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The Best Things To Do On A Lazy Evening In Juhu, India

Juhu beach in Mumbai
Juhu beach in Mumbai | SNEHIT PHOTO / Shutterstock

While famous for its beach, Juhu offers much more than a sandy paradise. Incredible street food and a vibrant hospitality scene make Juhu a great place to spend a lazy evening. Try it for yourself.

Planning a Trip to India? Kick off your adventure with these bookable tours and experiences in Juhu, Mumbai, India and beyond.

Hotel Sea Princess

Go for a Dip at One of the Many Swanky Juhu Hotels

For a small price, you can spend an evening watching the sunset at the swimming pool at the Juhu Marriott or at the Sea Princess Hotel. Bonus points to these two, because they also have great bars and restaurants where you can move the scene to later in the night.

Catch a Play at Prithvi

Prithvi Theatre has always been the theater-lover’s haunt, and you should definitely drop by if you have an hour or two to spare. If you’re too late and can’t get your hands on tickets, the beautiful Prithvi Café is no less a treat, particularly in the evening when it’s lit up by China lamps and the famous tunes of the flutist who sits in the foyer.

Eat it up

Juhu has an almost unrivaled variety of eateries to choose from. Seafood legends Mahesh Lunch Home and Gajalee are here and draw in hundreds of patrons from the far-off corners of the city to taste the now legendary specials. On the street food front, Juhu Beach has everything you could expect from a Mumbai chat stall, from chat to pav bhaji to colorful and inventive ice golas.

Star-gazing

Did you know that a sizable chunk of Bollywood celebrities call Juhu home? Take a walking tour of the landmark Prateeksha Bungalow, followed by the leafy lanes around it, where homes of icons like Jeetendra, Shatrugan Sinha, Abhishek Bachchan, Ajay Devgan, and others are located.

Visit ISKCON

Juhu ISKCON Temple, also known as Sri Sri Radha Rasabihari Temple

Tucked away behind Prithvi Café is the famous ISKCON temple, home of the worldwide Hare Krishna movement. It’s worth visiting at least once, to see the sprawling complex and hear the peaceful chanting. The magnificent statues are accompanied by stories of Radha and Krishna that you will find amusing, if nothing else. Don’t miss the vegetarian fare at Govinda, ISKCON’s famous in-house restaurant.

Shop till you drop

Juhu is home to some great boutiques and designer stores like Satya Paul, Millionaire, Masaba, Kimaya, and Ayamik. It’s definitely recommended that you at least do some window shopping at these rather amazing boutiques.

Sunset at Juhu Beach

No list about Juhu is complete without tipping it’s hat to Juhu Beach, the chaotic, colorful, and crowded wonderland that used to be synonymous with family weekends for much of Mumbai. Besides the food, take a nostalgic walk down memory lane and try out the archaic ‘games,’ get a prediction from the psychic robot, and watch the sun go down as thousands of people walk the beach looking to have a great time.

About the author

As Director Of Culture for Culture Trip's first Indian hub, Gayatri's job and passion overlap to a great extent. She completed her undergrad at St.Xavier's in Mumbai with an English Lit (hons) degree, while also writing papers in religious studies, anthropology, Pscychology, Law and Human rights. She then went up to the University of Oxford to do an MSc in Social Anthropology. She dreams of being a renaissance woman - She loves writing about travel, history and culture, and spends her free time experimenting with food and watching bad reality TV.

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