A Homegrown Guide To Mumbai's 17 Best Bakeries & What To Get At Each

A Homegrown Guide To Mumbai's 17 Best Bakeries & What To Get At Each
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I. A-1 Bakery, Bandra West

The morning drunkard’s worst-kept secret

What you’re getting:

Cost: Rs. 20 for minced perfection

Chicken cutlet (representational only)
Chicken cutlet (representational only)indianyummyrecipes.com

II. American Express Bakery, Bandra West

About 100 times more exciting than the bank 

What you’re getting:

Cost: The rye bread costs Rs. 45 and the lemon cake costs Rs. 175.

Lemon cake (representational only)
Lemon cake (representational only)linzersinlondon.blogspot.com

III. B. Merwan & Co., Grant Road

Traditional Irani baking at its best

What you’re getting:

Cost: Rs. 10. How can you say no?

Mawa cake (representational only)
Mawa cake (representational only)namakswadanusar.wordpress.com

IV. Bangalore Iyengar Bakery, Matunga West

Because 'eggless' doesn't always mean you have to frown

What you’re getting:

Cost: The cream rolls cost Rs. 20 and the rawa mawa cake costs Rs 400 per kilo. If you've never had a mawa birthday cake, maybe it's time to try one?

Cream rolls
Cream rollslinzersinlondon.blogspot.com

V. Bombay Canteen Bakery, Lower Parel

You've had the food, now go back for dessert

What you’re getting: The Poi Saag Quiche. It's not up for debate. This delicious little quiche is stuffed with chicken and melted cheese and comes topped with some spinach. And the pastry—oh dear lord!

Cost: Just Rs. 50. We dare you to not scarf down a couple of these.

Poi Saag Quiche at The Bombay Canteen
Poi Saag Quiche at The Bombay CanteenThe Bombay Canteen

For the city's best mutton pattice

What you’re getting:

Cost: At Rs. 45 it's a sweet deal.

Mutton pattice (representational only)
Mutton pattice (representational only)finelychopped.net

VII. Celejor, Colaba

What you’re getting:

Cost: Butterfly cookies cost Rs. 95 and the cheese straws cost Rs. 60.

Cheese straws (representational only)
Cheese straws (representational only)momtastic.com

VIII. City Bakery, Worli

Where it's worth driving to (despite no parking) just so you can load up your car

What you’re getting:

Cost: Rs. 29 for an eclair. Though we'd easily pay so much more.

Chocolate eclairs (representational only)
Chocolate eclairs (representational only)theunexpectedculinarian.blogspot.com

IX. Ellipsis Bakery, Worli

For super-sized portions and a taste of Americana

What you’re getting:

Cost: Rs. 300 for a slice of heaven

Cracknut Pie at Ellipsis Bakery
Cracknut Pie at Ellipsis Bakery Ellipsis Bakery

X. Gaylord, Churchgate

For a dose of nostaliga 

What you’re getting:

Cost: Rs. 55. You read that right.

Pizza (representational only)
Pizza (representational only)bookyourtable-byt.blogspot.com

XI. Hearsch Bakery, Bandra West

Not for those with a weak stomach, but delicious all the same

What you’re getting:

Cost: The pan rolls cost Rs. 40. This is love at first bite.

Pan roll (representational only)
Pan roll (representational only)sibiskitchen

XII. Kyani & Co., Marine Lines

What you’re getting:

Cost: At Rs. 15, we have to stop ourselves from buying a whole bunch and leaving with dabbas under our arms.

Coconut & jam milk biscuits (representational only)
Coconut & jam milk biscuits (representational only)kitchenadventureswithlucy.wordpress.com

XIII. La Delight, Versova

Your post-drunkenness late night saviour

What you’re getting:

Cost: Rs. 20. After all that money you threw away on alcohol, this will make you feel very good indeed.

Plain donut (representational only)
Plain donut (representational only)shermansfoodadventures.com

XIV. Paris Bakery, Marine Lines

Baking to perfection since 1963

What you’re getting:

Shrewsbury biscuits at Paris Bakery
Shrewsbury biscuits at Paris Bakeryajabgajabfoods.com

XV. The Baker’s Dozen, Kemps Corner

A bread lover's heaven

What you’re getting:

Cost: Rs. 119 for a loaf of happiness you won't want to share.

Brioche (representational only)
Brioche (representational only)bakingventures.wordpress.com

XVI. Theobroma, Colaba

Because why would you go anywhere else for brownies?

What you’re getting:

Cost: Rs. 85 for each. Which isn't bad considering the amount of chocolate on these brownies.

Chocolate brownies (representational only)
Chocolate brownies (representational only)baysidejournal.com

XVII. Yazdani Bakery, Fort

Where old is gold

What you’re getting: 

Cost: Rs. 70 for apple pie equals a very happy tummy.

Apple pie (representational only)
Apple pie (representational only)ronniemcbrayer.net

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