The best Ukadiche Modak in Mumbai

Editorial picks

Selected from published food guides and local reporting. How the list works

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   Number 1.Panshikar Mithai Kendra (Girgaon)

   Girgaon, JSS Road near Majestic Centre Girgaon, Bhuleshwar and Mohammed Ali Road

   Open

   From 8.30am; steamed modak sells out by midday

   Where

   162, Mohan Building, Shop 52, Jagannath Shankarsheth Road, Girgaon, near Majestic Centre, Mumbai 400004

   Ask for the ukadiche modak, not the yellow mawa ones stacked at the front. They make about a thousand a day in festival week and refuse pre-orders, so go early.

   What to orderUkadiche modak

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   Number 2.Aaswad Upahar & Mithai Gruh (Shivaji Park)

   Dadar West, Gadkari Chowk Dadar, Matunga and Parel

   Open

   9.30am to 10.30pm, shut Mondays

   Where

   4, Sanskruti Building, Gadkari Chowk, Lady Jamshedji Road, opposite Shiv Sena Bhavan, Dadar West, Mumbai 400028

   Finish a thalipeeth and misal lunch with the ukadiche modak and ask them to pour extra ghee over it. No bookings are taken, the pavement queue is real, and Mondays are closed.

   What to orderUkadiche modak with warm ghee poured over

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   Number 3.Modakam (Prabhadevi)

   Prabhadevi, outside Siddhivinayak temple Dadar, Matunga and Parel

   Open

   About 7am to 11pm, open daily

   Where

   8/1, Kamana Co-operative Society, Rao Bahadur SK Bole Road, near Siddhivinayak Temple, Prabhadevi, Mumbai 400025

   Here the steamed modak is the business rather than a festival sideline, so buy a pack of eleven to take away. Temple crowds mean the counter is quickest before eight in the morning.

   What to orderUkadiche modak, pack of eleven

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4. Sujata Upahar Gruha (Thakurdwar)

   Thakurdwar, Girgaon Girgaon, Bhuleshwar and Mohammed Ali Road

   Open

   8.30am to 11pm, shut Sundays

   Where

   277, Mapla Mahal, Jagannath Shankar Seth Road, Vaidya Wadi, Thakurdwar, Girgaon, Mumbai 400004

   The modak arrives with the thali here, so split it and pour ghee into the coconut filling before eating. Sundays it is shut, and the room fills by one o'clock.

   What to orderUkadiche modak with the thali

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5. Hotel Madhavashram (Girgaon)

   Girgaon, Parekh Street near Girgaon Court Girgaon, Bhuleshwar and Mohammed Ali Road

   Open

   Festival modak 8am to noon; night meals only otherwise

   Where

   18, Dr Parekh Street, near Girgaon Court, Prarthana Samaj, Girgaon, Mumbai 400004

   Since 1995 the Ganeshotsav thali here has come with home-style ukadiche modak, and on monthly Sankashti Chaturthi they are unlimited. Book ahead for quantity; the counter stops selling around noon.

   What to orderSankashti Chaturthi modak thali

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6. Ruchkar (Charkop

   Charkop, Kandivali West Malad, Kandivali and Borivali

   Open

   9am to 9pm, open all year

   Where

   Shop 2, Plot 227, Madhuban Building, Savarkar Road, near Charkop Depot, Sector 3, Charkop, Kandivali West, Mumbai 400067

   The western suburbs answer if Girgaon is too far. Order the ukadiche modak by phone and pick it up at the Charkop counter; walk-in stock during Ganeshotsav goes by mid-morning.

   What to orderUkadiche modak, booked by phone

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7. Malvani Days (Kharghar)

   Sector 7, Kharghar Navi Mumbai

   Open

   Noon onwards; modak on Tuesdays and Sankashti

   Where

   Shops 1, 2 and 3, Tharwani Heritage, Hiranandani Service Road, Sector 7, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410210

   The women of the family make the modak, which is why it appears on Tuesdays and Sankashti days rather than daily. Ring before crossing the creek. Everything else here is fish.

   What to orderUkadiche modak with ghee, ordered ahead

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8. MH-09 Shetkari (Thane West)

   Louiswadi, Panch Pakhadi, Thane West Thane

   Open

   Noon to 3.30pm, 7pm to 10.30pm, shut Tuesdays

   Where

   Shops 5 and 6, Jeevan Vikas Society, Louiswadi, near Parsik Janata Bank, Panch Pakhadi, Thane West 400604

   A Kolhapuri mutton room whose ukadiche modak is made at the owner's house and carried in, which is why it tastes domestic. Closed Tuesdays, and the thali will defeat you before pudding.

   What to orderSajuk tupatla ukadiche modak after the thali

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9. Amey (Bandra East, opposite MIG Club)

   Gandhi Nagar, Kalanagar, Bandra East Bandra, Khar and Santacruz

   Open

   8am to 10:30pm daily

   Where

   4, Siddhivinayak Chambers, Ramkrishna Paramhans Marg, Gandhi Nagar, opposite MIG Cricket Club, Bandra East, Mumbai 400051

   Modak is on the counter all year at this Kalanagar canteen, steamed and handed over hot with ghee. Reach it before one at lunch or you will queue standing. Parking is hopeless.

   What to orderUkadiche modak, hot, with ghee

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   Worth it, Amey (Bandra East, opposite MIG Club).00 votes. Not worth it, Amey (Bandra East, opposite MIG Club).00 votes.

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10. Khavayye (Majiwada

    Majiwada, opposite Viviana Mall, Thane West Thane

    Open

    9am to 11pm daily

    Where

    Ground floor, Y Building, Flower Valley, opposite Viviana Mall, Eastern Express Highway, Majiwada, Thane West 400601

    Ukadiche modak with a spoon of ghee sits on the menu every day of the year here. Order that and ignore the modak ice cream and the mango version beside it.

    What to orderUkadiche modak plus tup

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    Worth it, Khavayye (Majiwada.00 votes. Not worth it, Khavayye (Majiwada.00 votes.

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11. Panchali (Vile Parle East)

    Navpada, Vile Parle East Andheri, Juhu and Vile Parle

    Open

    10am to 3pm and 5pm to 10pm

    Where

    Shop 3, Shree Dattaprasad Society, B Paranjpe Scheme Road 1, Navpada, Vile Parle East, Mumbai 400057

    This is a caterer's takeaway rather than a restaurant, so telephone the ukadiche modak order a day ahead and collect it. There is nowhere to sit and nothing on display.

    What to orderUkadiche modak, pre-ordered by the dozen

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12. Swami Upahar Gruha (Dadar West)

    Dadar West, opposite Chabildas School Dadar, Matunga and Parel

    Where

    Shop 11, Radha Krishna Niwas, opposite Chabildas School, Dadar West, Mumbai 400028

    A small Dadar counter that turns out modak and thalipeeth for the neighbourhood rather than for visitors. Take the ukadiche modak away, and ring first, because the published hours are not dependable.

    What to orderUkadiche modak

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