Mumbai City Secrets: Newsflash

Ogaan: Sift Dress

You can?t swing a hanger in Colaba without hitting a swish multi-designer store housed in a century old building. Ogaan is the newest of these, stocking ruffled dresses by Gauri and Nainika, wispy chiffons by Nachiket Barve, and embellished jerseys by Kavita Bhartia. Some items you?ll fiind at other fashion hobs, so I suggest you focus on the unique vintage evening bags and oversized elephant rings by Ritika Sachdeva.  Also, the uber cool tees by Sanchita sport treated leather strips and interesting shoulder pads.  You definitely won?t be dissapointed here!

Getting there:5/5 Grants Building, first floor, Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba, call + 9122 22833576/7, 25 USD for a Ritika Sachdeva oversized ring.

Two One Two: Mumbai?s Hippest New Code

In a mid-town district starved for hip restaurants, Two One Two is a great new reason to visit Worli. Here, regal high back chairs, an all-wood exterior and a restrained bar take a back seat, allowing decadent Italian dishes to take center stage.  Camembert baked to perfection, stormy mushroom cappuccino soup and flamboyantly colourful pizza verdure, all adorn the menu. Milanese chef Alex Bignotti is the master behind such dishes.   Backed by Ketan Kadam, the man behind Fire ?N? Ice, Mumbai?s Two One Two is the equivalent of Studio 54. Far too indulgent for a working lunch, Two One Two is better for a week night dinner or weekend cocktails.  

Two One Two Bar and Grill, 12 A, Hornby Vellard Estate, same road as Nehru Centre, Worli, call + 91 9920838529 / + 9122 24901994, 50 USD for a meal for two without alcohol.