The best Bun Maska and Irani Chai in Mumbai
Also spelt bun maska, brun maska, bun muska and maska bun. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.
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Number 1.Kyani & Co
- Open
- 7am to 7pm, Sundays until 4pm
- Where
- Jer Mahal Estate, 657 Jagannath Shankar Seth Road, opposite Metro Inox cinema, Dhobi Talao, Marine Lines, Mumbai 400002
Order bun maska with a glass of sweet Irani chai at the chequered tables, and add a mawa cake to carry off. Cash only, and the shutters come down by early evening.
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Number 2.Koolar & Co (King's Circle)
- Open
- About 7am to 11.30pm, opening time varies
- Where
- 541 Noor Mahal, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Road, opposite Yes Bank, King's Circle, Matunga East, Mumbai 400019
Brun maska and Irani chai are what this 1932 room is for. Ignore the ten varieties of Maggi on the menu. Cash only, and the service can be gruff at busy hours.
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Number 3.Yazdani Bakery & Restaurant
- Open
- 7am to 7pm, Sundays only until 11am
- Where
- 11A Cawasji Patel Street, Kala Ghoda, Fort, Mumbai 400001
Ask for the brun maska, the hard-crusted version, with chai, because the bread is baked on the premises each morning. Seating is scarce and Sunday trading stops by late morning.
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Cafe Military
- Open
- 8am to 9.30pm, shut Sundays
- Where
- Ali Chambers, Tamarind Lane, off Nagindas Master Road, Fort, Mumbai 400001
Bun maska with chai, then keema pav if you have come hungry. It opens mid-morning rather than at dawn, shuts on Sundays, and the room fills with Fort office crowds by one.
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Sassanian Boulangerie
- Open
- About 7am to 9pm, Sunday hours vary
- Where
- Marine View, 98 Metro Cross Road, 1st Marine Street, Dhobi Talao, Marine Lines, Mumbai 400002
The brun maska is the order here, hard-crusted bread and cold butter with chai to soften it. Go in the morning while the baking is fresh, and carry cash because cards are refused.
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Cafe Colony
- Open
- About 7.30am to 8pm
- Where
- Shrikant Lodge, corner of Tilak Bridge and Hindu Colony, Dadar East, Mumbai 400014
Bun maska, or the brun if you prefer a crust, with Irani chai; the mutton keema is ready from breakfast. Cash only, and it closes by half past eight in the evening.
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Cafe Irani Chaii (Mahim original)
- Open
- 7am to 11pm, seven days
- Where
- 9 Rosary Chawl, Mangireesh CHS, Mahim (MMC) Road, Mahim West, Mumbai 400016
Bun maska and Irani chai, which is what Mansoor Yezdi opened this bylane cafe to revive; mutton paya if you want more. Twenty seats, so weekend breakfast means queueing outside.
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Light of Bharat
- Open
- 9am to 11pm, shut Tuesdays
- Where
- Meher Building, Ranade Road, opposite Senapati Bapat statue, Dadar West, Mumbai 400028
Freshly baked bun maska dipped into Irani chai is the reason to walk down Ranade Road. Reza Irani will talk to you. Tuesday it is shut, so plan around that.
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Good Luck Cafe (Mehboob Studio)
- Open
- 7.30am to midnight
- Where
- 106 Hill Road, Mehboob Khan Chowk, opposite Mehboob Studio, Bandra West, Mumbai 400050
Bun maska chai at the window, with kheema pav for anyone hungrier, straight opposite Mehboob Studio. Cash only, no cards or UPI, and the staff are curt rather than welcoming.
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Qutub Irani Tea & Bun Maska
- Open
- from 4am daily, open late into the night
- Where
- Shop 6, Singapore Plaza, Naya Nagar Road, near Rassaz Mall, Mira Road East 401107
Malai chai and bun maska from a counter in the Naya Nagar market lane, taken standing. Hours are not posted and it runs from before dawn; the crush at breakfast is real.
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Cafe Excelsior
- Open
- 8am to 9pm, seven days
- Where
- Kitab Mahal, 23 AK Nayak Marg, opposite New Excelsior Cinema, Fort, Mumbai 400001
Bun maska and Irani chai at a corner table, ideally mid-afternoon once the lunch rush has cleared. The menu wanders into Chinese food; ignore that part. Cash only, no cards.
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Cafe Gulshan
- Open
- 9.30am to 11pm daily
- Where
- Balkrishna Nivas, 265 Lakhamsi Napoo Road, next to Welingkar Institute, Matunga East, Mumbai 400019
Twenty rupees buys the bun maska; pair it with chai and, if you are staying, bhurji pav. Welingkar and Podar students take every table between four and seven, so come earlier.
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Light of Persia
- Open
- 6am to midnight, all week
- Where
- 30 Kiran Villa, next to Sterling Apartments, Peddar Road, Cumballa Hill, Mumbai 400026
Bun maska with their special Iranian tea, taken standing if the tables are full. This is a working neighbourhood cafe now, so skip the biryani and Chinese pages and stay with the bakery counter.
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