Are you a resident of Mumbai, the maximum city, a city which never sleeps? If you are, then you definitely are living a similar culture and mind set. Busy is a word which is most certainly deeply entrenched in your daily routine. So, everyone needs a break and if you are one of such working professionals in Mumbai, then you most definitely need a break once a couple of months at least. Here, we bring to you some destinations which will make your holiday from work worthwhile.
By Christina Daniels
| 17 Jan 2024 02:09 PM
Here’s the list of best 100 things you can do in Mumbai. It doesn’t matter if you are a go getter, artist type, or a family man you will get something to do in Mumbai for sure.
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1. -25 Things to do in
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- Admire the British era architecture in Fort: Churchgate station, Western Railway headquarters, High Court, General Post Office, Telegraph Office, Police Headquarters
- Check out an art exhibition: Jehangir Art Gallery, Fort; Tao Art Gallery, Worli; Piramal Art Gallery, Nariman Point
- Bury your nose in books for hours at Strand
- Bow your head before city’s famous deities: Mumbadevi, Mahalaxmi, Walkeshwar, Siddhivinayak, Iskcon
- Enjoy a play in Prithvi Theatre
- Savour a fine authentic meal of East Indian cuisine at Anant Ashram in Kotichawadi
- Read a Bombay book Suketu Mehta’s Maximum City? in Azaad Maidan
- Jog on Juhu beach
- Haggle for non-antiques in Chor Bazaar
- Eat South Indian fare in Matunga
- Drink cutting chai, eat vada pav
- Guess what RFID system they use to tag clothes at the Dhobi Ghat
- Explore the churches: Gloria Church, Byculla, Portugese; Mt Mary Church, Bandra W, Portugese, 1640; St Michaels Church, Mahim, 1565, rebuilt 1973; St Thomas Cathedral, Flora Fountain, 1718; Wodehouse Church, Colaba, 20th century; Afghan Church, Navy Nagar, Colaba, 1858; Our Lady of Salvation Church, Dadar W, Portugese, 19th century; St John Baptist, Seepz, 1579; St Peter’s Church, Bandra, 1852, rebuilt 1938; St Andrew’s Church, Bandra, Portugese, 1575
- Stroll in Bombay University
- Climb the airport wall in Kurla to gain phenomenal views of Boeings
- If you have made it to a penthouse in Bombay, you might as well enjoy the view
- Discover the underbelly of Bombay in Dharavi
- Eat nihari, kebabs and sweetmeats around Masjid on the eve of Eid Ramzan
- Explore the Powai and Vihar lakes
- Swing to some live music as you enjoy your continental meal at Not Just Jazz By The Bay. Do pay attention to the witty hoarding outside as you leave the place
- Crane your neck to see the Bombay Stock Exchange building
- Spot a celebrity at Juhu PVR
- Spot a leopard in IIT Bombay campus. If you can’t, then settle for an IITian girl
- Discover the charm of marble tabletops, bentwood chairs and irani chai at Parsi cafes
- Silently stare at the Towers of Silence and Agiaries
2. -50 Things to do in
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- Find out who is grittier. You or Crawford market?
- Get high on qawwali at Haji Ali
- Hike up the Mazgaon Hill
- Catch movies at art-deco cinemas: Regal 1933, Eros 1938, Metro 1938
- Catch behind the scenes action at a Bollywood studio
- Indulge yourself with fruity flavors of Naturals ice cream. And if it’s summer, try a cup of alfonso mangoes with malai ice cream
- Buy a camera from D N Road’s gray market
- Sit down on the steps of Asiatic Society library
- Stand still on flyover bridger at Dadar station and watch the crowd whiz by you
- Bet money on race horses at the Royal Western India Turf Club, Mahalaxmi
- Cheer a football match at Cooperage ground
- Shadow the dabbawalas for one full day
- Ride a vintage lift in a 100 year old building
- Feel the sufi mysticism at dargahs of Haji Ali and Maqdoom Ali Mahimi
- Gaze at the Queen’s Necklace from the Hanging Gardens at dusk
- Eat pav bhaji, pani puri, bhel puri, sev puri at Girgaum Chaupaati
- Watch thousands of pink flamingos in the mangroves at Sewri Nov-May
- Run the Bombay Marathon Jan
- Chew a paan outside Shoppers Stop, Bandra W
- Drink Kingfisher, Cobra or Zingaro in your neighborhood look-alike bar of Nightlovers
- Dangle your feet, lean back on your palms and enjoy the sea from the Marine Drive promenade
- Learn about the rock-cut architecture: Elephanta, Kanheri, Mahakali and Karla caves
- Jack you car bonnet using a cold-drink bottle and eat kebabs at Bade Miyan in Taj’s back alley
- Find the Fort wall
- Dare the red light district of Kamatipura
3. -75 Things to do in
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- Figure what all the fuss is about having a beer in Mondegar or Leopold
- Discover theatre scene in the city at venues other than Prithvi and NCPA: Sophia Bhabha Hall, Breach Candy; St Andrews, Bandra W; Rangsharda Auditorium, Bandra W; Ravindra Natya Mandir Hall, Prabhadevi; Gadkari Rangayatan, Thane W; Shivaji Mandir; Bhartiya Vidhya Bhavan, Chaupaati; Tejpal Hall, Grant Road
- Travel in a local train. How about the Virar Fast?
- Explore the Sanjay Gandhi national park. A national park in city limits? Oh yeah!
- Say hello to the fauna at Byculla zoo
- Buy books from roadsides around Flora Fountain
- Sing “Govinda aala re aala” as 40 feet high human pyramids take the prized matka Aug-Sep
- Discover the city’s Jewish connection at Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue
- Learn out the art of ordering tea in a streetside cafe. “Ek paani kum dena.”
- Party on a ferry in the Arabian Sea off Gateway of India
- Visit the museums: Prince of Wales, Monetary, Modern Art, Mani Bhavan
- Party at Hard Rock Cafe and mourn for a minute the death of mills around Parel
- Walk through a koliwada
- Gorge on late night sandwiches in Juhu
- Getaway to the beaches around Bombay: Alibag, Kashid, Murud, Nagaon
- Ride a double decker bus. Isn’t Bombay the only city where they still run them?
- Trek in Sahayadris
- Swoon at a concert in Bandra Kurla complex
- Dine where Shahrukh Khans and Ness Wadias dine: Olive, Indigo
- Get lost in the crowds of Ganesh Chaturthi Sep
- Take a break from the city. Vasai offers the ramparts of Bassein fort, ruins of Portugese churches and East Indian food
- Stay for a night at Taj Mahal Palace hotel. You definitely want to tick off this luxury address for the oh-I-stayed-there-for-a-while conversations, don’t you?
- Cheer ‘Mumbai Indians’ in an IPL cricket match at Wankhede statdium May-Jun
- Try the green chilli ice cream at Bachelorrs
- Buy a vintage bollywood poster in Mini Market or Lamington Road
4. -100 Things to do in
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- Find some calm around the Banganga tank
- Enjoy the NCPA in a play or opera
- Loft the ball for a six in your neighborhood ‘galli’ cricket but make sure you don’t break any window panes
- Watch sunset over Aksa beach in Madh Island
- Sip some wine at an expensive seaside restaurant: Vie Lounge, Juhu; Dome, Intercontinental, Marine Drive; Aurus, Juhu; Salt Water Grill, Girgaum Chaupaati; Bayview Bar, Nariman Point
- Watch DDLJ at Maratha Mandir
- Gape at famous residences: Shahrukh Khan’s Mannat, Amitabh Bachhan’s Jalsa
- Get drenched to the bone while biking in the monsoons Jul-Sep
- Soak in the Victoria Terminus
- Run a ‘free hug’ campaign. This is Bombay, meri jaan!
- Ride the Victoria on Marine Drive. Yeah, cheesy, we know
- Take a power nap at David Sassoon Library
- Buy fish at Sassoon Docks, Cuffe Parade or Dockyard Road, Mazgaon
- Shop at the Bandra boutiques or if they are too expensive, give Hill Road or Fashion Street a shot
- Face the high tide on Worli seaface
- Catch the national madness of cricket in Oval Maidan
- Go for a heritage walk in the Naval Dockyard first Sunday every month, Indian nationals only
- Hunt for antique furniture real or fake? in Oshiwara
- Envy the private palaces of Malabar Hill
- Travel to places overnight: Goa, Ajanta Ellora, Mahabaleshwar, Pune, Khandala and Lonavala
- Eat a Gujrati-Marwari thali at Friends Union Joshi club in Kalbadevi
- Sit on a tetropod at Nariman Point in midnight till police constables shoo you away
- Enjoy the Kala Ghoda arts festival Feb
- Smoke a hookah at roof-top restaurant Koyla in the Arab quarters of Colaba
- Find the forts of Bombay: Bombay Castle, Fort; Castella de Aguada, Bandra; Madh Fort, Versova; Mahim Fort, Mahim; Sion Fort, Sion; Sewri Fort, Sewri; Worli Fort, Worli
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