“All men are equal before fish.”- Herbert Hoover
There can be tasty meaty days, and there can be healthy vegetarian days. But nothing beats the mother of nutrition and taste, seafood. Belonging to a Konkani family, I’ve practically grown alongside fishes. And never have I given a second thought to eating seafood every single day(not even kidding!).
That’s the thing with sea-food. If prepared correctly, sea-food introduces you to heaven on earth. Also easy to mess up, if badly prepared, sea-food takes you straight to the ‘no-more-food’ stage. Here are 6 sea-food restaurants in Mumbai which clearly stand out and do justice to fishes.
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Location: Vile Parle(E), Lower Parel, Andheri(E), Vile Parle(W), Andheri(W)
Phone: 022 30151566 (Lower Parel)
What to try: Bombil Fry, Butter Garlic Pepper Crab, Tandoori Crab, Tandoori Prawns
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A beautiful place combined with mouth-watering authentic Malvani/Konkani food is a.k.a Gajalee. This place serves the traditional Malvani/Konkani food prepared to perfection. The Bombil fry here is extremely famous, and once you visit, you will clearly know why! Oh, and it’s mostly busy so taking a reservation is recommended.
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Location: Goregaon(E)
Phone: 022 6572 9257
What to try: Thali, Sol Khadi, Kokam Khadi
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If you are looking for a lavish, deluxe eatery, this isn’t the place to be. But if you are the real sea-food lover who is ready to break barriers, shake walls, climb staircases and walk through the narrow lanes where heaven awaits you, Go. Now. Right now! There will not be one corner of your stomach empty when you leave this place, no matter how broke you are (yes, rates are very reasonable).
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Location: Khar, Tardeo, Andheri(W)
Phone: 022 2636 4975
What to try: Betki fry, Smoked Hilsa, Maacher Paturi, Kosha Mangsho
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With a beautiful ambience, this place truly makes you go ‘Oh! Calcutta’. Firstly, there are beautiful paintings to treat your eyes, before the real treat lands on your table. If you love well-presented heavenly-tasting seafood, this is the place for you. Oh, if not anything, you might want to visit solely to adore the most ingenious plates with sketches of Calcutta!
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Location: Mahim
Phone: 022 2444 8942
What to try: Bombil fry, Prawns Balchoy, Bebinca
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The name might give you a teeny bit idea of the extent this restaurant would go to get you the divine fishy. With authentic Goan food, this place is a pretty looking, extremely well-crafted seafood restaurant. Their sweet dish, Bebinca is an authentic goan sweet dish. You can thank me later!
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Location: Vashi, Juhu, Fort, Thane, Sakinaka
Phone: 022 66955554 (Juhu)
What to try: Tandoori pomfret, Surmai Lajawab Curry
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If you’re looking all over the internet for the best seafood restaurants in Mumbai, I can bet Mahesh Lunch Home is on every list. This list cannot go without including this restaurant. Established in 1977, MLH is definitely a must-visit place for all the seafood lovers.
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Location: Fort
Phone: 022 2267 6161
What to try: Arabian Grape Juice, Prawns fry masala
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This place will surely keep you in awe of it. The prices are ultra pocket friendly, the taste is out of the world, and you can take along a vegetarian friend who wouldn’t come out with a grumpy face. The veg thali is as good as its non-veg contemporaries. If you are the seafood vagabond, do not leave this city without paying a visit to this heavenly place.
Hope this article was helpful and you find the fish of your dreams soon!
After all, as said by Lewis Carroll, ”No good fish goes anywhere without a porpoise”!
