The Mumbai City Guides deal with the questions every first-time visitor has: where to eat vada pav and an Irani breakfast with confidence, how to reach the Elephanta Caves without paying tout prices, which sea walks are best at sunset and where the night carries on once the bars close at 1.30 am. Each guide is a short, opinionated list that gives the reason to go, what to order or look for and one practical tip for every place, and it opens in your browser the moment you pay.
About the Mumbai City Guides
- 145 places
- 6 guides
- 13 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Mumbai guides
Food guide
24 places
Vada pav and chaat where locals queue, century-old Irani cafés, Mangalorean seafood, South Indian breakfasts and sweets for later.
Things to do guide
24 places
Victorian Gothic landmarks in the Fort, a seaside shrine you reach on foot at low tide, free galleries, sea-front walks and the ferry to the cave island.
Family guide
24 places
Penguins at the Byculla zoo, a hands-on science centre for wet days, hilltop gardens, a boat to the caves and food children will happily eat.
Nightlife guide
24 places
A hotel bar from 1933, old Colaba pubs, rooftop cocktails above the sea, Marine Drive after dark and somewhere to eat at 2 am.
Day trips guide
24 places
Beaches across the harbour by ferry, sea forts, a car-free hill station, ancient Buddhist caves by train and one long day in Pune.
Budget guide
25 places
Free sea walks and viewpoints, heritage sights for small change, full meals under €3 and how to cross the city by local train for next to nothing.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Cafe Madras
Matunga East, King’s Circle
Mumbai’s benchmark for a South Indian breakfast: buttery masala dosa and filter coffee at shared tables. There is usually a queue, but it moves fast. From the food guide.
Nehru Science Centre
Worli
Hands-on galleries where children push, spin and build, with timed shows indoors and a dinosaur park outside. The best answer to a wet afternoon for ages 5 to 14. From the family guide.
Karla Caves
Karla, near Lonavala
Buddhist caves from the first century BC with the largest and best-kept prayer hall in India: a high vaulted ceiling, carved pillars and a stone stupa. Dress modestly, as a temple sits above. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days in Mumbai
Day one: start with filter coffee and a dosa in Matunga, spend the afternoon among the Victorian buildings of the Fort and the galleries of Kala Ghoda, then watch the sunset on Marine Drive and finish with drinks in Colaba. Day two: take a morning ferry from the Gateway of India to the Elephanta Caves, eat seafood in the Fort on your return and head north to Bandra for the evening. On a slow or rainy day, pick the zoo and the old museum in Byculla, the science centre and planetarium in Worli, or a long lunch in Lower Parel.
Mumbai guides: your questions
What do the Mumbai City Guides include?
145 places across six guides: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. For each place you get why it is worth going, the area, notes on opening times and one practical tip.
How do I receive the guides once I have paid?
The links show up on your order page as soon as the payment goes through, and they also arrive in your order email. They open in any browser on a phone or laptop, with no app and no account.
Can I use the guides offline in Mumbai?
Yes. Open each guide once while you are online and it keeps working without a connection, ticks and notes included. Only the map links need mobile data.
Which languages are the Mumbai guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
Can I buy a single guide?
Yes. One guide costs €4.99, two cost €8.99, four cost €15.99 and the full set of six costs €19.99.
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