Eating in Mumbai: Fast food chains

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Surprisingly, there is no fast-food chain in Mumbai serving Indian cuisine. But Western chains like McDonalds www.mcdonaldsindia.com, Subway world.subway.com/Countries/frmLocatorResult.aspx?CC=IND&LC=ENG&Mode=, Pizza hut www.pizzahut.co.in, Dominos www.dominos.co.in,Kentucky Fried Chicken www.kfc.co.in etc. have many outlets all over the city. But if you are a weary westerner looking for the taste of the familiar, be warned that all of them have rather heavily Indianized their menus, so you will find the stuff there as exotic as you found Bambaiyya food. However, Barista www.barista.co.in, Cafe Coffee Day www.cafecoffeeday.com, and Smokin' Joe's www.smokinjoespizza are all Indian chains, although they don't serve Indian food. While Barista and Cafe Coffee Day, as there names suggest, serve coffee and pastries, Smokin' Joe's serves decent pizzas and is headquartered in Carmichael Rd, Mumbai. International coffee chains like The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Aromas have recently set shop in Mumbai.

Naturals is a chain of ice cream stores that serves up tasty and unconventional flavours of ice creams. Try their tender coconut or the coffee walnut ice creams. Its main branch is in Juhu in the Western suburbs (hence the tagline - 'Ice cream of Juhu Scheme'), but it has franchises at many places including Marine Drive, Bandra, Nepean sea road, etc. Naturals is also famous for its seasonal "Sitaphal" or Custard Apple Ice-cream.

Try the sumptuous creamy crepes and omelets at Crepe Station, Bandra. Its owned by a famous Bollywood actor, Dino Morea.

• Bade Miyan, 11 km (7 miles)

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