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Bengaluru café makes Mumbai debut
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Wednesday, 28 October, 2026, 12 : 00 PM [IST]
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Our Bureau, Mumbai
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After eight years of building a loyal following, Bengaluru Cafe is set to make its Mumbai debut, opening its first outlet in the city on Gul Mohar Road, Juhu. Founded by friends Vikas Sibramani and Varun, the Bengaluru brand brings with it a straightforward philosophy: food that is simple, honest and affordable, served in a way that makes people feel at home.
Designed with a younger Mumbai audience in mind, the new outlet brings together the familiarity of a traditional Bengaluru cafe with the feel of a contemporary neighbourhood café. Terracotta roofing, brick-style counters, garden-inspired landscaping and plenty of greenery create a warm, relaxed setting, carrying forward visual elements that have become part of the brand's identity while adapting them to a new city. The intention is not to completely reinvent its look, but to evolve it while retaining the familiarity associated with its Bengaluru outlets.
The food, however, remains firmly rooted in its original philosophy. The menu is built around traditional South Indian recipes, familiar flavours and everyday staples, with the focus placed on freshness, consistency and getting the fundamentals right. Guests can expect favourites including idli, vada, dosa, rava idli, sambar, Jain sambar, pulav and coffee, with the Juhu menu intentionally kept focused rather than overloaded with choices. Alongside the core menu, the Mumbai outlet will introduce Techa Masala Dosa, a city-specific addition created especially for the new location.
"Bringing Bengaluru Cafe to Mumbai is a dream come true. Mumbai is a city that embraces people who come here with a dream, and for us, this is a very special chapter. We are not coming to Mumbai to prove something from the South. We are coming because we genuinely believe that the experience of South Indian food we have grown up with and experienced in Bengaluru is something Mumbai audiences should also get to experience. Right now, our focus is Juhu. We want to build it quietly and organically, through our food, our customers and word of mouth," says Sibramani.
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