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Mumbai, being a port city, is a haven for seafood lovers. The city and most of Maharashtra and other places across the stretch of Western Ghats are extremely popular for their quality seafood restaurants, each serving up food that has been part of their lives for years. Living in Mumbai, you will be spoiled for choices when it comes to exploring delicious food.
1. Fresh Catch
One of the most famous seafood restaurants in Mumbai, Fresh Catch has become a quick favourite among the locals ever since its launch. This family-owned restaurant has been serving up delicacies celebrating their cultural cuisine much to the delight of their patrons. Home-style dishes based on the recipes of the owner’s mother like recheado masala and bombil rava fry are sure to give you that homely feeling of eating your favourite comfort food.
Location: Multiple outlets
Timings: 12 pm – 4 pm and 7 pm – 12 am
Cost: Rs 1800 for two (approx.)
2. Gajalee
Gajalee is extremely popular for its seafood in the city and outside. Boasting of it being given legendary status by its visitors, Gajalee does complete justification to the praises heaped on it through its amazing food. Mumbaikars call the restaurant and the food it serves a must-try experience for every seafood lover. Do try their clam masala and stuffed pomfret on your next visit to the eatery.
Location: Multiple outlets
Timings: 11.30 am – 3.30 pm and 7 pm – 11.30 pm
Cost: Rs 1800 for two (approx.)
3. Jai Hind Lunch Home
A simple, straight-laced restaurant, Jai Hind Lunch Home is all about its food. The flavours, taste and freshness of the seafood are something the eatery’s regulars swear by. A no-frills simple establishment, it has expanded to several outlets and has been consistently serving simple, mind-blowing and delicious seafood to people for decades. Their surmai fish thali is a must-have.
Location: Multiple outlets
Timings: 11.30 am – 3.30 pm and 7 pm – 11.30 pm
Cost: Rs 900 for two (approx.)
4. Trishna
Another extremely popular seafood restaurant, you will be hard-pressed to not find this restaurant full of people no matter when you go. Having been around for quite a few years, the restaurant has been part of the childhood of a great many people. Impressively having maintained the taste over the years, Trishna will always be a quality choice to explore when in the mood for some amazing seafood with dishes like crab chettinad and squid koliwada.
Location: 7, Sai Baba Marg, Kala Ghoda, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Timings: 12 pm – 3.30 pm and 6.30 pm – 12 am
Cost: Rs 2700 for two (approx.)
5. The Excellensea
Serving people some of the freshest seafood ever, this establishment has been around for decades and will be around for more if its popularity is anything to go by. A hot favourite among people from all walks of life such as politicians, Bollywood celebrities as well as the normal public, the restaurant keeps its patrons coming back for its delicious food that gives them a taste of many cuisines all in one sitting. With dishes like raw mango prawns and lobster thermidor, you're only going to be left asking for more.
Location: 317, Bharat House, Between RBI & GPO, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Timings: 11.30 am – 4 pm and 6 pm – 12 am
Cost: Rs. 1000 for two (approx.)
6. Mahesh Lunch Home
An iconic establishment with people simply swearing by the delicious seafood it serves, Mahesh Lunch Home is massively popular in Mumbai. Claimed to be one of the restaurants that are not to be missed at any cost, it is nothing short of being an icon in its own right. Spread across several outlets, Mahesh Lunch Home is known for its vast variety of seafood for its visitors, with top quality and taste absolutely guaranteed. Don't forget to have their tandoori pomfret and butter pepper garlic crab.
Location: Multiple outlets
Timings: 11.30 am – 4 pm and 6 pm – 11 pm
Cost: Rs 1100 for two (approx.)
7. The Konkan Café
The Konkan Café is a fine-dining establishment specialising in seafood from South-Indian cuisines. The interiors of the restaurant also resemble a traditional South-Indian seaside bungalow, giving you the perfect ambience to enjoy your South-Indian seafood. The establishment boasts of serving up traditional recipes from the kitchens of the South-Indian people, to deliver the highest quality and taste. Their seafood thali is a must-have.
Location: President, 90, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Timings: 12.30 pm – 3 pm and 7 pm – 12 am
Cost: Rs 3000 for two (approx.)
8. Goa Portuguesa
This seafood restaurant will take you to Goa as soon as you enter. The interiors, the music, and the whole aesthetic of the place are highly reminiscent of everything Goa. Further delivering on its Goan experience, the seafood of the eatery is to die for. Famous for its lively ambience, this restaurant guarantees its patrons a good time and delivers on its promise fabulously. Do try their crab kalimiri soup and crunch prawns on your next visit.
Location: Multiple outlets
Timings: 11 am – 11 pm
Cost: Rs 2500 (approx.)
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