Maharashtra India Indian Vegetarian Restaurants

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Maharashtra, India
Indian & International Vegetarian Restaurants

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Aurangabad (Sambhajinagar)
Petang Restaurant, in front of the Printravel Hotel on West Station Rd, is a good vegetarian place. Open 11.30 am to 3 pm and 7 to 11 pm for full meals and thalis (Rs 40); snacks served throughout the day.
Radhika Restaurant, at the Hotel Nandanvan on Station Rd, has a reasonably priced, good vegetarian restaurant.
Bhoj, Dr Ambedkar Rd, is a very good, high-class South Indian vegetarian place.
Woodlands Restaurant (82822), on Jaina Road near the CIDCO bus stand and the Rama International Hotel, is most likely the best vegetarian place in town. Popular with the locals. It is about a twenty-minute auto-rickshaw ride from the train station. It has above average prices.
Foodwala's Bhoj, Station Rd (Dr Ambedkar Rd), is a very good and popular vegetarian restaurant. It has good Gujarati thalis for lunch. Open 11 am to 3 pm and 7 to 11 pm.

Jalgaon
A good place to eat is the Gujarati vegetarian restaurant at the Hotel Anjali, right outside the station to the right.

Kolhapur
Hotel International (652-442), Station Rd, a ten-minute walk east of the bus station, has a good vegetarian restaurant.
Woodlands (650-941; fax 633-378), 204E Tarabai Park, has quiet, mid-range rooms with TV. It has a garden and is a good value. Best to book in advance.

Mahabaleswara
Shreyas is a vegetarian restaurant by the bus stand.
Hotel Dreamland, behind the bus stand, has an excellent outdoors vegetarian restaurant serving Indian and Mexican food. Recommended.

Mumbai (Bombay)
Suvidha, 204 Dr D Naoroji Rd, a few blocks south of Victoria Station, has really good, cheap food including great South Indian food and snacks. It can be busy at lunchtime.
Chetana, 34 K Dubash Marg, behind the Prince of Wales Museum, is an excellent vegetarian place, but is not cheap. It has a special thali for Rs 145, good individual preparations, and snacks outside of lunch and dinner times. Recommended.

Where to Eat-Colaba
Kamats Restaurant, Navrose Mansion, Tardeo Rd, Colaba area, has good, cheap, vegetarian Indian food, ice cream, and snacks. A thali costs Rs 30.
Woodside Inn (287-5752), opposite Regal Cinema, Woodhouse Rd, is a good vegetarian place with Indian food and pizza.
Kailash Parbat, 1st Pasta Lane, has good sweets and pure vegetarian snacks.

Juhu Beach
The ISKCON Temple has a good restaurant serving an excellent all-you-can-eat buffet-style thali for Rs 125 during lunch and dinner. Open 12.30 to 3 pm and 7 to 10 pm At other times, it serves snacks, including pizza and veggie-burgers. There is a new menu every day. There is also a popular maha-prasada booth at the temple selling good sweets and snacks.
Little Italy (617-8815), Hotel Atlantic, 18-B Juhu Tara Rd, near Maneckji Cooper School, is an excellent Italian vegetarian restaurant. The head cook is from Italy. It sells good pizza (starting at Rs 100), a wide selection of pasta, and good salads. Recommended.
Domino's Pizza (616-2222), Hotel Beach Garden, Juhu Tara Rd, is part of the American chain.
Natural Ice Cream, behind the ISKCON Temple, sells many different varieties of homemade ice cream. They say they use only cow's milk. Recommended.
Woodland's Garden Cafe, Juhu Scheme, Vaikuntlal Mehta Rd, near Juhu Beach, is a South Indian place but also serves pizza and tasty thalis. It has some of the best food in town, but the menu is limited. Recommended.

Downtown
The Pizzeria, on the corner of Veer Nariman Rd and Marine Dr, has fair pizzas and pasta. It is a nice place to sit, with a view of Marine Dr and the sea. Pizza starts at Rs 100 for a small one. Not pure vegetarian.
Samrat, Prem Court, J Tata Road, near Churchgate Station, is a recommended veg place that serves good Gujarati food and other items. It has good service and is one of the best restaurants in India.
Purohits, Vir Nariman Road, two blocks from Churchgate Station, is one of the most famous places in town, serving reasonably priced thalis (Rs 45) during lunch and dinner and snacks at other times.
Satkar, in the Indian Express Building next to Churchgate Station, is a crowded lunch place. It has good veg food at some of the lowest prices in Mumbai.
Near Satkar is the Suryodaya store, a small supermarket with a good selection of food items.
If you are getting a train from Central Station and need a place to eat, you can go to the Shagun Restaurant, which is to your right across the street when you walk out of the station.

Chowpatty Beach & Malabar Hill
New Yorker, across from Chowpatty Beach, has good pizza, Mexican food, and baked potatoes. The nachos are very good, with real, American-tasting cheese. It is the best place in town for Western food.
Sukhsagar, by Chowpatty Beach, is a road-stand with good idlis and a juice bar.
Revival, Chowpatty Sea Face, above the London Pub, is a good but high-priced place. It has many imaginative preparations, but it probably best to stick to the Indian items.
Thackers (205-3641), 116/118 First Marine St, by Marine Lines railway station, is a famous, well-established, high-class place with excellent thalis (Rs 175) and individual Indian and Continental preparations. Recommended.

Nagpur
Naivedhyam, near Rani Jhansi Chowk, Sitabuldi, has very good vegetarian food.

Nasik
Pangat, in the Hotel Panchavati, Vakil Wadi, is a good vegetarian restaurant with reasonable prices.
Suruchi, beneath the Basera, Sivaji Rd, serves good South Indian and snacks.
Hotel Holiday Plaza, Shivaji Rd, Shalimar Chowk, has a vegetarian restaurant.
Centre Point Restaurant, on the main road near Hotel Panchavati, is a good, medium-priced place, which serves good macaroni and cheese and vegetable biryani. Recommended, but it is not cheap.
The best place in town is the Woodlands Restaurant, across the road from the Hotel Siddharth on the Nasik-Pune Rd. It serves excellent South Indian meals and thalis. The service is good, and it is reasonably priced.

Pune (Poona)
Sagar Restaurant, corner of Connaught Rd and Sassoon Rd, across from the railway station, serves good vegetarian meals for about Rs 30. The service is quick.
Hotel Woodland, Sadhu Vaswant Circle, has a good vegetarian restaurant. A meal cost about Rs 100. Recommended.
Domino's Pizza (633-022), Grafikon Arcade, Sassoon Rd, delivers within the local area. American chain, pizzas are like in the West starting at Rs 90. Not pure vegetarian.
Vandana Hotel, opposite Sambhaji Park, and the Dreamland Hotel, 2/14 Connaught Rd, opposite the railway station, have vegetarian restaurants.
Kabir's, Moledina Rd, near the junction with MG Rd, is a popular place serving Indian and vegetarian pizzas and burgers. Not pure vegetarian,
Siddarths, Moledina Rd, is a vegetarian place serving Chinese and North Indian food outside.
The restaurants at the Osho Commune are excellent and are some of the best places in India to eat. They are all pure vegetarian and often use organic vegetable that they have grown themselves. The strictest hygiene is maintained. Reccommended.
The German Bakery, North Koregaon Park Rd, (7 am to 11.30 pm) sells cinnamon rolls, cakes, fresh juices, sandwiches, cappuccino, and other items. If you are leaving the ashram, make a right and walk to the end of the road. Turn left and the bakery is immediately on your right. This is a good place to meet people.
Zen Restaurant, upstairs next to the German Bakery, is also popular.
There is a Baskin Robbins down the street from the German Bakery in the Hotel Surya Villa.
Hotel Sunderban, 19 Koregaon Park, next to Osho Commune, has a vegetarian restaurant.
Shriman serves good pizza, salad, pasta, and has a pleasant atmosphere.

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