Shree Thaker Bhojanalay

Since 1945, Mumbaiites and visitors have been lining up outside Shree Thaker Bhojanalay’s door, sometimes even down the stairs and onto the dusty chaos of Kalbadevi’s streets, and for good reason. Their unlimited Gujarati thalis are revelatory, and the warm, efficient service ensures you never want to leave. No matter how busy it gets (seating is first-come, first-served), the movements in this energetic dining room always seem choreographed. Waiters with four-bowl caddies loaded with vegetable dishes, chutneys, pickles, and platters of farsan, rotis, and rice, walk around and fill (and refill) steel plates and bowls, while urging diners to go for third helpings. More reasons you should become a regular: The menu changes daily, and on weekends the thali includes sweet dishes, like gulab jamun, shrikhand, and fruit custard.