Rameshwaram Cafe Mumbai opened at Churchgate on 6 March 2026, in the Cambata Building that houses Eros Cinema on Maharshi Karve Road. It is the brand's only Mumbai outlet so far.
Unlike most Bengaluru outlets, the Churchgate cafe has two parts: a ground-floor darshini counter and a seated dine-in area on the first floor. Listings put cost for two at Rs 600 to 800, well above Bengaluru.
- Address
- Unit 4A, Cambata Building, 42 Maharshi Karve Rd, Churchgate, Mumbai 400020
- Opened
- 6 March 2026
- Ground floor hours
- 5 AM to midnight (Time Out)
- First floor hours
- 7 AM to 11 PM (Time Out)
- Cost for two
- Rs 600 (District) to Rs 800 (magicpin)
- Payment
- Cash, UPI and cards (magicpin)
- Listed number
- +91 86556 40754 (magicpin)
The Rameshwaram Cafe Mumbai address
Unit 4A, Ground and 1st Floor, Cambata Building (Eros Cinema building), 42 Maharshi Karve Rd, Churchgate, Mumbai 400020.
Landmarks: it sits in the same building as Eros Cinema, close to Churchgate station, with Oval Maidan and Marine Drive nearby. These are general area references, not walking directions.
Being in a cinema building in South Mumbai, the outlet sees office-goers in the morning and film and Marine Drive crowds later in the day.
Rameshwaram Cafe Churchgate timings
- Ground floor darshini: 5 AM to midnight, per Time Out at launch
- First floor dine-in: 7 AM to 11 PM, per Time Out
Opening and format
The Churchgate cafe ran trials from 2 to 5 March 2026 and opened on 6 March 2026. The ground floor follows the usual token system: order, pay, collect and eat standing. Upstairs is seated, which makes it one of the few outlets where you can sit for a full meal.
A magicpin listing names "Gnosis Food Ventures LLP" for this outlet. This does not appear on the official site, so treat it as unconfirmed.
Cost for two
Listings show Rs 600 for two on District and Rs 800 on magicpin. For comparison, Bengaluru listings show about Rs 250. Delivery app prices are higher again.
No separate prices for the ground floor and first floor have been published. If you only want a quick idli and coffee, the ground floor counter is the faster option, and it opens earlier.
Tips for Churchgate
- Parking is hard. Reviewers flag parking problems in the area. Churchgate station is the easy option.
- Go early. The ground floor opens at 5 AM, and early morning is the quietest time at most outlets.
- Pick your floor. Standing and quick downstairs; sit-down upstairs.
- Payment: cash, UPI and cards are listed.
New to the dishes? Read what to order first.
What to order at Churchgate
The brand is best known for ghee podi idli, benne (butter) dosas and filter coffee, and Time Out's launch coverage focused on the benne dosas. If you have the first floor's seating, it is a good place to try a fuller spread: a dosa, an idli plate, a rice dish and a sweet. Mumbai-specific items named by reviewers, such as red rice puttu, ghee paddu and Mysore pak ice cream, are worth looking for on the board.
For a quick stop on the ground floor, a ghee podi idli and a filter coffee is the classic order.
How Mumbai differs from Bengaluru
Three things stand out. First, cost: listings put cost for two at Rs 600 to 800, roughly two to three times Bengaluru. Second, seating: Churchgate has a seated first floor, while most Bengaluru outlets are standing only. Third, payment: magicpin lists cards as well as cash and UPI here, while Bengaluru listings show cash and UPI. Everything else, from the token system to the all-vegetarian menu, follows the same pattern.
Pune is the nearest other outlet, in Viman Nagar. See the Pune page.
Questions and answers
Where is the Rameshwaram Cafe in Mumbai?
At Churchgate, in the Cambata Building (Eros Cinema building), 42 Maharshi Karve Road. It opened on 6 March 2026.
What time does Rameshwaram Cafe Churchgate open?
The ground floor counter was reported to open at 5 AM. The first-floor dine-in was reported at 7 AM to 11 PM.
Is the Mumbai outlet more expensive than Bangalore?
Yes. Listings show cost for two at Rs 600 to 800 in Mumbai against about Rs 250 in Bengaluru.
Is there seating at Rameshwaram Cafe Mumbai?
Yes. The first floor has seated dine-in, while the ground floor is a standing darshini counter.
Are there other Rameshwaram Cafe outlets in Mumbai?
Not as of October 2026. Churchgate is the only one.
Sources
Last checked: 14 October 2026