The best Misal Pav in Mumbai
Also spelt missal pav, misal, usal misal and kolhapuri misal. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.
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Number 1.Aaswad
- Open
- 9.30am to 10pm daily
- Where
- 4 Sanskruti Building, Gadkari Chowk, Lady Jamshedji Road, opposite Shiv Sena Bhavan, Dadar West, Mumbai 400028
Order the plain misal pav and ask for extra kat over the farsan. It is shut on Mondays, weekend queues build by eleven, and the sweets counter at the front is a distraction from the misal.
What to orderPlain misal pav with extra kat
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Number 2.Mamledar Misal (Thane, Talao Pali)
- Open
- 8am to 8pm, later on Mondays
- Where
- Opposite Zilla Parishad, Talao Pali, near Jambli Naka, Naupada, Thane West 400602
The Thane original, and spice is graded, so start at medium unless you mean it. The old building came down in the Tehsil redevelopment, so look for the shop nearby. Kharvas if available.
What to orderMamledar misal pav, medium spice
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Number 3.Prakash Shakahari Upahaar Kendra
- Open
- About 7.30am to 10.30pm daily
- Where
- 9/10 Horizon Towers, Gokhale Road North near Ranade Road, Dadar West, Mumbai 400028
Ask for the dahi misal, the plate regulars come for. Be warned, Prakash sends out misal without pav, so the bread you are used to is not part of it.
What to orderDahi misal, served without pav
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Suruchi Misal House
- Open
- Morning until about 9.30pm
- Where
- Shop 2, Saraswati Niwas, Gokhale Road, opposite Malhar Cinema, Naupada, Thane West 400602
Kolhapuri misal with kanda lasun is the order, and it is genuinely hot. About a hundred square feet of cramped tables opposite Malhar Cinema, so expect to share, and go for the Puneri if unsure.
What to orderKolhapuri misal pav with kanda lasun
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Aram (opposite CSMT)
- Open
- About 7am to 8.30pm, no dinner service
- Where
- Capitol Cinema Building, 126 Dr Dadabhai Naoroji Road, opposite CSMT, Fort, Mumbai 400001
Opposite CSMT since 1939, so the misal is fast rather than fiery. Get the dahi misal, cooled with curd. Kitchen winds down by half eight in the evening, and there is no proper dinner service.
What to orderDahi misal pav
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Mama Kane's Swatchha Upahar Griha
- Open
- Shut Mondays; daytime only, hours vary
- Where
- 222 Smruti Kunj, Senapati Bapat Marg, near Dadar West station, Mumbai 400028
A century-old counter near Dadar station, and the misal is milder than most. Mondays it stays shut, listed hours are unreliable, and service is brisk to the point of brusque. Pair it with a batata vada.
What to orderMisal with a batata vada on the side
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Mumbai Ladu Samrat
- Open
- 7am to 10pm daily
- Where
- 1 and 2 Habib Terrace, Ganesh Gully, Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Road, Lalbaug, Parel, Mumbai 400012
Lalbaug's spice-market crowd eats the misal pav here, red rassa with poha and farsan on the side. It gets packed at lunch, with a ten minute wait, and vada pav pulls most of the queue.
What to orderMisal pav
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Panshikar (Girgaum)
- Open
- 8.30am to 9pm daily
- Where
- Gordhandas Building, Jagannath Shankarsheth Road, Girgaum, Mumbai 400004
Come for the farali dahi misal, the fasting-day version with curd and sabudana. It starts mild and climbs. The shop is mainly a sweet counter, seating is tight, and most people eat standing.
What to orderFarali dahi misal
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Vinay Health Home (Thakurdwar)
- Open
- About 8am to 9pm daily
- Where
- 73/81 Jawahar Mansion, Dr Babasaheb Jayakar Marg, Fanaswadi Naka, Thakurdwar, Girgaon, Mumbai 400002
Seventy-odd years in Thakurdwar, and the misal leans sweet before it turns hot, so say your spice level out loud. Ask for the Puneri misal. Cramped tables, and lunchtime means sharing with strangers.
What to orderPuneri misal pav
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Hotel Popular (Ghatkopar East)
- Open
- 8.30am to 10.45pm, may shut Mondays
- Where
- Plot 249, Matrupreeti Building, Hingwala Lane, Ghatkopar East, Mumbai 400077
Ghatkopar eats breakfast here, and the misal runs from morning to night. Take the dahi misal if the plain one reads too hot. Sundays are heaving, and a Monday closure has been reported.
What to orderMisal pav
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Chan Chavdar
- Open
- 9am to 9pm, Sunday closure reported
- Where
- 20 Park Road, Satsang CHSL, near the post office and Sathaye Garden, Vile Parle East, Mumbai 400057
A one-room shop on Park Road that the Sathaye college crowd has kept busy for decades. Order the spicy misal and a glass of taak. Standing room only, and Sunday closure is likely.
What to orderSpicy misal pav with taak
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Girgaon Katta
- Open
- 8am to 11pm daily
- Where
- Shop 2, Sai Leela Building, SV Road, opposite Moksh Plaza, Borivali West, Mumbai 400092
Ten minutes' walk from Borivali station, and the misal arrives with more usal than gravy. Have it with kothimbir vadi and piyush. The ground floor has no air conditioning, so head upstairs.
What to orderMisal pav
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Jagtap Misal
- Open
- From about 4.30am to 10pm
- Where
- Shop 54, Krishna Building, Vasant Sagar Complex, Thakur Village, Kandivali East, Mumbai 400101
Thakur Village's Kolhapuri option, opening before dawn for the early shift. Order the Kolhapuri misal and keep the buttermilk close. It is a takeaway-sized shop, and the rassa is at its best early.
What to orderKolhapuri misal pav
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Paresh Misal
- Open
- About 8am to 8pm daily
- Where
- Near Rane Hospital, Nanda Patkar Road, Vile Parle East, Mumbai 400057
The draw is the tari, a spicy curry poured over the misal, so ask for it generously. Chaas is the right drink. It is a small stall near Rane Hospital, and it shuts by eight.
What to orderMisal pav with extra tari, and chaas
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