This Bandra supper club has commitment issues (in the best way possible)

For nearly two years, sisters Aalisha Sable and Riona Sable searched Mumbai for a place with enough character to build something around. They knew they wanted to create experiences centred on food, conversation, and community, but exactly what form that would take remained unclear. What they did know was that they wanted a space with history, personality, and a sense of permanence. The concept could come later.

“We were like, what are we?” recalls Riona, laughing. “Do we want a restaurant? Do we want a cafe? Do we want a supper club?” The answer arrived in the form of an old commercial building tucked into the bylanes of Bandra. The building still houses a few offices today, but one apartment has been transformed into The Find Atelier, a supper club and food design studio where the menu, decor, and atmosphere are constantly evolving. 

The first thing you notice about The Find is that it takes a little effort to locate. According to the sisters, guests regularly end up at the wrong building—an amusing problem for a place called The Find to have. Hidden away in a 140-year-old property, the 24-seater feels like something you’ve stumbled upon rather than somewhere you’ve simply booked a table.

While many supper clubs unfold inside somebody’s home, the space in Bandra was designed specifically for The Find. The sisters host dinners every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and each concept runs for a limited time before making way for the next, which means the room rarely looks the same for very long (when I went for dinner the dining room was reimagined as a giant grownup bedroom. Tables were dressed like oversized beds, complete with pillows, cushions, and lace canopies suspended overhead). Return a few weeks later and you could find yourself stepping into an entirely different world.

The story starts however in Pune, where the sisters were living during the Covid-19 pandemic. What started as regular dinners for friends and family slowly became something of a ritual, with Aalisha cooking and Riona handling the hosting. Around the same time, Aalisha’s DIY Italian meal kits found a loyal audience. But the sisters realised they were just as interested in creating experiences as they were in serving food. “It was more so that we enjoyed it and it was more so that people enjoyed being in that space,” recalls Riona.

Aalisha initially trained in business management, while Riona came from a background in photography and filmmaking. Both eventually found their way to hospitality, bringing very different skills to the table. Looking back, those evenings offered an early glimpse of the roles they would later play at The Find.

When they first found their new home in Bandra, the space was being used as an office, complete with conference tables, office chairs, and fluorescent lighting. Most people would probably have walked away. The sisters couldn’t stop thinking about it. “We always wanted a place that felt like it’s been there for a long, long time,” says Riona.

They took it apart and built something new. The first room functions almost like a living room. A compact bar occupies one side, while books, framed photographs, artwork, and plants fill the rest of the space. Beyond it are two interconnected dining rooms, each anchored by a long communal table. Guests move freely between them throughout the evening. One of the rooms also contains a smaller table tucked into a corner, creating a more intimate spot for couples while keeping them connected to the energy of the larger gathering.

Spend a few minutes inside and you’ll start noticing details that escaped you when you first walked in. A restored radio that belonged to their grandparents sits among travel finds, old photographs, and family heirlooms. An embroidered Anthony Bourdain quote hangs on one wall. Books spill out of shelves. Objects collected over years of travel sit beside gifts from friends. That is exactly how the sisters wanted it.

Like a good story, they want the space to keep evolving over time. “We’ve always hated being boxed into certain categories,” says Riona. “The Find is a place of discovery, a place that keeps evolving as we evolve as people.”

That attitude is most visible in the concepts themselves. Their first theme, Housewarming, served as an introduction of sorts. Rice was sourced from their farm near Pune. Figs arrived from Saswad, their ancestral village, where the fruit has long been cultivated. It felt personal without becoming sentimental, allowing guests to learn a little about the people behind the project.

More recently, the sisters transformed the space for Breakfast in Bed, a concept inspired by their habit of eating breakfast foods for dinner. Walking into the room felt like stumbling into a particularly stylish sleepover, complete with tiny cushion-shaped charms created as limited-edition keepsakes. 

The food joined in on the fun too. There were baskets of sourdough, brioche and ragi crackers, hasselback potatoes loaded with confit garlic crème fraîche and crispy bacon, slow-cooked chorizo paired with poached egg and kale, and pancakes topped with crispy chicken or oyster mushrooms and hot honey. Dessert arrived as a Greek yoghurt panna cotta finished with jamun, house-made granola, and stingless bee honey. The menu played with familiar breakfast flavours while remaining grounded enough that guests weren’t spending the evening trying to decode what was on the plate.

Food, however, is only one part of the larger picture. “We’re not just a supper club. We’re also a food design studio,” says Aalisha. The sisters speak about food as a medium for storytelling, design, and collaboration rather than an end point. Workshops, creative partnerships, and new experiences are all part of the long-term vision.

Their upcoming concept, Lights Out, offers a glimpse into how ideas take shape at The Find. The inspiration came from a series of power cuts in the old building that left the team hosting dinners entirely by candlelight. “We realised it made the space look really beautiful,” says Aalisha. Inspired by Renaissance ideas of light and darkness, they will transform the room once again, this time into a moodier, more intimate setting illuminated largely by candles.

And if all of this sounds like your kind of evening, there is one final challenge waiting. Much like the space itself, The Find doesn’t make reservations entirely straightforward. On the website, you’ll need to do a little exploring before you locate the button that lets you book your seat. Consider it a small preview of the experience ahead. After all, a place called The Find wouldn’t want to make things too easy.

Meal for two with cocktails: ₹5,700 for veg; ₹6,000 for non-veg 

Address: The Find Atelier, 2nd floor, VP, Jer Mansion, Bandra West, Mumbai

Reservations: Book online here