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Cafés in Khar & Santacruz

A roastery in Chuim Village, cafés on Khar West's numbered roads and breakfast spots in Santacruz.

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Khar lies between Bandra to the south and Santacruz to the north. Its name comes from the Marathi word for salty, after the salt pans once worked near the shore at Khar Danda, a fishing village counted among the oldest settlements in Mumbai.1 Khar Road station opened on 1 July 1924 and made the area a suburb in its own right; Pathare Prabhus were among its early residents, and Asha Bhosle, Gulzar and R. D. Burman have lived here.1

Linking Road, first called Dadabhai Navroji Road, was built in the 1940s to link Bandra and Juhu and is described as India's third-largest shopping district by revenue and footfall. R. D. National College stands on it.2 The cafés sit off it: on Khar West's numbered roads, in the lanes of Chuim Village and along Juhu Tara Road in Santacruz.

Local tip: Start at KC Roasters when it opens at 08:00 on Chuim Village Road, then walk east to the cafés on the numbered roads of Khar West.

At a glance

15Cafés listed
5With opening hours
08:00Earliest opening
23:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: KCROASTERS - By Koinonia, from 08:00 (Daily 08:00–21:30).
  • Closes latest: Mazi, until 23:00 (Daily 08:00–23:00).
  • Most common features: open late (13%), air-con (13%), specialty (7%).

Once Upon A Dine Cafe

  • Ground Floor, Telephone Exchange, Shop no 3 ,712, Bajaj Niwas, Off Linking Rd, near Khar, next to AND Showroom
  • +918433906854
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Coffee chains in Khar & Santacruz

KC Roasters in Chuim Village

KC Roasters is the café of Koinonia Coffee Roasters, started by three friends, Siddharth, Clement and Shannon. In 2021 they sourced single-estate Arabica from four farms in India and roasted on site on a 12 kg Probat, described as the first of its size assembled in India; a packet of beans cost ₹300.3

The café is at 66 Chuim Village Road and opens 08:00–21:30 daily.

The founders came from finance, real estate and corporate jobs. Besides four single-estate coffees, they sold their own version of the Clever Coffee Dripper for ₹1,999 and pulled espresso on a La Marzocco machine.3

Khar West's numbered roads

West of Linking Road, Cafe Library is on 17th Road in Khar West and Greenbox Caffe in Vasu Bhavan on 11th Road. The Origin Cafe and Once Upon A Dine, in the telephone exchange building, are both just off Linking Road, Aegyo Cafe and Bakehouse is on Main Avenue, and Journal Bombay is on North Avenue.

Nearer the sea, The Library Cafe on Sangeet Samrat Naushad Ali Road has outdoor tables as well as an air-conditioned room.

Linking Road's nightlife has grown over the past decade, but the cafés here start early: KC Roasters, Mazi and radha krushma all open at 08:00.2

Santacruz, from Juhu Tara Road to Golibar

Mazi on Juhu Tara Road opens 08:00–23:00, the latest in the area. Cafe Montana on Guru Narayan Marg serves brunch and has Wi-Fi, 09:00–22:00. Further east, Cafe Gulshan on Golibar Road opens 09:00–20:00, and radha krushma, by the Santacruz skywalk, 08:00–21:00. Shor is at 123 Sujata in Rajpipla, Santacruz West, and August Cafe and Being Mumbaikar fill in the streets of Khar.

Getting there

Khar Road and Santacruz stations are on the Western line. The underground Aqua Line also stops at Santacruz, with a link to the Western line; its first section, from Aarey to BKC, opened on 5 October 2024. Santacruz sits between Terminal 1 of the airport and Bandra Colony on the line.4

Sources

  1. Khar, Mumbai, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Linking Road, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Visit The Mumbai Cafe That's Reinventing How We View (And Make) Coffee, Homegrown (Tansha Vohra, June 8, 2021), accessed October 2026
  4. Line 3 (Mumbai Metro), Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Khar & Santacruz cafés: questions

Where is KC Roasters in Khar, Mumbai?

KC Roasters is at 66 Chuim Village Road in Khar West and opens daily from 08:00 to 21:30. It is the café of Koinonia Coffee Roasters, founded by three friends who sourced single-estate Arabica from four Indian farms and roasted on site on a 12 kg Probat.

How did Khar in Mumbai get its name?

The name comes from the Marathi word for salty, after the salt pans once worked near the shore at Khar Danda, a fishing village that is one of the oldest settlements in Mumbai. Khar Road station opened on 1 July 1924.

Which stations serve Khar and Santacruz in Mumbai?

Khar Road and Santacruz are both on the Western line. The underground Aqua Line metro also stops at Santacruz, with a link to the Western line; its first section, from Aarey to BKC, opened in October 2024.

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