From pastries to cocktails: Here are 10 best mango delicacies across Mumbai

A bowlful of yellow summer Christalle FernandesAs we dip into the glass of Dessert Junctionrsquos Mango sundae we reflect on the sweet taste of Mumbairsquos sweltering summers and the ice creams our grandmothers got for us Topped with bitesized mango kulfi pieces the sixinch glass overflows with the sweetness of vanilla and mango ice cream scoops topped with mango pieces cut into squares By the time we reach the end of the swirlshaped glass we feel a longing for the dessert just like the vagaries of summer This mango sundae fills us with nostalgia and cold delight and a bowlful of golden summer memories that will stay with us long after the season has gonegtgtgtDessert JunctionPRICE Rs 315WHERE Dessert Junction near Tata Croma Himmat Nagar Borivli WestSugar rush Nidhi LodayaTheobroma has been the goto place for desserts for my family From chocolate cheesecake to pineapplemdashwe love it all Every year their mango menu is something we look forward to If you have tried their pineapple pastry you will surely love their fresh cream mango pastry toomdashit is light fresh and layered with chunks of mango Their mango menu also includes a cheesecake tart and a mango cheesecake jargtgtgtTheobromaPRICE Rs 140WHERE theobromainMango mania Mitali ParekhAamraspuri to me announces mango season My aaji would stand and make as many puris it took to satiate three ravenous grandchildren who were well into their 20s Now I go to Soam or Aaswad mostly Soam because they also give the best sidemdashcrispy thinly sliced bitter gourd sabzi Itrsquos the best combination and while I can replicate this at home the joy of eating aamraspuri is in not making the puris yourself Wash it down with their cucumber chaasgtgtgtSoamPRICE Rs 400WHERE Sadguru Sadan Babulnath ChowpattyMake it healthy Aastha Atray BananThat Mango can be consumed in a healthy way was revealed to me when I chanced upon the mango salad at Bombay Salad Co that has kale mango onions jalapenos pomegranate and my favourite partmdashmango The almond shavings add a nutty crunch to it allgtgtgtBombay Salad CoPRICE Rs 460WHERE 16th Rd Bandra WestA chatpata cooler Nidhi LodayaAam panna or kairi panna as some call it takes me back to summer vacations as a kid when my grandmother used to make us fresh batches on a daily basis Filling it up in a bottle and sipping on it while playing with friends is when I have enjoyed the aam panna most If there is any version of it that comes close to what my grandmother made itrsquos Aram Enjoy it with a spicy missal vada pav or thalipeethOr just stop by for a quick cool drink and you are set to gogtgtgtAramPRICE Rs 25WHERE Aram opposite CST stationStorm before the high Tinaz NooshianCan a cocktail translate an act of nature and trap it in a glass for the tippler to experience Itrsquos possible if the drink is Kalboishakhi and the restaurant Oh Calcutta The Tardeobased Bengali cuisine eatery serves a house special with a vodka kick that looks mysteriously green and muddy carrying the fresh zing of raw mangoes or aamporashorbot the Bong take on aam panna and a feel of the evening hailstorms that Bengal and Orissa are famous for Kalboishakhi or the norrsquowester is characterised by the sudden looming of thick clouds gales strong enough to uproot trees and a heavy but short burst of rain Tagore wrote a poem inspired by the phenomenon Oh Calcutta made a drinkgtgtgtKalboishakhi Oh CalcuttaPRICE R395 onwardsWHERE Oh Calcutta Hotel Rosewood ground floor Tulsiwadi Path TardeoBliss in a bowl Gautam S MengleMango season reminds us of the Mango Rabri falooda bowl at Baba Falooda They also have a mango falooda but the meltinyourmouth combination of mango pulp rabri and falooda is simply too heavenly to resist Clearly not a time to be thinking about calories gtgtgtBaba FaloodaPRICE Rs 200WHERE All outletsRaw Emotion Arpika BhosaleWe moved to Ulwe last year and are always on the prowl for something local and different Our recent find is this raw mango onion chutney that came with our parathas Itrsquos a bit spicy salty and sweet and this khattameetha flavour goes with almost anything you havegtgtgtMirchiPRICE Rs 144WHERE Zomato or SwiggyDiced and sliced Jane BorgesYears ago we shared a mango waffle with a date and memories of that mealmdashnot datemdashemerged when we tried the mango pancake at Poetry by Love and Cheesecake Diced mango and fresh cream sandwiched between flat cakes and soft serve as icing went well with maple syrup and mango compotegtgtgtPoetry by Love and CheesecakePRICE Rs 450WHERE All outletsDollops of memories Nasrin Modak SiddiqiSummer brings back memories of late evening drives in our Bawa friendrsquos trusty red Maruti 800 that around six of us packed ourselves into After a walk on Marine Drive wersquod go straight to queue up for the seasonal treat at Sukh Sagarmdashfresh cream and mango When the door of the car opened wersquod fall off like a pack of cards Then wersquod savour every spoonful of the creamy deliciousness making satiated soundsmdashjudgemental glares be damned Like good bacchas wersquod pack some for the old granny at home toogtgtgtSukh SagarPRICE Rs 200WHERE Girgaon Chowpatty