Mumbai – its a city that grows on you. Some have an instant liking where as some take their time to like it. Mumbai is a city that never sleeps – you always have something to do whatever time it is. As far as I can remember, I have always loved this city, for the numerous things it offers you to do.

This is yet-another-list-of-things-in-Mumbai. Its, after all MUMBAI MERI JAAN.

1. Visit Juhu beach on a Sunday evening
2. Go to Santacruz Airport, not to drop / receive someone, but to have something in the middle of the night
3. Go to Mucchad paan wala to have paan and actually wait for 15 – 20 mins to get the paan
4. Visit Chowpatty and have Anando milkshakes
5. Have Shiv Sagar Pav Bhaji
6. Visit New Yorkers on Marine Drive
7. Spend the whole day at Water kingdom / Essel World
8. Buy T-shirts from linking Road, Fashion street
9. Take a walk down Carter Road, Bandstand during Monsoons
10. Go to Lonavla for a cup of coffee with your girlfriend / spouse
11. Visit the Gateway of India
12. Think twice before entering a Virar fast local
13. Watch DDLJ at Maratha Mandir (yes, its still screening Matinee Show)
14. Enjoy a play at Prithvi theatre
15. Enjoy a movie at G7 – 7 cinemas’s together (Gaiety, Galaxy, Gemini..)
16. Sit on the Tetropod at Bandstand and get the Eunuchs for company
17. Buy computer / tech stuff from Lamington Road
18. Get lost in the bylanes of Bandra
19. Spot a celebrity taking an evening walk at Pali Hill
20. Bet money at the race course, and for sure LOOSE!
21. Run the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon
22. Get lost in Mumbai on the last day of Ganpati Visarjan
23. Enter someone’s reception at a Five star hotel, have dinner and get out
24. Drive really fast either on Marine Drive, Carter road or Bandstand.
25. Drive at the speed of 30km / hour on the Sealink, thanks to the speed arrestors
26. Drive on a relatively empty road, and still use your Car horn
27. Stand outside Jalsa, Mannat and be in awe of our bollywood stars
28. Jetski at Chowpatty (using the H20’s services)
29. Go inside the “Aeroplane walla Garden” at Sanatacruz West
30. Visit Janta bar, Pali Naka at 3am and ask for Daaru, even if the place is shut
31. Use the heritage toilet, while taking a heritage walk at Mumbai Dockyard (First Sunday every month)
32. Have Thali at Joshi Club, Kalbadevi
33. Visit Chor – bazaar
34. Wax made offerings to Mother mary. If you wish to pass an exam, give Mother Mary a wax book.
35. Have Jumbo King Vada pav outside any local train railway station.
36. Go Flamingo spotting at Sewri
37. Drive all the way to town to have kabab’s at Bade Miyan after a late night party.
38. Visit the Banganga Tank, Walkeshwar, which is surrounded by temples on all sides.
39. Listen to Qawwalis at Haji Ali
40. Ride on Bus Number 524, the longest bus route in Mumbai covering 44 km.
41. Eat street food at khau gali
42. Have 101 different types of dosa’s at Prem Dosa, Vashi
43. Have breakfast on a Sunday morning at Madras Cafe, and expect atleast an hour wait.
44. Buy beer from Deepak Wines, Pali Naka, and have it at Carter Road
45. Ride a horse on Juhu beach
46. Take the local train from Churchgate to Borivali and hear bhajan’s on your way.
47. Enjoy the Kala Ghoda festival
48. Visit Inorbit mall on a Sunday evening and wonder why you cant find parking space?
49. Wonder why all firangs love going to Cafe Leopold
50. Explore Bandra churches (Yes! Many still exists)
51. Go for Mumbai Darshan
52. Go for a jogg at Joggers park, Bandra
53. Sit on Carter road promenade till 1:30Am and get shooed away by the cops
54. Enjoy the monsoon high waves at Worli Sea face

I could just go on and on about the things you can do in Mumbai… think you’d like to add to the list. Shoot us a comment below.