Festive feast
Gourami in Powai is celebrating Onam with a specially curated authentic Kerala Sadhya on August 25 and 26. The meals brings together more than 25 traditional vegetarian dishes served on a fresh plantain leaf, in the precise order followed in Kerala homes during Onam. It will be served for lunch only from 12 pm to 4 pm across two seatings, the festive experience is priced at Rs 1,099 all inclusive and

Where: Gourami, Powai 
When: August 25 and 26
Time: 12 pm to 4 pm
Price: Rs 1,099 all inclusive
Call: 090026 00810 for more details

A complete meal
JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar in Andheri East has thoughtfully curated 26-dish Onam Sadya, available through Marriott Bonvoy On Wheels from August 16 to 26, making it perfect for celebrating with family, friends, or at the workplace.

The festivities culminate on August 26 with a special Onam Sadya Lunch at JW Café.

Where: JW Cafe, JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar, Andheri East 
When: August 16
Time: 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Call: +91 22 6882 8656 for more details

Payasam treat 
This Onam, Dakshinayan marks Kerala's harvest festival with the introduction of its festive Semiya Payasam, available from August 25 to 30 across all outlets.

A cherished part of every traditional Onam Sadhya, Semiya Payasam is a rich, comforting dessert made with roasted vermicelli, milk, ghee, coconut and nuts.

Where: Dakshinayan, Across all outlets 
When: August 25 to 30
Time: Lunch and dinner

Southern sojourn 
This Onam, The Tanjore Tiffin Room  is laying out its table the traditional way on a banana leaf with 30 dishes, and a meal meant to be eaten together by courses.

Running across August 26, 27 and 28, the Sadhya brings the festival's full ceremony to the table: rice at the centre, curries arranged around it, each dish added in its own order and eaten in its own way. The spread draws from Onam's oldest customs, with Sambar, Rasam, Avial, Olan and Kaalan forming the heart of the meal, alongside thorans and pachadis like Beetroot Thayir Pachadi and Beans Thoran for texture and bite. The leaf closes, as it always does, with Payasam served two ways, the milky Pal Payasam and the jaggery-rich Sharkara Adapradhaman.

Rounding out the leaf are the smaller, no-less-important details of a Sadhya: crisp upperi and fried accompaniments such as Sharkara Upperi and Pazhampori, and the sharp, tangy notes of Puli Inji, raw mango pickle, papadam and curd, the accompaniments that give the meal its balance.

Where: The Tanjore Tiffin Room, Across all outlets
When: August 26 to 28
Time: 12 noon – 1:30 am

Onam in the suburbs
This Onam, The Merchants at Fairmont Mumbai presents Onam Aaghosham on August 26, bringing the culinary heritage of Kerala to its New Wave Foodhall through a classic Sadhya served on a banana leaf. Created in collaboration with Backwaters Chechie, led by Shobha Pillai Cutinho, the experience will be available across lunch and dinner, following the customary format of an Onam feast. 

Among the menu highlights are kaya upperi, sharkara varatti, parippu vada, pappadam, manga achar and inji puli, followed by pineapple pachadi, beetroot pachadi, avial, olan, kaalan and erissery. Further highlights include beans and carrot thoran, cabbage thoran and vazhakka mezhukkupuratti, alongside Kerala matta rice, parippu, nei, sambar and rasam. Regional favourites such as appam with vegetable stew, kappa vevichadhu and manga kanthari mulagu chammandi accompany the rice and curry sequence, while ada pradhaman, parippu pradhaman and Thiruvonam paal payasam bring the feast to a close, followed by sambharam and filter coffee. 

Beyond the Sadhya, Onam Aaghosham will also bring Kerala’s cultural traditions to life through live music, performing arts and traditional entertainment, alongside arts and crafts and a display of heritage-inspired elements that add to the festive experience. 

Where: The Merchants, Fairmont Mumbai, Andheri East 
When: August 22
Time: Lunch and Dinner 
Call: 080975 55901 for more details