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Best Restaurants Open Late in Mumbai 2026
Open Late · Mumbai · 6 tables ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published August 14, 2024 · Updated June 15, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
A plate of six seekh kebabs at Bademiya costs about ₹220 and the grill runs past three in the morning, which tells you most of what you need to know about eating late in Mumbai: the value is in the Muslim-quarter kitchens, not the hotels. The fine-dining rooms in Colaba and Bandra take their last orders by eleven, but Bhendi Bazaar, Mohammad Ali Road and the Colaba Causeway stalls cook well past midnight, several to four in the morning. These six keep a real kitchen going after eleven, and they are ranked here by how late they actually serve, how good the food is, and what you get for the rupee.
1.Bademiya
Charcoal seekh kebabs run to 3:30am behind the Taj from about ₹220; for Mumbai's cheapest iconic late feed, queue here.
Bademiya started in 1946 as a single charcoal cart that Mohammad Yaseen, a butcher from Bijnor, set up on Tulloch Road behind the Taj Mahal Palace, and the pavement grill is still the city's defining late feed. The seekh kebab and the chicken reshmi kebab, wrapped in fresh rumali roti, are the orders, with a plate from around ₹220 and a full meal for two near ₹500 to ₹900. Nowhere else delivers this much late-night flavour for the rupee. The kitchen runs to about 3:30am.
Walk in; charcoal grill to ~3:30am behind the Taj.
2.Noor Mohammadi Hotel
Chicken Sanju Baba runs to 4am near Mohammad Ali Road around ₹500 for two; for Mumbai's latest proper kitchen, head here.
Noor Mohammadi has stood in Bhendi Bazaar since Abdul Karim arrived from Moradabad in 1923, and at more than a century old it is the latest real kitchen on this list, cooking to around 4am. The Chicken Sanju Baba, a creamy dish whose recipe the actor Sanjay Dutt is said to have suggested, plus the nalli nihari and the shami kebab, are the orders, with a filling meal for two near ₹500. It is the small-hours destination for proper Mughlai food rather than a quick plate.
Walk in; kitchen to ~4am off Mohammad Ali Road.
3.Jaffer Bhai's Delhi Darbar
Mutton biryani runs to 1:30am at Grant Road near ₹600 for two; for a late biryani from this 1973 name, book ahead.
Jaffer Bhai's Delhi Darbar opened in 1973 and built its name on biryani, and the Grant Road kitchen serves it to about 1:30am for dine-in and takeaway. The mutton biryani and the raan are the orders, with a meal for two around ₹600, generous and reliably good at an hour when most kitchens have closed. It is the late table to choose when you want a proper sit-down biryani rather than a pavement plate, and the one place here worth a weekend booking.
Book weekends; biryani to 1:30am at Grant Road.
4.Shalimar
Slow-cooked nalli nihari runs past midnight in Bhendi Bazaar near ₹400 for two; for late nihari from a 1970 kitchen, drop in.
Shalimar, opened in 1970 by the late Zainuddin Shaikh at Shalimar Corner in Bhendi Bazaar, is one of the quarter's anchors for slow-cooked meat past midnight. The nalli nihari, a marrow-bone stew simmered overnight, is the order, with khichda and biryani alongside and a meal for two near ₹400 to ₹600. It is cheap, rich and exactly the food the hour calls for, busiest during and after Ramzan when the lane stays awake. The kitchen runs to roughly 1am.
Walk in; nihari past midnight in Bhendi Bazaar.
5.Cafe Noorani
Chicken biryani and seekh rolls run to midnight by Haji Ali around ₹800 for two; for a sit-down late dinner, settle in.
Cafe Noorani has sat at Haji Ali Circle in Tardeo since Fareed Abdul Latif Noorani opened it in 1984, an air-conditioned room that carries the kitchen to midnight. The chicken biryani and the seekh kebab rolls are the orders, with tandoori and Mughlai standards across the menu and a meal for two around ₹800. It is the comfortable, sit-down late option on this list, a notch above the pavement stalls in setting if not in pure value, good for a relaxed dinner near the causeway.
Walk in; sit-down kitchen to midnight by Haji Ali.
6.Baghdadi
Cheap mutton and chicken plates run near midnight off Colaba Causeway from about ₹250; for budget late Mughlai, walk in.
Baghdadi has fed Colaba on the cheap since 1936, a no-frills canteen on Tulloch Road a few steps from Bademiya and one of the oldest eateries in the area. The mutton and chicken curries with roti, and the baida roti, are the orders, with a meal for two from around ₹250 to ₹350, about the best value of any sit-down room in south Mumbai. It is plain and busy, the kitchen running to roughly midnight, the place to fill up properly without spending. For budget late food, walk in.
Walk in; budget plates to ~midnight off the Causeway.
Not for a late dinner
Right city, wrong hour
Olympia Coffee House. The 1918 Irani cafe on Colaba Causeway does a fine keema pav and a strong chai, but the shutters come down at 11:45pm and the kitchen winds down well before. It is an early-evening institution, not a small-hours kitchen. Go for an old-Bombay supper, then move on for anything genuinely late.
Gokul. The Colaba bar behind the Taj pours the cheapest drinks in the neighbourhood until around 1:30am, which is exactly why the food is an afterthought. Come for a late tab and a plate of chilli chicken, not for a proper dinner. For real late food a two-minute walk away, Bademiya is the better call.
Booking a late table in Mumbai
The rule in Mumbai is that the late map is the Muslim quarter, not the five-star hotels. Bhendi Bazaar and Mohammad Ali Road run latest, where Noor Mohammadi cooks to around 4am and Shalimar past midnight, while the Colaba Causeway stalls, led by Bademiya to 3:30am, feed the post-bar crowd behind the Taj. Most of these are walk-in places that do not take bookings; Jaffer Bhai's and Cafe Noorani are the ones worth phoning ahead for a table on a weekend.
Watch the kitchen rather than the signboard, since many places keep the lights on but stop cooking before the posted closing time. The value here is exceptional after midnight, from a ₹220 plate of kebabs to a ₹500 nihari, so eat where the locals queue. For the true small-hours ritual, the Bohri Mohalla paya shops such as Surti Bara Handi fire their pots before dawn, around 5am, for trotter stew that ends one night and starts the next. Cash still rules in the older kitchens, and a cab is the safe way home at that hour.
Frequently asked
Which Mumbai restaurant has the latest kitchen?
Noor Mohammadi in Bhendi Bazaar cooks to around 4am, the latest proper kitchen in the city, with Bademiya in Colaba grilling kebabs to about 3:30am close behind. Jaffer Bhai's Delhi Darbar on Grant Road serves biryani to 1:30am. For food in the small hours, the Bhendi Bazaar and Mohammad Ali Road kitchens and the Colaba Causeway stalls are the reliable options.
Where can I eat late in Mumbai on a budget?
The Colaba stalls are the value, led by Bademiya, where a plate of seekh kebabs runs from around ₹220 until 3:30am, and Baghdadi nearby, where a mutton-and-roti meal for two costs about ₹250 to ₹350. In Bhendi Bazaar, Shalimar's nalli nihari feeds two for near ₹400. None of these take cards reliably, so carry cash after midnight.
Do Mumbai's fine-dining restaurants serve late?
No. The hotel rooms and the Colaba and Bandra fine-dining restaurants take their last orders by around 11pm, so they are not the late map. Genuine after-midnight food in Mumbai runs through Bhendi Bazaar, Mohammad Ali Road and the Colaba Causeway stalls, which is why this list is built around the kitchens that actually cook past 23:00.
Can I walk in for a late table in Mumbai?
For the stalls and canteens, yes; Bademiya, Noor Mohammadi, Shalimar and Baghdadi take late walk-ins as a matter of course, and seating is first-come. Jaffer Bhai's Delhi Darbar and Cafe Noorani are easier with a booking on a weekend if you want a table for a group. Always check the kitchen is still cooking, not just the doors open.
What is the best late dinner in Mumbai?
For a sit-down late dinner, Cafe Noorani's chicken biryani by Haji Ali or Jaffer Bhai's mutton biryani on Grant Road are the picks. For something iconic and cheap, the seekh kebabs at Bademiya are the late Mumbai plate, and for slow-cooked meat, the nalli nihari at Noor Mohammadi or Shalimar in Bhendi Bazaar is the order.
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