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Ghar ka khana enthusiasts, this one's for you, because Mumbai's latest dining address, Makaan, freshly opened in Juhu on October 20, is all about food that doesn't clog your arteries.
Coming to you from Karan Shah (the man who helmed insanely popular Swati Snacks) and Samyuka Nair (the restaurateur behind LSL Capital), Makaan marries Gujarati home cooking with a brand new sort of vegetarian dining experience, zeroing in on regional vegetarian culinary techniques, seasonal produce, and the art of making guests feel welcome.
Spread across 58 covers (with indoor and outdoor seating), the restaurant is designed as an intimate communal space, with visual cues that come from a lived-in Gujarati home: a terracotta palette with deep earthy tones, plus muted bandhani accents, which are a nod to the state’s textile culture.
What does the food and beverage menu at Makaan look like?
The vegetarian menu at Makaan goes well beyond the Gujarati staples you might already know. Think seasonal ingredients, regional specialities and everyday comfort food, from Locho, a soft, steamed speciality topped with spices, onion and butter, to Pudla (gram flour pancakes) and Panki. There’s also Dahi Batata Puri, Satpadi Roti, Fada Khichdi and Vatana Muthiya with Pudina Roti, so there’s plenty to dig into.
And since Gujarati kitchens know a thing or two about eating with the seasons, the menu at Makaan changes with what’s available. Expect ingredients like green tuvar, surti papdi, ponk and kand to make an appearance, alongside seasonal fruits such as strawberries, mangoes, guavas and custard apples. The drinks menu keeps things equally familiar, with refreshing household favourites like pudina chhaas and limbu pani, alongside tender coconut water and sugarcane juice.
At Makaan, the idea is about more than just Gujarati food. It’s an attempt to bring the warmth and easy chaos of a Gujarati household to the table, where conversations overlap, plates keep getting passed around, and nobody leaves hungry.