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South Indian food needs no introduction in Mumbai but somehow it feels like there is reintroduction that took place in March itself after Bengaluru’s The Rameshwaram Cafe opened in Churchgate. Celebrating the flavours of South India, and more particularly bringing Karnataka cuisine to the city, even Karnataka Tiffin Room opened in Bandra, its second outlet after Versova.
The latter part of March saw another South Indian restaurant open but this time, it wasn’t in South Mumbai or the western suburbs. Bangalore Room has opened in Thane, and as the name suggests, is yet another restaurant serving Bengaluru flavours in the city. The new eatery prides itself on “Bengaluru roots” and a place “Built on butter”, as per their post on Instagram. They have already got over 1,300 followers with limited social media game till now, but one that certainly looks like it is building on the buzz surrounding South Indian food in Mumbai right now.
The restaurant, calling it casually as ‘BLR Room’, launched on March 22, and is now open from 8:30 am to 11:30 pm every day. It celebrates ‘butter’, or should we say ‘Benne’, a word that has existed for a long time but is going viral right now for Mumbaikars and has become synonymous with the so-called “new age” South Indian restaurants in the city. This makes Bangalore Room the newest entrant among a number of eateries in the city to jump on the bandwagon.
Just like Churchgate and Bandra, Thane has always had restaurants celebrating South Indian food, but this restaurant intends to be more, and while that is yet to be seen, it is a reminder to Mumbaikars about how much we love South Indian food. As many say, there may be more places opening in the city, but Matunga will always be the hub, but in a city that has new restaurants serving global cuisine, South Indian restaurants are certainly having their moment in the best possible way.
Popularity of South Indian food
In fact, Benne Dosa has also opened its newest outlet in Chowpatty at Girgaon this March, after Bandra and Juhu, in Mumbai, and taking it all the way to Delhi, over time.
If the openings are enough proof, March also saw Berlin-based electronic music collective Keinemusik visit The Rameshwaram Cafe in Churchgate during their visit to India for their performance in Mumbai on March 27. If the photos are to be believed, they were clearly enjoying their food as their ate the dosa with their hands, showcasing the beauty of Indian food.
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