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Cafés with outdoor seating in Mumbai

Garden and pavement tables in Bandra and Andheri West, a tea stall on Malabar Hill, and the dry months to use them.

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Mumbai's outdoor tables follow the monsoon. The India Meteorological Department counts an onset over the city within three days of 11 June as normal.1 The June-to-September season then brings a normal 2,317 mm of rain, and in July and August it falls almost without pause, with weeks of no sunshine.23

Bandra West and Andheri West share the lead for cafés with gardens, terraces or pavement tables, each with about a quarter of them, followed by Juhu and the Dadar–Matunga area. South Mumbai's options run small: a tea stall on Malabar Hill's Ridge Road and a café in Byculla.

Local tip: From October to May, Bandra's outdoor tables are most pleasant before 10:00: Bombay Brioche on 16th Road opens at 08:00 and Mokai on Chapel Road at 09:00.

Where these cafés are: Bandra West (6), Andheri & Versova (5), Juhu & Vile Parle (3), Dadar & Matunga (2), Malabar Hill & Breach Candy (1), Girgaon & Grant Road (1), Khar & Santacruz (1), Byculla & Mazgaon (1).

At a glance

20Cafés listed
14With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
00:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: bombay bites, from 06:00 (Daily 06:00–22:00).
  • Closes latest: Bombay Brioche, until 00:00 (Daily 08:00–00:00).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (45%), open late (40%), air-con (20%).

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The months to sit outside

January is the coolest month. At Colaba the mean daily maximum is about 30 °C and the minimum about 19 °C, and at Santacruz the late-afternoon relative humidity falls below 50% in January and February.3 By July it reaches 85% at Colaba.3 Rain is not spread evenly either: in 2022 the suburban station at Santacruz logged 2,658.3 mm, against 2,093.8 mm at Colaba in the south.2

October catches visitors out. The rain is over, but days still average close to 33 °C with mild nights.3 Plan outdoor coffee for early morning or after sunset until the cooler weeks of December arrive.

Bandra: heritage houses and garden tables

Mokai, on Chapel Road and open 09:00–21:00, is set in a restored heritage building.4 It also has Wi-Fi, takes cards and puts tables outside.

Bombay Brioche on 16th Road keeps its outdoor seats in use from 08:00 to midnight and bakes every loaf in-house.5 Vidhi, on D'Monte Park Road Extension, has the longest list of practical extras: outdoor seating, air-con, Wi-Fi, takeaway and card payment, from 11:00 to 23:00, and it is smoke-free. foodstuffs on Munjra Street runs 10:00–21:00, and Poetry by Love and Cheesecake has seating both inside and out.

Andheri West, Vile Parle and Juhu

Andheri West matches Bandra for outdoor choice. Cafe Aloha at 4/12 Sant Gadge Maharaj Marg opens 09:00–21:00, and Cafe Pefe in Clanfield Society on Ashok Academy Lane opens 11:00–23:00; both also have Wi-Fi. The Backyard Brew in Poseidon Apartment and a tea shop on CD Barfiwala Road put tables outside too.

In Vile Parle East, Garde Manger Cafe on Paranjpe B Scheme Road No 1 serves vegan options at outdoor tables from 10:30 to 22:30. The Dream Cafe on Hanuman Cross Road 2 in Juhu opens Monday to Saturday, 09:00–20:00, with Wi-Fi.

Tea stalls and outdoor tables in central Mumbai

Some outdoor seating is simply a stall with benches. Aarey Tea Stall and Snacks Centre stands outside Neelima Apartment on B G Kher Marg, the Ridge Road over Malabar Hill, open 07:00 to 20:00.

In Girgaon, bombay bites on A N Surve Marg (Umerkhadi Road) opens earliest, at 06:00, and closes at 22:00. Dadar has Cafe Instaa on R L Kelkar Road, which is wheelchair accessible, and Mani Cafe, with indoor and outdoor seating and takeaway. In Byculla, Blue bead cafe runs 10:00–22:00.

Sources

  1. Monsoon arrives on time, Free Press Journal (June 16, 2020), accessed October 2026
  2. How normal was the monsoon in Mumbai in 2022?, Citizen Matters (October 19, 2022), accessed October 2026
  3. Climate of Mumbai, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. Bandra House: local things to do, Seleqtions Hotels, accessed October 2026
  5. Bombay Brioche: Our Story, Bombay Brioche, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Outdoor seating in Mumbai: questions

When is the best time of year for outdoor café seating in Mumbai?

The dry months, especially December to February. January is the coolest month, with a mean daily maximum of about 30 °C at Colaba and late-afternoon humidity below 50% at Santacruz. The monsoon runs from June to September and brings about 2,317 mm of rain in a normal season.

Where are the cafés with outdoor seating in Mumbai?

Mostly in Bandra West and Andheri West. In Bandra, Mokai on Chapel Road, Bombay Brioche on 16th Road, Vidhi on D'Monte Park Road Extension and foodstuffs on Munjra Street have outdoor tables. In Andheri West, Cafe Aloha on Sant Gadge Maharaj Marg and Cafe Pefe on Ashok Academy Lane do too.

Which Mumbai cafés with outdoor seating stay open in the evening?

Bombay Brioche on 16th Road in Bandra stays open until midnight, Vidhi in Bandra and Cafe Pefe in Andheri West until 23:00, and Garde Manger Cafe in Vile Parle East until 22:30. In Girgaon, bombay bites closes at 22:00 and Blue bead cafe in Byculla at 22:00.

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