Tanvi Chakravarty

Mumbaikars, I know it's been a week of nursing hangovers post the absolute banger that was Lollapalooza this year. But it's time to shake off the blues and dive straight into February (the year really begins now, doesn't it) to discover all that's happening. Most importantly, the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival's kicking off, and so is the 35-year celebration organised by the PrimeTime Theatre Company. Some fun stuff in the mix, too – take Yung Singh's gig for example. The UK-based DJ's the hot new thing and has become a defining international presence of late. Don't sleep on this show! And Zakir Khan, of course, is back with his Papa Yaar tour – it's sold out in Mumbai but there's still tickets available for Nashik, if you don't mind the long drive. This guide's got you covered for this week.   Editor's note: We auto-delete events from this list that've already happened to make sure you don't feel the fear of having missed out. 

If you've driven or walked past Pali Village in recent weeks, you're likely to have been met with a disheartening sight. Longtime Bandra fixtures Pali Village Café and Pali Bhavan have shut their doors, marking another major loss in Mumbai's up-and-down restaurant landscape. There's some good and bad news here: while Pali Bhavan has, very quietly, reopened at Eros Cinema in Churchgate, there's been no official confirmation about a reopening of Pali Village Café, which now appears to be closed indefinitely. Over the years, Pali Village Café had built a reputation as one of Mumbai’s most dependable Italian restaurants – especially for pasta (I'm craving the aglio e olio as I write this), dessert, and seafood. It was a favourite among locals and had survived the city's notoriously unforgiving dining scene for a whopping 15 years (with a previous relocation under its belt, no less). Alas, it served its final meal on December 31, 2025, leaving a Pali Village-shaped hole in our hearts. It's just one of the many beloved restaurants that have shut shop in recent months – though it is the first of 2026. Last year, Mumbai lost The New Yorker in Chowpatty and B. Merwan, a 111-year-old Irani cafè on Grant Road. What made the flatlining of Pali Village Café particularly brutal, though, was how long it had clung on as a local favourite, with a rare dedication to quality that even some top-notch restaurants – great as they are – just can't match. Some consolation can, of course, be found in