The Mumbai Social | Karama
While there are so many Mumbai styled street food options in Dubai, some truly shine and stand out from the rest. The Mumbai Social is one such place. Serving everything from the beaches of Chowpatty to the lanes of Mohammed Ali Road, this place offers good food, in good quantity in a good ambience. The restaurant is divided into a classy and casual section. While the former features walls decked with Bollywood movie posters, the latter has some fun sayings painted over the walls. It was one of those places where I wanted to try everything off the menu (which unfortunately, is physically impossible).
But keeping in with traditions, we began with my favorite – pani puri. A simple, no fuss chaat, this was served over a miniature cart with the chutneys filled in cutting chai glasses. The puris were a tad bit small, albeit easier to eat. But the best part of this dish was the ragda filling. For a Bombay person like me, Pani Puri is a staple and the only right way to eat it is with hot ragda, a dash of sweet imli chutney and dipped / drenched in the spicy pani. Any other stuffing or way of eating it is just not acceptable. And that’s the main reason I loved this chaat @themumbaisocial_karama
Next we tried the Irani bun maska. An Irani cafe staple, this is slightly different from your usual bun maska, and comes with a sprinkle of sugar over the buttered bread. While we didn’t have this with chai, it is best accompanied with a glass of cutting. Next up was Chinese Bhel that came with crunchy noodles and offered a little sweet and little spicy taste. The noodles were mixed with veggies and tossed in sauce, intertwined into a delicious mix.
Of course, we had to try the vada pav. An absolute classic, this one came with a generously loaded spicy potato vada sandwiched between a pav slathered with sweet and spicy chutney on one side. This, undoubtedly was my favorite. To put off the heat, we paired our food with Masala Thums Up and Kokum Sherbet. Another one of my favorites, the Open Cheese Chili Toast featured a spicy mish mash loaded with cheese, chili flakes and more.
We also tried the Devil Pizza Fries which were basically fries topped with everything pizza – tomato sauce, olives, cheese and more. We also indulged in a Chicken Schezwan Maggi which was soupy, spicy and super yum. Make sure you eat this hot. Another classic, the Amul Butter Pav Bhaji, as the name suggests, was loaded with Amul Butter. Deliciously spicy, this went perfect with the hot pavs.
We had no place for chai or dessert, but I will definitely be going back for that.
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Head over to The Mumbai Social in Karama and you will find yourself falling in love with their interiors first, followed by all their food items. Some of the dishes follow homemade recipes and are developed by the owner’s wife herself. I highly recommend their chaat, vada pav, Amul butter pav bhaji and Maggi noodles. Their masaa thums up is worth a shot too. Going back soon to have their golas and chai (not at the same time of course!)
The Mumbai Social
Location: Shop 14 & 15, Ground Floor, Wasl Ivory Building, Opposite Asma Al Madina Supermarket, Street 26, Al Karama, Dubai
Contact: +971 4 388 6929
