Which cafés in Mumbai are open after midnight?

Ettarra on Chapel Road in Bandra West serves until 02:00, Light House Cafe on Dr Annie Besant Road in Worli until 01:30, and Engine Espresso on Lokhandwala Back Road in Andheri West from 19:00 to 00:30. Bombay Brioche on 16th Road in Bandra and Mumbai Bites in Girgaon close at midnight.

Can cafés in Mumbai legally stay open 24 hours?

Yes. A Maharashtra government resolution of 1 October 2025 lets shops, restaurants, eateries and theatres open 24 hours a day, every day, if each employee gets 24 hours of continuous rest a week. Places selling liquor, such as beer bars and permit rooms, stay on restricted hours.

What time is the last train home from a late café in South Mumbai?

The last Western line train leaves Churchgate at 01:00 for Borivali, and the first morning train leaves at 04:15 for Virar. If you are drinking coffee late in Colaba or Kala Ghoda and plan to ride, leave enough time to reach Churchgate before 01:00.

Late-Night Cafés in Mumbai: Bandra, Colaba and Worli

Maharashtra's government ruled on 1 October 2025 that shops, restaurants, eateries and theatres may stay open 24 hours, every day, provided each employee gets a continuous 24 hours of rest a week.¹ Anything that sells liquor, from beer bars to permit rooms, stays on restricted hours, which matters for cafés with a bar at the back.¹

Most late cafés still close between 22:00 and 23:30. Bandra West has about a third of them, ahead of Andheri and Juhu, and a few run much later: Ettarra on 36 Chapel Road until 02:00, Light House Cafe on Dr Annie Besant Road in Worli until 01:30, and Engine Espresso on Lokhandwala Back Road, which opens at 19:00 and closes at 00:30.

Local tip: Coffee-hopping in Bandra after 23:00? Finish at Ettarra on Chapel Road, which serves until 02:00, after most of its neighbors have closed.

Where these cafés are: Bandra West (11), Andheri & Versova (5), Fort & Kala Ghoda (3), Juhu & Vile Parle (3), Colaba (2), Dadar & Matunga (2), Girgaon & Grant Road (2), Khar & Santacruz (2), Lower Parel & Worli (1), Byculla & Mazgaon (1).

At a glance

32Cafés listed

30With opening hours

06:00Earliest opening

02:00Latest closing

Opens earliest: bombay bites, from 06:00 (Daily 06:00–22:00).

Closes latest: Ettarra, until 02:00 (Daily 07:00–02:00).

Most listed streets: Pali Mala Road (2).

Most common features: outdoor seating (28%), wi-fi (22%), air-con (22%).

Colaba and Kala Ghoda after dinner

Cafe Mondegar opened on 1 April 1932 as an Irani café, started by Zoroastrian settlers in the lobby of the Apollo Hotel in what is now Metro House on Colaba Causeway.² It brought in Mumbai's first jukebox in the mid-20th century, and in the 1990s Mario Miranda designed the cartoon murals, one wall on life in Mumbai and the other on the café itself.² Doors open at 08:00.

Kala Ghoda Cafe at 10 Rope Walk Street serves until 23:45. It opened in January 2009 after its founder, Farhad Bomanjee, planned an 18-seat coffee shop, and it now seats nearly 100 across a front café, a dining room and a wine bar at the back.³ Nearby, Creeda Board Game Cafe on Wallace Street opens at noon and keeps its tables until 22:00.

Bandra, from Chapel Road to Pali Mala Road

Ettarra on Chapel Road runs from 07:00 to 02:00 and has Wi-Fi. Bombay Brioche on 16th Road runs 08:00 to midnight daily and bills itself as an all-day café where a Cubano at midnight is as normal as Turkish eggs at breakfast.⁴ Along Pali Mala Road, Seeds of Life serves until 23:00, The Bagel Shop at No. 30 until 22:30 and Tea Shop at Aruna Nivas until 22:00.

On Carter Road, Shelter Cafe x Coffee by Javaphile stays open until 23:00. District's 2026 roundup of work-friendly cafés noted power outlets at nearly every table there and put a meal for two at ₹2,000.⁵ Veronica's and Earth Cafe also close at 23:00.

Juhu, Santacruz, Worli and Andheri

Prithvi Café, the open-air courtyard café inside Prithvi Theatre in Juhu, serves until 22:30. In August 2026 District listed it at ₹600 for two and singled out its Sulemani chai, a black tea served without milk.⁶ Mazi on Juhu Tara Road in Santacruz West runs 08:00–23:00 and, per District, has high ceilings, well-separated tables and a ₹1,600 bill for two.⁵

Garde Manger Cafe on Paranjpe B Scheme Road No 1 closes at 22:30 and LOYKA on East West Road No 1 at 22:00. In Worli, Light House Cafe stays open until 01:30.

In Andheri West, Engine Espresso opens only in the evening, 19:00 to 00:30, while Cafe Pefe on Ashok Academy Lane and Umamiya Cafe close at 23:00. In Girgaon, Mumbai Bites on Jagannath Shankarsheth Marg serves until midnight from Monday to Saturday.

Getting home after a late coffee

The suburban railway sets the real closing time for many visitors. The last Western line train leaves Churchgate at 01:00, bound for Borivali, and the first morning departure, at 04:15, runs to Virar.⁷ From Colaba or Kala Ghoda, settle the bill by about 00:30 if you plan to ride.

Cafés open late in Mumbai

At a glance

Bombay Coffee House

Bombay Coffee House

Cafe Mondegar

Cafe Pefe

cafe trofima

Cat Café Studio

Creeda Board Game Cafe

Engine Espresso

Ettarra

Kala Ghoda Cafe

Light House Cafe

Prithvi Café

Subko Speciality Coffee Roasters and Bakehouse

The Bagel Shop

bombay bites

cafe coffee

Cafe Montana

Garde Manger Cafe

LOYKA

Mazi

Mumbai Bites

Seeds of Life

Tea Shop

Vidhi

Bombay Brioche

Veronica‘s

Anna Coffee

Blue bead cafe

Earth Cafe

Shelter Cafe x Coffee by Javaphile

Umamiya Cafe

Cacao Mill

Colaba and Kala Ghoda after dinner

Bandra, from Chapel Road to Pali Mala Road

Juhu, Santacruz, Worli and Andheri

Getting home after a late coffee

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Open late in Mumbai: questions

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