Smoke House Deli all the Way!

It’s smoking hot when I put a step inside, onto the labyrinth of the swanky restaurant. Smoking hot, not in a literal context, but in a metaphorical connotation; Smoking hot, not because of the heat or the dust, but because of the quirky ambience that exudes a charm of another magnitude, and Smoking hot, because it’s nothing but Smoke House Deli.

An unusual combination of beige and white interiors tells that it’s not any next door cafe. A wide assortment of flavours fills the air with an aura that is good enough to bring the dead to his feet! Smoked food, burgers, pizzas, pastas and salads rustle your taste buds like nothing else does. Shovel down a few refreshing drinks, a variety avalanche of coffee and tea, and you feel sorted for the day. Add the chirpy music to your taste, and you will never feel like leaving the comfort of the seat. 

Smoke House Deli is noted for its tongue ravaging smoked food in Mumbai. From quick hearty bites to an elaborate, royal eating experience, SHD serves every mood. Eggs Benedict for breakfast offers a grand experience which otherwise is missing from typically boring breakfasts. Smoked lam burger and tenderloin steak clothed in mustard sauce make for an irresistible affair. Peri Peri Smoked chicken with potatoes is one of the most cherished specialities of Smoke House Deli, and is offered with every ounce of delicacy and charm. Heart crusted lamb chops with mango chutney is a delicacy to die for! Once in SHD, you will be a nut to miss it. The burgers are juicy, better than any effing burger in Delhi too!

The menu is heatedly appetizing and the ambience a pure delight. An equally terrific choice for casual lunch as much as it is for formal meetings; Smoke House Deli ruffles the taste buds and leaves a long lasting imprint.

Burger Bonanza

Busting a myth most humbly, I would begin by saying, a foodie is not known by a big belly they can’t help but by the number of eateries they have visited and explored in their most sacred food quest. It is a marvel in true terms  when they know, how best fit is pakoda’s for rains with chutney or a smoked lamb burger with lots of cheese, perennially  with of course the obvious knowledge of the best joints and restaurants which serves these in the entire city.

Walking to the metro, munching in office or enjoying your favorite TV show, burger in Delhi is a national food, bewitching and delightful. Apart from it being convenient to carry around, you can pick the ingredients, to savor it accordingly. If calories bother you, prepare it the healthy way. Since my calorie count permits me, my personal prized is a smoked lamb burger, possibly one of the driving forces in my life after kebabs. After evident exaggerations, I can’t help confessing even the mention takes me down the memory lane when I was still treating myself to Delhi and its ways and food.

Before moving to Delhi, I did hear volume about its street food with golgappas and burger topping the chart. Burger in Delhi is a merry mix of desi vada pav and hamburger from Germany. As interesting as it sounds, so its flavors do not fail you. Something as simple and cheap as that, has become my share of happiness during my stay in town. Delhi in general always offers something or the other to its dwellers, the warmth of its people is reflected deeply in the taste this city offers. More than its palatability, the city’s food is the first mnemonic I have registered to my memory, the first encounter I had with the place.

Eating out in Delhi is an unforgettable experience

Food is the mainstay of the culinary world and in a place like Delhi that witnesses an amalgamation of the traditional and the new, one can only imagine what they could be served with on their plates. When deciding where and what to eat, chic and welcoming fine dine establishment springs up on our minds. Are we neglecting the basics? Street food has been a vital part of our lives.

As kids we’d run to a nearby street food vendor for paani poori or a chaat and not a fine dine. As we grow, we chose to see only the shinier and glossier picture and follow the modern trend of eating out at fine dines just because it makes us look good – adds to our image and impression. We fail to understand that the joys in life are with the finer and little things and the joy and excitement of gorging on paani poori could never substitute for an 8-course meal at a restaurant.

There are restaurant for breakfast, lunch and dinner and even snacks, but would we really visit a restaurant for a quick bite? Some would, but the larger population are somewhat always found snacking away at roadside stalls and rickshaw food hawkers.

Last week, we went to this fantastic restaurant in Vasant Kunj in New Delhi and the experience was wonderful. The menu selection was just apt and had all that we were looking forward to. This place reflects a rustic feel that I could somehow connect with to a traditional highway food stall. It was an experience most cognitive to eating out with friends rather than this group of wonderful middle-aged individuals. Memories of evenings spent on-campus in Delhi and eating out at this food stall that served a variety of paranthas flooded in.

These are memories that stay alive and if any restaurant in Delhi could trigger that feel, it would be worth my time and money.

A selection of Mumbai's favoured morning meals

There are aplenty of restaurant for breakfast choices and if you are in Mumbai, the scene is even more inviting. South Indian breakfast options are a popular morning meal treat and the city is packed with all things South Indian, be it temples, saree stores, a whiff of coffee at regional eateries and so on.

South Indian morning meals from dosas and idlis can be sourced out at any type at many restaurants in Mumbai. The fermented recipes are light and packing. Several of the significant restaurants and cafe joints offer a platter to relish which are budget-friendly and tastes delightful.

Another favourite option available in any restaurant for breakfast in Mumbai is the Dal Bhatti, which is a conventional morning meal which includes a traditional curry of split greens and spices offered along with flatbread. This is a preferred meal with many Indians. It is rich and firm right to the last bite. This recipe can be sourced out at prominent Mumbai eateries serving popular Sindhi meals.

Restaurants in Mumbai are famous for serving hot samosas and vada paav as morning meal options. The samosas are different as they have a filling of chole versus potato. Although the moms will guffaw at this point, it yet stands a renowned and most adored meal for Mumbai locals. Whereas vada paav is the typical Indian take on a hamburger which has several ardent followers. Most Mumbaikars enjoy and strive on this humble meal which is affordable, yet enticing with every sense of the word. This fried cutlet consumed with bread works brilliant with masala tea (locally known as chai). You can find vada paav almost everywhere in Mumbai which is a celebrated breakfast option of the city.

One of my all-time favourites is that perfect English breakfast served with sunny-side eggs, butter on toast and crispy smoked bacon. This option still works its appeal on many and hence, I suggest you place your order well in advance.

Mumbai restaurants-- the melting pot of varied cuisines

Have you ever heard of a term- the hotter the weather, the spicy the food must be- and if this is what gets you hungry, visit restaurants in Mumbai, the melting pot of cuisines—where you taste no difference in street food and fine dining servings.

To top this, the city offer tourists with restaurants for breakfast options, especially if you are one who enjoys home-style cooking and believe that junk food should ideally be in the junk box and not in your tummies.

Staying true to the aforesaid term, the Kolhapuri Mutton dish personifies it. With roots that stem from Kolhapur, this dish is served at restaurants in Mumbai as well, if you are looking for a heavy morning meal option. If you are into tarts, brownies and cakes, then head off to the cafes at Mumbai. I prefer a heavy morning meal and hence, when in Mumbai, I often dig into non-vegetarian delights and this time, I tried Mutton Dhansak—a Parsi meat preparation that one must be prepared by a Parsi and eaten at a Parsi restaurant—and nowhere else.

Another dish I liked at a restaurant for breakfast, in particular, is the Sukke Mutton dish that can break anyone into pouring sweat. Meaty chunks on the bone pre-marinated overnight in malvani masala and then dry fried with onions, garlic and a dash of chillies to give it that extra spicy kick, until the meat is tender and brown can tempt anyone. Eat it with chapattis or rice flour chilla and your day is complete.

If this isn’t enough to kill your mid-day hunger pangs, Nalli Nihari is the perfect dish for you. Often termed as the ‘king of breakfast’ option, it promises to take you into another level. You may just be all charged up to battle the clones after this hearty breakfast or mid-day meal. Tender lamb shanks cooked in spicy gravy explode with flavours and when had with crispy naan, you could be well on your way to the times of the Mughal cuisine delight. 

BEING A BREAKFAST AFFAIR OR RESTAURANTE

Your breakfast may perhaps be a leisure affair or it could be as ordinary  as sipping a  coffee. It could either  be a post-workout meal or a cure to your last night’s hangover.  But you do not need to curb out for restaurants in mumbai, which is already ranked among the biggest Cosmopolitan for food. From sun-drenched eggs, pancakes with maple syrup to porridge for the calorie counting ones,  let us guide you with the  awesome places in Mumbai  where you can break your fast like a king. Let  us have a look over the restaurant for breakfast.

 The Pantry

After sourcing down ingredients from different parts of the country, the cafe turns up a small menu that comprises salads, hand-pressed sandwiches, quiches, pies, fresh juices and signature shakes;

Cafe Zoe

Cafe Zoe is located in Lower Parel.  One may stop by to enjoy simple European cuisine with an Indian essence.

Salt Water Cafe

No matter what your appetite demands, Salt Water Cafe’s extensive preparation of eggs will fulfil it. Cereals, waffles, pancakes and a selection of breads also make an appearance at the menu.

Grain and Bagel

Darted away at  a quiet corner in Malad, Grain and Bagel opened its doors to public in August, 2012. Initiating the residents to bagels, this gourmet bakery cafe has a menu inspired from European cuisine.

Suezette

One may  pick Out from the two distinct types of crepes available; the Buckwheat Savoury Crepe and the Sweet Crepe that are prepared form organic flour imported from France as you sip on some Mariage Freres tea.

Eat Around The Corner

Eat Around The Corner offers three breakfast combinations French, English & American that is available from 7:00 am to 11:00 am.

Pico Express

Pico Express serves an extensive menu comprising sandwiches like Pesto Chicken and Goat Cheese and Beetroot along with Greek salads, wraps and soups.

 Kala Ghoda Cafe

Their ABC (apple, beetroot and carrot) juice is the famous among its patrons. One may begin with the KGC special sandwich with parmesan, lettuce and mayo or opt for the Chicken Cheese Salad Sandwich that features roasted chicken with lettuce, cheddar and mustard.

The Bagel Shop

If you feel like skipping the usual eggs from breakfast, then from Natural Cream Cheese bagel to Goan Sausages Bagel, Club Bagel and Grilled Beef Bagel, this small cafe has it all.

Indigo Deli

Indigo Deli features porridge, toasted oats with yogurt and honey, stuffed eggs, fruit pancakes and couscous upma that comes with a dollop of peppery pineapple compote.

Searching a restaurant for breakfast would now won’t be a big challenge after going through this article. Since a presence of a large number of restaurants in Mumbai would definitely make you a king in choosing your breakfast venue.  

Why breakfast is essential @ Smoke House Deli

Restaurant For Breakfast

The early morning meal is the most essential in the entire day. You can skip either lunch or dinner, but a healthy and filling breakfast is important. This is not just a statement, but is backed by some biological facts. After the body wakes up after a good night’s sleep, it needs a snap to actually stir up the internal systems, just like you do; and brunch does just that for your digestive stem and cell metabolism. A substantial and filling morning meal wakes up your body and tells it to start burning energy as more would be coming in, throughout the day. It kind of prepares your body to keep working throughout the day.

Alternatively, if you go without breakfast your mind senses a shortage of food, as a result it prompts your body to slow down the metabolism rate and conserve energy. It remains so throughout the day. On the other hand, you will feel ravishingly hungry till lunch time and will ideally devour on food. The already sluggish metabolism rate would not respond with a similar pace, as a result all the consumed fat and glucose will not be broken up and would be stored for later use. This encourages high blood sugar level, obesity, blood pressure etc.

Skipping morning meal is a big no for the weight conscious people. It directly affects the weight loss process. In fact, this is one meal where you can cheat as much as you can. You can go to your favorite restaurant for breakfast and order the most artery clogging meal you could think of; and your body will manage as long as you balance it out through the day. However, if you try doing that at dinner, you can starve yourself throughout the next day, but it will ruin your shape.

There are certain continental Smoke House Deli that encourage this kind of eating habits. Their brunch menus comprise of some wonderful cheesy delights and red meat savories. The luncheon course is rich in essentials such as protein and carbohydrates, while the dinner is remarkably light, featuring stews, steak salads and baked vegetables.

So, while cooking at home or eating out, take care of the golden rule, “Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper”.