Mumbai

The creative director of Nilaya Anthology takes us through her prized possessions

‘Mumbai: A Journey Through Its Kitchens, Streets, and Stories’ was recognised in the visual design category. When they began working on the book, the publishers had just one brief: Don’t make it exotic

As the great Florence Pugh once said, “Whether you’re on a plane, train or [having a] crap sandwich… put some of this on it and happy days!”

We caught up with the revellers at the third space for the queers, the straight, and everyone who can keep entitlement in check

The West End classic that helped define the age of the megamusical brings its larger-than-life feline world to Mumbai’s NMACC

For over three decades, Atul Kasbekar has captured Bollywood’s biggest stars. Now he turns the lens on its finest actors

From Goan thalis to Sindhi comfort food and a luxury mithai studio, good food is everywhere in the city right now

A maximalist 25-seater basement bar with a projection-mapped ceiling, Sabyasachi wall upholstery, and a hand-drawn menu direct you to unusual cocktails featuring everything from brie to beeswax

Inside the sweaty, exhausting, and unglamorous process of scouting India’s next face

With interiors that riff off European classical art, drinks that ease you in, and a pasta programme that’s at the centre of it all, Mumbai’s newest Italian joint is a go-big-or-go-home place

The newest bar on the ever-changing ONGC lane is where chef Amninder Sandhu coats chicken wings with black Manipuri rice and ice cream with Iberico ham

With 109 kitted-out suites and a banging vinyl bar, the maximalist hotel turns the city’s chaos and colours into one bold and bright aesthetic