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Chef Ananda Solomon’s Thai Pavillion is Mumbai’s first and consistently best Thai restaurant. It excels at Thai staples—try the fabulous pad thai or the crisp papaya salad, a fiery red or green curry, and the various satay meats. There is also a vast choice for vegetarians. The surroundings are restrained and elegant, burnished with impeccable service, making it perfect for entertaining a business client.
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The Oberoi has just opened this Zen-like restaurant, poised to become a landmark on the city’s culinary scene. The different seating areas allow guests to choose their own comfort zone—great for relaxed business entertaining. Executive sous chef Joy Bhattacharya and sushi chef Francesco Balanquit offer an array of Indian favourites with an unconventional flourish—like Norwegian salmon on roomali roti, rocket or lobster salad with mildly spiced oriental dressing and, of course, some dazzlingly innovative sushi and sashimi.
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Mumbai residents, who live and die for their seafood, are afraid of sushi. But celebrity ex-Nobu chef Masaharu Morimoto abates such fears by importing all the fish directly from Tokyo’s Tjuku market. Well, all fears except that of the cheque! This spectacular place was the only Indian restaurant to make Conde Nast Travellers’ Hot List 2005. Business heavyweights and the occasional Bollywood babe can be seen here, washing down either the oyster foie gras or the blackened Chilean sea bass with some warm sake.
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Who ever said globalisation was a bad thing? The Dutch owners of Zenzi offer a French-tinged pan-Asian cuisine that incorporates Viet[name]se, Cambodian, Indonesian and Japanese influences in an ultra-cool wood, glass and stone setting. Wash your meal down with a South African wine or a Dutch or Indian beer.
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