Boasting a legacy of close to 80 years, the first outpost of Mani's opened in 1937 near Ramnarain Ruia College in Matunga. The modest eatery, that served piping hot idlis, medu wadas, kela bajji and other South Indian snacks, with unlimited chutney and sambar (a practice unique to Mani's) from 6.30 am, was the brainchild of VS Mani Iyer, a 1911-born Keralite Tam- Bram native of the state's green-carpeted Palakkad district.

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