Mumbai is famous for the rich variety of food it has to offer to entertain your taste buds. Fusion food as the name suggests is fusing two types of food from different cultures and cuisines and creating a new dish by doing so. Many new restaurants are adopting to this culture of mixing two cuisines or dishes together with a unique twist and then giving it a catchy name. The Masala Library was among the first restaurants to bring forward this idea and introduce our taste buds to something different. Now many restaurants like Farzi Cafe, Spice Klub, Bombay Canteen, Desi Klub, Firki etc. have followed pursuit.
1. Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain At Desi Klub
Do dil mil rahe Hai is a fusion of Chinese noodles in pao bhaji’s bhaji in a sizzler.
It is a treat for your taste buds as the tasty spicy bhaji with Hakka style noodles slurps into your mouth. The Hakka noodles neutralize the spicy effect of bhaji. It is a blend of Chinese and Indian cuisine.
Address – Jamnalal Bajaj Rd, Nariman Point, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400021
2. Manchurian Pizza At Desi Klub
Manchurian Pizza at Desi Klub has Manchurian sauce spread over the base with Gobi (Cabbage) Manchurian balls as toppings. It is available in whole what or flour base. It fuses Chinese and Italian cuisine.
Address – Jamnalal Bajaj Rd, Nariman Point, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400021
3. Chocolate Thali At Desi Klub
The dishes at Desi Klub are more prominently fused. Chocolate Thali consists of 8 varieties of chocolate desserts. Chocolate Gulab Jamun and Chocolate Shrikhand are Indo-Western desserts.
Address – Jamnalal Bajaj Rd, Nariman Point, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400021
4. Samosa Chaat At Desi Klub
Samosa Chaat is a dish where the Samosa crust and filling served as bhel. The masala mainly consists of potato and peas with samosa masala mixed in it. The imli chutney and green chutney are mixed with the samosa crust and masala giving it a typical Bombaiya bhel taste.
Address – Jamnalal Bajaj Rd, Nariman Point, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400021
5. Pav Bhaji Fondue At Spice Klub
Spice Klub has a dish called Pav Bhaji Fondue where instead of cheese the Bhaji is served in the fondue pot. Normally a fondue has cheese and bread but here instead of cheese the bhaji is served with the pav which is a very subtle method of fusing food.
Address – 8A, Janta Industrial Estate, Opposite Phoenix Mills, Senapati Bapat Road, Lower Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400013
6. Dry Ice Kulfi At Spice Klub
Dry Ice Kulfi had the kulfi over dry ice with various syrups accompanying it. Rose, Kala Katha, Lemon, Strawberry and Vanilla are the syrups that are to be poured on the dry ice making it crackle and giving it a gola like taste. The dry ice releases fumes from the funnel end making this a very attractive and amusing dessert.
Address – 8A, Janta Industrial Estate, Opposite Phoenix Mills, Senapati Bapat Road, Lower Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400013
7. Nanza At Spice Klub
Nanza are naans stuffed with fillings like cheese or potato. Served in a pizza like shape with delicious filling inside they resemble croquettes. Naans are stuffed and baked in the tandoor to perfection.
Address – 8A, Janta Industrial Estate, Opposite Phoenix Mills, Senapati Bapat Road, Lower Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400013
8. Dosa Platter At Firki*
Firki* serves Dosa platter which is the masala of masala dosa fried in flour, sprinkled with vada pao masala and served with Vada Pao chutney. Tastes like Vada Pav a Mumbai delicacy. It fuses South Indian dosa masala with Mumbai street food.
Address – 11/12, Block 27, Raghuvanshi Mills Compound, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400013
9. Dabeli Pav At Firki*
Dabeli is a local Mumbai delicacy which consists of smashed potatoes mixed with onions, peanuts, and spicy dabeli masala.
Dabeli Pav is a dish with the Dabeli masala spread upon the pav.
it is served as a burger making it a fusion of burger (western) and local Mumbai food.
Address – 11/12, Block 27, Raghuvanshi Mills Compound, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400013
10. Virar Chicken Bhujing At Bombay Canteen
Bombay Canteen serves a dish called Virar Chicken Bhujing which is Kanda Poha Biryani with chicken and grilled potatoes. Biryani is a rice dish, but for preparing Virar chicken bhujing, Poha flakes are used instead of rice making it unique.
Address – Unit-1, Process House, Kamala Mills, Near Radio Mirchi Office, S.B. Road, Lower Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400013
11. Dal Chawal Appetizer At Farzi Cafe
Farzi cafe serves a Dal chawal appetizer which is dal chawal mixed and fried in flour topped with achar and papad a typical lunch meal in India. The fusion seems to be inspired by American corn cheese balls.
Address – Kamla Mill Lower Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400013
12. Macaroni Balls At Tamasha
Tamasha serves Macaroni Balls which is Macroni and cheese mixed and fried served with tangy Indian chutney. It is nothing but Batata Wada with a twist italian cheesy Wada with the same chutney.
Address – Pandurang Budhkar Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400013
13. Awesamosas At Colaba Social
Socials has an amazing variety of different and unique food items.
Awesamosas are the Indian samosas with pizza and mushroom filling.
It is a fusion of the Indian samosa with the masala being replaced with delicious mushroom filling or pizza sauce and cheese.
Address – 24, Ground Floor, B.K.Boman Behram Marg, Apollo Bunder, Colaba, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001
14. Vada Pao Bao At Colaba Socials
The Vada Pao Bao is the Vada stuffed in Pita bread instead of pao and served with pickle and spicy sauce. The Vada is primarily made of onions instead of potatoes unlike the original vada. The vada has a profound taste of garlic to it.
Address – 24, Ground Floor, B.K.Boman Behram Marg, Apollo Bunder, Colaba, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001
15. Kurkure Bhel At 145 Noon To Moon
Kurkure Bhel at 145 is Kurkure mixed with the imli chutney and green chutney with potato and sev making it like the all time favourite Mumbai bhel.
It is sweet and spicy at the same time.
Address – 145, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kala Ghoda, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001
16. Cookie Dough Pizza At 145 noon to moon
Cookie dough pizza is the cookie dough baked to perfection topped with Nutella and chocolate sauce and Vanilla ice cream. The cookie dough is used as the pizza base and the sauces and Nutella along with the ice cream are the toppings. This dessert pizza is an absolute treat for the chocolate lovers.
Address – 145, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kala Ghoda, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001
17. Chilly Cheese Khari At Soda Bottle Opener Wala
Soda Bottle Opener Wala is an Iranian joint that serves chilli cheese khari instead of chilli cheese toast which is an amusing fusion of American savourite with an Iranian snack. The rusky khari replaces the crusty bread.
Address – 02, Ground Floor, The Capital Building, G Block Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400051
18. Mushroom On Khari At Soda Bottle Opener Wala
Mushroom on Khari is mushroom spread on Khari instead of toast making it a one of a kind fusion. Mushroom mixed in white sauce with parsley and garlic is spread evenly on the crispy fresh baked khari biscuits and is served with a layer of cheese on top.
Address – 02, Ground Floor, The Capital Building, G Block Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400051
19. Mushroom Baklava at Play Lounge
The Play Lounge serves Mushroom Baklava. Baklava originally is a sweet dish made of layers of filo filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with maple syrup or honey but the filo of a mushroom baklava are stuffed with creamy mushrooms.
Address – 1st Floor, Trade View Oasis Building, Kamala Mills, Pandurang Budhkar Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400025
20. Veg Kurkuri At Punjab Grill
At Punjab Grill these Veg Kurkuri shooters are a must try. Mushroom, celery, olives, tomatoes rolled in wonton sleeves and fried. They are served with chinese sauce making it a fusion of Indian tadka and Chinese sauce. It is very crunchy hence the name kurkuri.
Address – 3rd Floor, Palladium Mall, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400013
