It was 1968 — the year George Harrison recorded music in Fort, MIG Cricket Club was born in Bandra and diamond traders of Zaveri Bazaar got their first taste of pudla on the street. Hailing from Morbi in Gujarat, Mohan set up a modest stall — probably Mumbai's first — serving the piping hot, savoury crêpes in an alley of the bustling jewellery hub.

Having garnered a loyal clientele for over 50 years, he's now synonymous with this Gujarati snack, so much so that he calls himself Mohanbhai Pudlawala and runs a namesake eatery, set up in a shop opposite the spot where his journey began. These pudlas also stand tall in the company of other old-timers such as jalebi, ghee kachori, namkeen and chaat offered in the khau galli.