Friends Union Joshi Club

Friends Union Joshi Club is a historic Gujarati Thali place in Kalbadevi. Walk down from Metro down Kalbadevi road for about 10 mins. You will see a small vertical board on the right. The club is on the first floor.

Eateries of this kind are evidence of the earliest practice of eating out in Bombay in the late 19th century. Restaurants were non-existent then, and such places provided wholesome meals to working migrants in the city. The Gujaratis had such clubs, and the Maharashtrian/Konkani/Goan folks had their khanawals and lunch homes.

The unlimited thali available here is one of the cheapest in Mumbai and maintains a very good quality and simplicity. Most items are very good as you would expect in a Gujarati thali. Their Shrikhand is very good, though their other outsourced deserts are unnecessary and avoidable.