CST, MUMBAI, INDIA
Everyone who has spent a few years in Mumbai will know this place. Apart from the beautiful shoreline, the old British architecture, the princess street, Crawford market and crowded trains, food is a big thing in Bombay. There are several recipes that are characteristic of Mumbai: like the wada paav, chaat and the Paav Bhaaji!!. And if you die for a delicious meal of paav bhaaji then Cannon is the place to go. Its one of the best streetside pavbhaaji’s I have had. The taste is soooo goooodd, no wonder this place starts 8:00 in the morning and works non-stop serving people until late in the night. And all that it is famous for is Paav bhaaji (bun bread roasted in butter served with a delicious heavily spiced mix of mashed vegetables, served with onions and lemon). Even the thought is making my tummy cry for a plate now!!
If you walk through the subway (underground way) across the street from CST station, the tunnel opens up to this place right in front. There is no way for you to miss it. It was 15 rs. (45 rs=$1) a plate 2 yrs back and I am very sure the price has not gone above 40rs. now. Trust me, its worth a spend! No special seating, no waiters, no queue. Just push your hand in the crowd with a 50rs. bill and say “ek paav bhaaji”, someone will grab the note/bill and hand you back the change and a paav bhaaji plate..go enjoy! they don’t need to see who their customer is, nor you want to see who your vendor is, all you care about is FOOD and all that you are connected by is FOOD!!. Rest your butt in the nearest public bench or the tree circle and enjoy! ask for more and more and more bread until you are full in your stomach, heart and mind!
So, before you start your Bombay tour next time, stop at Cannon for a brunch!! No, dont skip a breakfast, nor miss lunch….i will tell you more places as we move ahead in the blog.
