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33 Visitors shouldn’t just stick to the coastline. The glitzy Lower Parel area is packed with fantastic independent bars and restaurants
for here, most recently by the new Soho House Mumbai in super-chic Juhu Beach. This area will become more accessible in 2021, when a new metro line links Colaba and Bandra – a journey that currently takes over an hour to drive. The stretch between Colaba, home of the iconic Taj Mahal Palace hotel, and Bandra, with its Bollywood-themed Walk of the Stars on the opposite side of the stunning
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Bandra-Worli Sea Link, is generating the biggest buzz. The metro’s starting point, Colaba, remains Mumbai’s
biggest draw. It has the Gateway of India (departure point for boat tours to the Unesco-listed Elephanta Caves) and Mumbai’s finest hotels, including the Oberoi, the only hotel with views along the entire length of Marine Drive, known as the Queen’s Necklace. But visitors shouldn’t just stick to the coastline. The glitzy Lower Parel area of Central Mumbai is packed with fantastic independent bars and restaurants. Many can be found at the Kamala Mills complex, home of the Flea Bazaar Cafe, which opened recently inside a former mill. Head to the food hall-style venue for a fantastic range of cuisines, including huge tacos at El Chapo Gangsta Mexicana and delicious diner-style food at Bay Burgers, inside a vintage caravan.
The Chedi Mumbai Set to open in June with 312 spacious rooms and suites, this luxury property offers superb views across Powai Lake to Mumbai’s neon-lit skyscrapers. Expect a rooftop bar, pool bar and international cuisine across the hotel’s four restaurants.
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The Park Mumbai This design-led property is set near Juhu Beach, opposite Asia’s first Soho House, with 60 rooms and an Asian fusion restaurant already open, plus a whisky bar with outdoor patio, poolside rooftop bar and spa to follow. Rooms from £185 per night.
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