some over a century old; the modern patisseries and chocolatiers; and the gourmet stores, which assemble imported hampers to order. Book Diwali hampers two to three weeks ahead — the good counters close their books early.

Name	Where	What they carry
Parsi Dairy Farm1916	Princess Street, Marine Lines	Mawa, kulfi, sutarfeni, halwa; the Parsi mithai tradition.
Theobroma2004	Colaba Causeway and city-wide	Brownies, cakes and gift boxes.
La Folie2014	Kala Ghoda	Chocolate and entremet work of a technical standard rare in India.
Kalbadevi and Bhuleshwar mithai shops	Kalbadevi, Bhuleshwar	The wholesale mithai and dry fruit gifting trade.
Masjid Bunder dry fruit market	Masjid Bunder	Hampers assembled at wholesale prices.

Name	Where	What they carry
Nature’s Basket Artisan Pantry2023	Palladium, Lower Parel	Imported chocolate and made-to-order hampers.
Dadar and Matunga mithai houses	Dadar, Matunga	Maharashtrian and South Indian sweets.

Name	Where	What they carry
Le15 Patisserie2011	Bandra and city-wide	Macarons, chocolates and gift boxes.
Vile Parle farsan and mithai shops	Vile Parle East and West	Among the best farsan in the city; heavy Diwali trade.
Bandra and Khar chocolatiers	Bandra West, Khar	Small-batch and bean-to-bar makers.

Name	Where	What they carry
Borivali and Kandivali farsan shops	Borivali, Kandivali, Malad	Gujarati farsan and mithai in volume, especially before Diwali.

Name	Where	What they carry
Ghatkopar and Mulund sweet shops	Ghatkopar, Mulund	A strong gifting trade through the festival season.

Worth knowing

• Mawa and kulfi from Parsi Dairy Farm, Marine Lines, since 1916
• Farsan by weight from Ghatkopar, Vile Parle or Borivali before Diwali
• Theobroma or Le15 for modern boxes
• Dry fruit hampers from Masjid Bunder, at a fraction of the mall price

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