You could take a thousand different routes to get some place, but the chances of you reaching there are higher if you know a landmark. That's because more than being a constant fixture made of brick and mortar, landmarks are like museums of undocumented history. And in a city that's as varied and colourful as a platter of Christmas goodies, with a story as old as time, landmarks are like book tags singling out special and memorable chapters.

Of them, Leopold Cafe, is one of Mumbai's most cherished — if the signage reading, 'Since 1871,' is a reminder of our colonial past, the pub on the first floor, Leo's Square, which was inaugurated in 1990, is an emblem of its changing demographics, and the bullet holes in the glass panes covering that pub are like a testimony to this city's fortitude.