Mumbai/North Central

Mahim

• Astika Samaj Ram Temple

  address: Bhandarkar Marg,

• Don Bosco Church and School

  address: Nathalal Parekh Marg ? Matunga East, Mumbai 19
  A very special and tranquil church. This is probably the most prominent landmark in this area.

• Mahim Fort remains

  address: Mahim Causeway
  Strategically located in the Mahim Bay, the fort overlooks Worli to the south, Bandra to the north, and Mahim to the east. The origins of the fort are unclear, but it occupies a strategic location that has been frequently contested. The fort is in disrepair, suffering from administrative neglect, encroachment of slums, and exposure to tidal erosion. Large boulders are strewn on the sand and crevices as high as 3 metres (15 feet) are visible.

• St. Michael Church

  phone: +91 22 2445 4483
  address: Mori Road, Mahim

• Shree Marubai Gavdevi Mandir

  address: Dr. Ambedkar Marg
  Around 1700s this area was called Marubai Tekdi Gaon, which is said was shortened to MaTunGa (Matunga). Marubai is the traditional Gaondevi (village Goddess) of Matunga whose small temple existed under a peepal tree at King's Circle.

• Sitladevi Temple

  address: Mahim West, Mahim.
  A very old temple and a must-see.

Sion

• Jesuit chapelIn 1543, the Portuguese took possession of the islands of Bombay by force, naming it Sião. The Portuguese gave the Jesuit priests the sole ownership of some of these islands. The Jesuits then built a chapel on the hill near the present-day and named it after Mount Zion (Sion) in Jerusalem.

• Sion Hillock Fort

  address: Sion East, Air Force Quarters, Sion
  It was built by the British Governor of Bombay Gerard Aungier atop a conical hillock. The hillock is a few metres from the Sion railway station. Sion was the boundary between British-held Parel island and Portuguese held Salsette Island and the castle marked the northeast boundary of their possession. The fort was built between 1669 and 1677. The fort is dilapidated and a collection of broken stone steps, scattered walls and ruins, overrun by trees and ground cover. The fort wall has a small room on top. A series of pathways lead to it. The fort offers a panoramic view, overlooking the salt pans in the Thane Creek. However vandalism and apathy have taken toll on the structure.

Wadala

• Bahá'í Cemetery

  address: Bhoiwada Samshan Bhoomi Rd, New Police Lines, Wadala

• Balaji Temple

  address: Nandkarni Park, Antop Hill, Wadala
  It celebrates the Jatra festival each year in the month of January.

• Barkat Ali Dargah

  address: Nandkarni Park, Antop Hill
  Landmark.

• BEST Transport MuseumIt features amateur mini models of BEST buses and the ancient trams.

• Chinese Cemetery

  address: Jerbai Wadia Rd, MHADA Colony, Wadala

• Devi Mandir

  address: Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Marg, Azad Nagar, Wadala

• Gurudwara near Wadala station.

• Hanuman temple

  address: Katrak Road, Parsi Colony, Wadala

• IMAX dome theater

  address: Bit outskirts on Eastern Express Highway, Near wadala truck terminus
  The world's largest IMAX dome theater, in 2008.

• Krishna Temple

  address: David S. Baretto Road, Wadala or Balkrishna Sule Marg, Wadla Village, Wadala

• Lord Ram temple

  address: Nr. Signal, Wadala (West)
  Founded in the 15th century.

• Our Lady of Dolours Church

  address: DS Baretto Road, Matunga East

• Pathan Mosque

  address: Sewri Cross Road, Madhav Nagar, Wadala

• St. Dominic Savio Church

  address: Wadala East
  This church, built in 1981, was the first of Mumbai churches to be on the first floor.

• Shiv Temple

  address: Sewri Wadala Road, Wadla Village, Wadala

• Vidyalankar Educational Campus

  phone: +91 22 2416 11 26
  address: Vidyalankar College Marg, Wadala (East)
  The area of it is ~4.5 ha. The campus comprises 3 buildings, 2 gardens, a football field, a volleyball ground and also a cricket pitch. A canteen and a cafe both offer a wide range of food and beverages. There is a library with a reading hall which is open 6 days a week and on Sundays when exams are approaching. Vidyalankar has won the Honour Award from Designshare, New York, USA for its innovative design. The structure boasts of gateless campus, a man-size chess board, an amphitheatre and a multi purpose zone for students to chill

• Vitthal TempleThis is a 400-year-old Temple built by Sant Tukaram who brought the idol from Pandharpur, home of the original temple of Lord Vithal. The temple is known as Prati Pandharpur (Pandharpur temple’s replica). One of the many one day festivals in Mumbai has been held in this temple to devote Lord Vitthal on Ashadhi Ekadashi (According to Hindu Calendar) in June/July.

• RA Poddar college of commerce

  address: Matunga Central

• Ramnarain Ruia College of Arts and Science

  address: Matunga Central

• University Institute of Chemical Technology

• Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute — Premier Engineering Institute

  phone: +91 22 2419 8102
  address: H R Mahajani Marg, Matunga East, Wadala

• Welingkar Institute of Management

  address: Matunga Central

• Five GardensTake a walk in the mornings.

• Slum tours

  phone: +91 9930027370
  address: Shop No: 5, Ground floor, 154 Dharavi Main Road, Dharavi, Mumbai-17.
  The Dharavi slum is a breathtaking, overwhelming experience at the heart of this part of Mumbai, with a massive recycling industry, ultra-dense housing, and both poverty and wealth existing in close proximity. Seeing the slum firsthand is safer and easier under the auspices of a professional guide such as Fahim Vora, based in Dharavi. The longer tours are only slightly more expensive and worth the extra time, traveling through the slum's factories, bakeries, dwellings and schools, and interacting with local residents. Call to book or book online.

• Matunga Market

• Secondhand books

  address: streets of King's circle, Matunga
  Dirt cheap prices, but many of them are pirated and the quality of paper is not very good.

• Guru kripa

• Peninsula

Fast food

• Classic

Indian Chinese

• ChinamanGreat Chinese resto at a purely reasonable rate.

• GarnishNew place with Chinese, South Indian food.

Udupi restaurant

• Anand Bhavan

• Amba Bhavan

• Cafe Mysore

• Cafe Madras

• Manis Lunch Home

• 'Rama Nayak's Udipi Shri Krishna Boarding

• Sarada Bhavan

• Cafe Coffee Day, Matunga. For the coffee lovers.

• Hotel Ashray International

  phone: +91-22-2407 5544, +91-22-2409 1133, +91-22- 2409 1514
  address: Plot - 12, Road, No 1 Sion
  This is a two-star hotel close to Sion railway station.