Bombay/North Central Travel Guide
From Wikitravel
Comprising the neighbourhoods of Dharavi, Matunga, Vadala, Sion and Mahim, the northern boundary of this district is where the city ends and the suburbs start. But this distinction has been steadily blurring since 1945 when the city and suburbs were merged into an entity called Greater Bombay(The official preferred term is Brihanmumbai, which means the same thing.) The only remnant of this distinction is the fact that autorickshaws cannot enter the "city" limits.
This is a solidly middle-class district, which developed due to immigration after independence (in 1947). The Sindhis and Punjabis were refugees from the partition. They settled in Sion and parts of Matunga. Another prominent community to settle here were the South Indians, especially Tamils. They settled in Matunga and Vadala areas. The poorer migrants from Tamilnadu settled in Dharavi, which was essentially a drained out swamp. So Dharavi turned into Asia's largest slum.
The district is not much of a tourist haunt, but if you want a slice of Chennai in the city, you could visit Matunga.
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Get in
See
- Don Bosco Church and School - A very Special and Tranquil Church
- VJTI - Premier Engineering Institue
- UICT -University Institute of Chemical Techology
- St. Michael Church-Mahim.
- Imax-Dome Theatre Bit outskirts on Eastern Express Highway. Near wadala truck terminus
Do
- Walk in the mornings -At Five Gardens,Between Matunga and Dadar
Buy
- Secondhand books on the streets of King's circle, Matunga. Dirt cheap prices, but many of them are pirated and the quality of paper is not very good.
Eat
- Garnish, near Aurora Theatre, Matunga- new place with Chinese, South indian food.
- Guru kripa, off Sion circle is the place for samosas. They reputedly supply samosas to half the cinema theatres in the city.
- Peninsula, Sion circle
- Rama Nayak's Udipi Shri Krishna Boarding, near Matunga railway station - lipsmacking South Indian thali served on a banana leaf. Rs. 50.
- Madras Cafe, King's Circle, Matunga.
- Cafe Mysore, King's Circle,The Oldest Udupi restaurant in Mumbai, serving South Indian food.
Drink
Cafe Coffee Day,Matunga- For all you coffee lovers.
Sleep
Contact
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