Archive · 18 Dec 2025
Ammakai Replaces Bastian Bandra with Mangalorean Cuisine
Ammakai is a new restaurant that has taken the place of Bastian Bandra.
It serves Mangalorean food and has a warm, cozy design that reminds people of South Indian homes.
The menu includes dishes like methi-carrot salad, spicy prawns, and Mangalorean fish curry.
The restaurant also has special cocktails made with South Indian ingredients.
It opens on December 19 and is not too expensive.
People can enjoy a meal for two for about Rs 2,500.
Ammakai replaces Bastian Bandra, offering Mangalorean cuisine in a warm, South Indian-inspired setting.
The restaurant features intimate dining pockets with earthy terracotta and rust tones, hand-painted motifs, and patterned floors.
The menu includes dishes like methi-carrot puliyogare, kempu chilli wings, and Mangalorean fish curry, focusing on coastal flavors.
The bar offers cocktails made with South Indian ingredients, such as kokum and paan-infused gin.
Ammakai opens to the public on December 19, with meals for two priced at approximately Rs 2,500.
- Who
- Ranjit Bindra and Shilpa Shetty
- What
- Ammakai, a new Mangalorean restaurant replacing Bastian Bandra
- When
- Opens to the public on December 19
- Where
- Same location as Bastian Bandra
- Why
- To offer comforting, soulful Mangalorean cuisine
- Location
- Same spot as Bastian Bandra
- Capacity
- 125-seater
- Cuisine
- Mangalorean
- Opening Date
- December 19
- Meal for Two
- Rs 2,500
- Cocktail Prices
- Rs 595 - Rs 725
- Appetizer Prices
- Starting at Rs 250
- Curry Prices
- Starting at Rs 440