Café Mumbai brings savory Indian cuisine to Kitsilano

Indian cuisine is among the most delectable cuisine in the world.  At Café Mumbai, where traditional dishes from all regions of India are served, you will find distinctive, savory food that will tickle the taste buds and delight the belly.

Jaspal and Amarjeet Saini, the co-owners of Café Mumbai, are dedicated to the creation of traditional Indian cuisine.  Brothers, they have worked in the restaurant business from their early teens, with their father, Baldev, who opened a Punjabi-style restaurant in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.  The original restaurant was so successful, the family quickly expanded their operation to include four restaurants.

No fusion, no confusion… This is traditional Indian cuisine as it was meant to taste.

At Café Mumbai, you can order the same cuisine that you would get if you ordered from a menu in India.  Our menu is not complicated by the fashion of fusion.  Rather, we stay the course of traditional Indian food, as it was truly meant to taste.

Accordingly, we believe it is imperative that the base of each curry is absolutely right.  “If you don’t start with a proper curry, nothing else about the dish will be quite right,” says Amerjeet.  “To save time and money, some restaurants use the same base for every dish.  We prepare each base or curry separately, each with different ingredients.  Most importantly, we stay true to the recipes from the regions of India where these dishes originated.  As a result, there is no confusing the flavors and the way that the food was truly meant to taste.  And that’s something customers appreciate.”

Distinctive fare, attentive service in a cozy and casual dining atmosphere

Our traditional Indian cookery is a mélange of rich colors, and features bold and blissful combinations of herbs and spices, including cilantro, mint, coriander, ginger, garam masala and turmeric.  Taste the dazzling notes of fruit and spice in our mango chicken, the gusto of our velvety vindaloos, our zesty curry prawns, or the tangy, vegetarian eggplant bagan bartha.   Our comprehensive menu offers tasty and nutritious vegetarian dishes alongside everyone’s non-vegetarian favorites.  

We invite you to experience the extraordinary cuisine of India at Café Mumbai.   We offer attentive service in a cozy, casual dinning atmosphere that is perfect for single diners and groups small and large.  We are a fully licensed establishment.