Desserts are something you can unapologetically indulge in, no matter where you are. And just like every other Indian, Mumbaikars make sure their desserts stand out too. Here we have covered 10 drool-worthy desserts that you will find in Mumbai.
1. Chocolate Sandwich
Chocolate Sandwich is made with Hershey’s chocolate bar which is melted and placed between two slices of bread. It is then drizzled with Hershey’s chocolate sauce. This is one of the most popular roadside desserts in Mumbai.
Price: Rs 100
Where: Mamaji, Nand Deep Building, L.N. Road, Oppo Ruia College, Matunga East
2. Pani Puri Ice-Cream
Mumbaikars love for pani puri is known to all. So they have come up with pani puri ice-cream which has a potato mousse filling and tangy water which is frozen using liquid nitrogen.
Price: Rs 160
Where: Papacream, 18, Cambatta Building, J.T. Road, Churchgate
3. Japanese Cheesecake
This light piece of cake is something you won’t get everywhere in Mumbai. It is a cloudy cousin of the heavier Philly cheesecake and you just can’t stop eating this.
Price: Rs 490 for a whole cheesecake
Where: Daniel Patissier, Shop No. 3, ALJ Residency, Pali Naka, Pali Hill, Bandra West
4. Samundar Ka Moti
Samundar Ka Moti might sound little bizarre but it is a combination of traditional and contemporary dessert. It comprises a chocolate sphere drizzled with flambeed rum.
Price: Rs 425
Where: The Urban Foundry, B-1, Amarchand Mansion,16 Madame Cama Road, Colaba
5. Honey Flan
Topped with crunchy honeycomb, homemade granola, fresh figs and balsamic reduction, Honey Flan is another light and refreshing dessert that you just can’t miss when in Mumbai.
Price: Rs 495
Where: The Clearing House, 13-15, Calicut Street, Ballard Estate, Fort
6. Steamed Custard Buns
Royal China offers yummilicious buns — Steamed Custard Buns. This Cantonese specialty consists of steamed buns with creamy custard filling.
Price: Rs 295
Where: Royal China, Near Sterling Cinema, Hazarimal Somani Marg, Fort
7. Berry Crepe Cake
A towering pile of crepes with strawberry cream layered in each, this is something you just say no to.
Price: Rs 350
Where: Nara Thai, Ground Floor, Raheja Towers, Opposite Jio Garden, Bandra Kurla Complex
8. Seven Layer Cookie
Served hot with vanilla ice-cream, Seven Layer Cookie has Belgian chocolate, almonds, butterscotch, and biscuit crumble.
Price: Rs 330
Where: The Nutcracker, C/2 Diamond Arch Cooperative Housing Society, St. John Baptist Road, Reclamation, Bandra West
9. Gulab Nut
Shaped like a donut, Gulab Nut is an amalgamation of a ‘rum baba’ and a gulab jamun. A gulab jamun shaped like a donut is soaked in rum and served with pista cream. Need anything else?
Price: Rs 325
Where: The Bombay Canteen, Ground Floor, Process House, Kamala Mills Compound, Lower Parel
10. Pineapple Sheera
You must have tried various types of sheera but this one makes a special position in the list. Made with chunks of fresh pineapple, this tastes best when paired with filter coffee.
Price: Rs 50
Where: Hotel Ramashray, Bhandarkar Road, Matunga East