Peshawari Mumbai
Sahar, Mumbai
Restaurant in Mumbai, India
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Frontier Tandoor Tradition
Dress
Smart Casual
Why go
Peshawari Mumbai is most useful as a dependable ITC Maratha dinner near the airport, especially for travelers, business meals, or repeat visitors who value convenience over novelty. Cross-shop Avartana for a more destination-led experience, Dakshin for a South Indian focus, Dum Pukht for a more formal North Indian meal.
About Peshawari Mumbai
Peshawari Mumbai is a Mumbai restaurant with lunch and dinner hours through the week. The clearest planning details are its schedule and smart-casual dress code, so it works best as a plan to confirm around timing rather than around details of format, menu, setting, or accolades. If you are comparing options, Avartana, Dakshin, Dum Pukht, Peshwa Pavilion, Yi Jing are natural names to consider alongside other dining options.
Use it when the schedule fits
Peshawari Mumbai serves lunch from 12–3 PM daily. Evening service runs 7–11:30 PM on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, 7–11 PM on Saturday. Those hours make the restaurant direct to plan for either a midday meal or dinner, with Saturday ending slightly earlier than the rest of the week.
The dress code is smart casual. Beyond that, specific claims about the room, service style, menu structure, pricing, awards, dietary accommodations, takeout, delivery, or group suitability should be confirmed directly before relying on them for a plan.
Where it sits against other choices
For a direct decision, compare Peshawari Mumbai with Avartana, Dakshin, Dum Pukht, Peshwa Pavilion, Yi Jing, other dining rooms based on the kind of meal you want and the timing that works for your party. This supports a practical schedule-based comparison rather than a detailed verdict on cuisine, price, or service format.
For city browsing beyond this decision, use Pearl's Mumbai restaurants guide. If the meal is part of a larger stay or night out, the related Mumbai guides for hotels, bars, experiences, wineries can help you plan around the booking.
Located inside
HotelITC Maratha, A Luxury Collection Hotel, MumbaiFull hotel guidePlanning details
- Location
- Sahar Road, Andheri East, ITC Maratha, Mumbai 400099, India
- Website
- itchotels.com/in/en/itcmaratha-mumbai
- Phone
- +91 124 4172055
The take
The Take
The Vibe
Peshawari presents a restrained, tradition-first take on Northwest Frontier cooking within the formal shell of ITC Maratha. The room signals fidelity rather than invention: the kitchen refuses fusion and foregrounds patience in technique and restraint in seasoning. That seriousness gives the dining experience a sophisticated, quietly elegant tone—less about theatrical reinterpretation and more about exacting, generational recipes executed at a premium level. The restaurant sits inside a Maharashtrian palace hotel, a design contrast that reinforces the sense of a landmark institution rather than a trend-driven newcomer, and it reads consistently as a reference point for this regional lineage.
Best For
Peshawari is especially well suited to hotel guests and travellers—people with layovers, early departures, or business trips—who want a dependable, elevated experience of Northwest Frontier food. It also works for diners who seek a classic, formal presentation of regional dishes rather than contemporary fusion tasting menus. Because the restaurant functions as a reference-point institution within the ITC group’s regional-cooking project, it appeals to visitors who value culinary fidelity and tradition: families, groups, and guests marking special occasions find the steady, premium service and menu reassuring and appropriate.
Ordering Tips
Order the long-cooked, signature preparations that define Peshawari’s approach: the Dal Bukhara and Sikandari Raan exemplify the kitchen’s patience and restraint and are reliable centerpieces for a shared table. Start with flame-kissed skewers such as Murgh Malai Kebab and classic Paneer Tikka to set the stage, and lean into the menu’s traditional repertoire rather than looking for modernist reinventions. Portion and pacing are designed for communal dining—treat the meal as a sequence of composed, intensely flavored dishes rather than quick bites.
Venue details
Ambiance
Rustic and cozy with warm lighting, vintage charm, and rough-hewn tables evoking a traditional frontier atmosphere.
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Vibe
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Experience
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At the Table
- Dress Code
- Smart Casual
- Noise Level
- Conversational
- Service Style
- Upscale Casual
- Meal Pacing
- Leisurely
- Capacity
- Medium
Signature Dishes
- Dal Bukhara
- Murgh Malai Kebab
- Sikandari Raan
- Paneer Tikka
Planning details
Location
Sahar Road, Andheri East, ITC Maratha, Mumbai 400099, India · Directions
Also consider
Also Consider
- Peshwa Pavilion, Notable alternative
- Dakshin, Notable alternative
- Avartana, Notable alternative
- Yi Jing, Notable alternative
- Dum Pukht, Notable alternative
Restaurant context
How Peshawari Mumbai compares in Mumbai
Choose Peshawari Mumbai when location and ease are doing the heavy lifting. It is the practical pick for Andheri East, airport-area stays, hotel-based dinners where the group wants a settled room without adding a long transfer. Peshwa Pavilion is the broader fallback in the same Mumbai hotel-dining lane, better when the table wants flexibility over a more defined restaurant choice.
Avartana is the stronger option for diners who want the meal itself to be the occasion, not just a convenient setting. Dakshin is the better comparison if the group is specifically looking for South Indian cooking, while Yi Jing is the cleaner choice for Chinese dining in the same broader hotel circuit.
For a more formal North Indian-leaning occasion, cross-shop Dum Pukht. For a repeat dinner near the airport, Peshawari Mumbai wins on convenience; for a meal worth planning the evening around, Avartana or Dum Pukht will usually make the stronger case.
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Compare Peshawari Mumbai
| Venue | Location | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Peshawari Mumbai | Mumbai | No published awards |
| Peshwa Pavilion | Mumbai | No published awards |
| Dakshin | Mumbai | No published awards |
| Avartana | Mumbai | 2026 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence2026 La Liste Top RestaurantsTatler Best Restaurants Asia-Pacific 20252025 La Liste Top Restaurants |
| Yi Jing | Mumbai | No published awards |
| Dum Pukht | Mumbai | 2026 OAD Top Restaurants in Asia Recommended2026 La Liste Top Restaurants2025 Asia's 50 Best Restaurants · #892025 La Liste Top Restaurants |
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Is lunch or dinner better at Peshawari Mumbai?
Both lunch and dinner are listed. Lunch runs 12–3 PM daily. Dinner runs 7–11:30 PM Monday through Friday and Sunday, 7–11 PM on Saturday. Choose based on the timing that fits your plan.
What should I order at Peshawari Mumbai?
What should a first-timer know about Peshawari Mumbai?
Plan around the hours and dress code. The restaurant is in Mumbai, serves lunch from 12–3 PM daily, serves dinner from 7 PM, closing at 11:30 PM on most nights and 11 PM on Saturday. The dress code is smart casual.
Is Peshawari Mumbai good for a special occasion?
Choose it if the hours and smart-casual dress code fit your plans, but confirm current details directly before booking for an important occasion.
What are alternatives to compare with Peshawari Mumbai?
Other names to compare include Peshwa Pavilion, Dakshin, Yi Jing, Avartana, Dum Pukht, along with other dining rooms. Compare them based on current availability and the type of meal you want.
