The aroma of roasting meat whets the appetite as one passes by spotless takeaway counters manned by alert, uniformed attendants outside the Horniman Circle branch of Bademiya — a massive, two-floor, 2,300-square-feet diner, whose origins, incredibly, can be traced back to a tiny roadside stall in a Colaba bylane: Bademiya. If one grew up in this city, it’s possible that the name rung a bell even before you learnt how to write it.

The Kebab platter is a definite winner