a few colaba restaurants

amit and the bawa regulars at paradise

mario's adam and eve- at paradise


mukul near taj - opposite gateway

samiras heavy heavy interior - indigo deli

me at indigo


the gateway glows in the evening

kuntal at ming palace

mukul and me- ming palace and the city lights outside

a survey of three.

yesterday, had a break in between the forays into urbanism, and in that time checked out samiras ‘indigo deli’ near the gateway of india. all tata ply polished, brass elements and rustic floor. the food was very expensive and the aesthetized “rustic” was maybe a little overbearing- more that a little superfluous- but it is, after all, interior design- and of a very fancy restaurant.

then after the mill land meeting, ‘ming palace’ with an over the top oriental theme and huge windows overlooking colaba causeway. the night lights outside throbbed and there were outlines of the pedestrians as they walked behind the frosted glass bases. the staircase that connected the split levels had rock formations with potted plants carefully arranged with miniature chinese looking porcelain men standing in between. the toilet was incredibly tight- a triangular wash basin?

my mother and father have raved about ‘paradise’ in town ever since i can remember. so the other day after a full days work and samiras office amit, mayuri and me found it and decided to have dinner there. the décor was late seventies functionalism- sunmica tables and rexene seats. the mario miranda paintings about adam and eve that my parents had promised were also there. the clientele were old faithful colaba locals- parsi couples from cusrow baug from just across the road.