Places I've eaten at · No onion, no garlic

The Satvik Map

Satvik food: no onion, no garlic, no caffeine. I've eaten at every one of these 5 places, in Bombay. Unless marked Fully satvik, ask for no onion, no garlic when you order.

About these places

My focus is satvik food: no onion, no garlic, no caffeine. Jain food goes further and also leaves out root vegetables like potato, carrot and ginger, so if you eat Jain, check with the kitchen.

I've eaten at every one of these 5 places, in Bombay. Unless marked Fully satvik, ask for no onion, no garlic when you order.

Tips for ordering

  • If they don't know "satvik", say "Jain, but potato and ginger are fine."
  • In Bombay, the usual way to ask is "half Jain": no onion, no garlic.
  • In North India, and especially around Delhi and Gurgaon, many places serve food without onion and garlic during Navratri, in the run-up to Ram Navami and Dussehra. I always look forward to it.

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Bombay 5 places

Meals · IndianFully satvikPure veg

Govinda's (ISKCON Juhu)

Hare Krishna Land, Juhu, Bombay

From my visit Hands down the best place to eat in Bombay. High-quality food and lots of options. My favourites: the dosa, the Ekadashi buffet and the kulfi. There's also a small open-air eatery just outside the temple with dosa and sambar.

Meals · South IndianPure veg

Ram Ashraya

Matunga East, Bombay

From my visit I had the Jain thali, and the Mysore pak is really good too.

₹200–400 per person

Pizza & Italian · Pizza

Joey's Pizza

D.N. Nagar, Andheri West, Bombay

From my visit Thick, very tasty American-style pizza: greasy, lots of sauce, and the sauce has no onion or garlic. The owner is an amazing guy; I used to chat with him a lot, and he's kept the place going.

₹200–600 per person

Meals · South IndianPure veg

Udupi Shree Krishna

JP Road, Andheri West, Bombay

From my visit My go-to, a standard.

₹200–400 per person

Meals · Indian

Vithal's Family Restaurant

Fort, near CST, Bombay

From my visit Really good chaat. I've only been once, on a trip, but it was so good I had to put it here. Bombay food is brilliant when it's good and very strange when it's not; this is one of the good ones.

₹200–1,000 per person