Mumbai’s Papa’s Named Among TIME’s World’s Greatest Places 2025

The exclusive 12-seater restaurant redefines fine dining with its innovative 13-course menu and personal chef-led experience.

Papa’s, located in Bandra West, Mumbai, is a 12-seater fine-dining restaurant offering a 13-course tasting menu blending Indian flavors with global techniques.
The restaurant is helmed by Executive Chef Hussain Shahzad and is designed to feel like an intimate dinner party at the chef’s home.
Papa’s pays tribute to the late Indian-American chef Floyd Cardoz, Shahzad’s mentor, who was affectionately called 'Papa-ji.'
Signature dishes include 'Bugs Bunny' (wild rabbit with weaver ants), korma-style Lamb Wellington, and a South Indian rasam with cured trout and watermelon.
The restaurant, part of Hunger Inc. Hospitality, has become one of India’s most sought-after dining spots within a year of its opening, with reservations filling up within seconds each month.