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The best Falooda in Mumbai

Also spelt faluda, royal falooda, kulfi falooda and फालूदा. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.

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  1. Number 1.Badshah Cold Drink & Snacks (opposite Crawford Market)

    Crawford Market Girgaon, Bhuleshwar and Mohammed Ali Road

    Open
    About 11am to 12.30am daily
    Where
    152-156 Umrigar Building, Lokmanya Tilak Marg, opposite Crawford Market, Lohar Chawl, Kalbadevi, Mumbai 400003

    The falooda Bombay learned from, poured since 1905. Order the Royal, rose syrup and vanilla over sabja and vermicelli. Cash only, no parking, and every Crawford Market shopper wants your table.

    What to orderRoyal Falooda

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  2. Number 2.Baba Falooda (Mahim original)

    Mahim Dadar, Matunga and Parel

    Open
    1.30pm to 1.30am daily, shut every morning
    Where
    Shop 1-2, Bellview Mansion, L J Cross Road, Lady Jamshedji Road, near Badi Dargah, Mahim West, Mumbai 400016

    Ask for the Royal Malai Kulfi Falooda, which arrives closer to a meal than a drink. The shutters stay down until half one in the afternoon, and seating is a handful of stools.

    What to orderRoyal Malai Kulfi Falooda

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  3. Number 3.Shalimar Cool Point (Bhendi Bazaar)

    Bhendi Bazaar Girgaon, Bhuleshwar and Mohammed Ali Road

    Open
    8am to 2am daily; later through Ramzan
    Where
    Shop 4, Lehri Manzil, Sayed Abdul Hashim Street, off SVP Road, Null Bazar, Bhendi Bazaar, Mumbai 400003

    Milk reduced on coal with khoya, a recipe unchanged since the place was a juice counter in 1970. Take the Shalimar Special with malai kulfi. During Ramzan the queue spills onto the street.

    What to orderShalimar Special Falooda with malai kulfi

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  4. Haji Ali Juice Centre

    Haji Ali Girgaon, Bhuleshwar and Mohammed Ali Road

    Open
    5am to 1am, every day
    Where
    980 Lala Lajpatrai Marg, Haji Ali junction, near the entrance to Haji Ali Dargah, Mumbai 400026

    Open from five in the morning, which is the trick: come early and the rose falooda arrives without a scrum. Stick to the falooda and fruit creams and leave the sandwiches and pizza alone.

    What to orderRose falooda

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  5. Yaadgar Cold Drink House (opposite Bandra station)

    Bandra West Bandra, Khar and Santacruz

    Open
    10.30am to 1.30am daily
    Where
    Shop 3, Guru Nanak Road, opposite Bandra station, Bandra Talao, Bandra West, Mumbai 400050

    Kamruddin Sheikh's family have poured falooda opposite Bandra station since 1962, the rabdi still cooked down on coal. Order the Rabdi Falooda with kulfi. Prices have climbed, and commuters swamp the counter at rush hour.

    What to orderRabdi Falooda with kulfi

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  6. Kailash Parbat (Colaba original)

    Colaba South Mumbai

    Open
    11am to 11pm daily
    Where
    Shop 5, Sheela Mahal Society, 1st Pasta Lane, off Colaba Causeway, Colaba, Mumbai 400005

    Falooda you eat with a spoon: kulfi chopped into roundels, syrup, vermicelli and a blanket of malai, from the sweets counter by the tawa. Skip the paneer and Chindian mains filling out the menu.

    What to orderSpecial falooda kulfi

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  7. Sukh Sagar Juice Centre (Chowpatty)

    Chowpatty Girgaon, Bhuleshwar and Mohammed Ali Road

    Open
    Roughly noon to midnight daily
    Where
    19 A-D, Sukh Sagar Building, N S Patkar Marg at SVP Road, Chowpatty, Girgaon, Mumbai 400007

    The dry fruit falooda is what regulars come for, thick enough to stand a spoon in. Two Sukh Sagar counters sit on the same Chowpatty corner, so head for the juice one, not the restaurant.

    What to orderDry fruit falooda

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  8. Falooda World (Ghatkopar East)

    Ghatkopar East Kurla, Ghatkopar and Powai

    Open
    2pm to 1am daily
    Where
    Shop A-5, Vasant Nivas, Tilak Road, opposite Bhatia Wadi, Ghatkopar East, Mumbai 400077

    Pure milk, no ice cubes, custard powder in the mix. The rose royal falooda is the one, or mango kulfi in season. Nothing opens before two in the afternoon, and the counter is barely a doorway.

    What to orderRose royal falooda

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  9. Juhu Sealand Falooda (Jogeshwari West)

    Jogeshwari West Andheri, Juhu and Vile Parle

    Open
    2.30pm to 1am daily
    Where
    Shop 8, Swami Vivekananda Road, Patilwadi, near Sabri Masjid, Jogeshwari West, Mumbai 400102

    Despite the name it stands in Jogeshwari West, not Juhu, so set the map before you go. The kesar pista kulfi falooda comes with proper rabri. It opens mid afternoon and runs to one.

    What to orderKesar pista kulfi falooda

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  10. Royal Falooda & Snacks Corner (Kurla West)

    Kurla West Kurla, Ghatkopar and Powai

    Open
    3:30pm to 11pm daily
    Where
    LBS Marg, opposite Nawab Seekh Corner, Friends Colony, Kurla West, Mumbai 400070

    A Kurla counter for finishing a seekh kebab dinner, opposite Nawab Seekh Corner on LBS Marg. Take the kulfi falooda. It opens around half past four in the afternoon and there is no seating, so you drink it standing.

    What to orderKulfi falooda

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  11. Om Ice Cream Falooda (Borivali West)

    Borivali West Malad, Kandivali and Borivali

    Open
    10.30am to 11.30pm daily
    Where
    Shop 14, Goyal Shopping Centre, Borivali West, Mumbai 400092

    An old Borivali counter tucked into Goyal Shopping Centre, easy to walk straight past. The gulkand falooda is worth the detour. There is no real seating, and it shuts by half eleven.

    What to orderGulkand falooda

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