Papa's Bombay

Papa's Bombay, signature Indian cuisine in Bandra West

Papa's Bombay is a 12-seat counter restaurant located in Bandra West, Mumbai. The establishment is part of the Hunger Inc. Hospitality group, also responsible for The Bombay Canteen, O Pedro, Bombay Sweet Shop, Veronica's and enthucutlet. Its offering revolves around a tasting menu described by the house itself as Indian in its soul and surprising in spirit, served with a not-so-serious attitude.

Chef Hussain Shahzad and his career

Hussain Shahzad serves as Executive Chef of Hunger Inc. Hospitality and leads the kitchen at Papa's Bombay. He trained at the Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration in Manipal and worked with the Oberoi Group in Mumbai before moving to New York in 2014, where he spent a year at Eleven Madison Park. In 2015 he joined The Bombay Canteen as Sous Chef and is currently Executive Chef of The Bombay Canteen, O Pedro, Veronica's and Papa's. Among his accolades is Chef of the Year at Condé Nast Traveller's Top Restaurant Awards 2023. His culinary approach is based on showcasing local produce through contemporary techniques.

A tasting menu without rigid rules

Papa's Bombay's cuisine is not bound by strict rules. The restaurant describes its tasting menu as an experience designed to surprise and leave diners thinking, with a deliberately informal attitude despite the seriousness of the culinary proposal. The counter format places the twelve diners in front of the kitchen team's work.

The leadership team of Hunger Inc. Hospitality

Alongside Hussain Shahzad, the project includes Sameer Seth as Founder & CEO. Seth has a background in finance and hospitality management from Cornell University (United States) and fourteen years of experience in the food and beverage industry, with time at Chef Daniel Boulud's Bar Boulud and Danny Meyer's North End Grill in New York. There he met the late Chef Floyd Cardoz, who became his mentor and later business partner at Hunger Inc. Hospitality.

Yash Bhanage is Founder & COO. A graduate of IHM Goa with a master's from Cornell University Hotel School, in 2013 he opened Antidote, recognised as Best Bar in Singapore in 2014, and trained and worked in restaurants and bars in the United States and Southeast Asia.

Madhusudhan Kashyap serves as General Manager. Trained in hotel management in Bangalore, in 2016 he worked at Quince, a three-Michelin-star restaurant in San Francisco. In 2018 he co-founded Lipi, a 14-seat restaurant with a seasonal Indian menu, and later joined Hunger Inc. Hospitality in Mumbai to contribute to O Pedro as Assistant Restaurant Manager. After returning to Quince as Assistant General Manager, he came back to Mumbai in 2023 to launch Papa's. His interest in wine has been instrumental in the wine programme at Veronica's and now at Papa's.

Location and contact

The restaurant is located on Waroda Road, Ranwar, Bandra West, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, in the space above Veronica's.

Location and contact

Above Veronica's, Waroda Road, Ranwar, Bandra West, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Phone: +91 77388 95597 · Email: hello@papasbombay.com