Soft light, slower evenings, and an open sky that rewrites the city’s rhythm — this new restaurant invites you to unlearn the constant rush
Rubain Meshawi
There’s a moment at Samaa when the city slips away. The pool holds the day’s last light, the sky opens up, and you feel air instead of noise. It’s not loud. Not rushed. Just breeze, warmth, and that soft amber glow that makes evenings feel longer than they are.
Samaa at Fairmont Mumbai takes its name from the open sky, and that is exactly what shapes the experience. Designed as an intimate, reservation-led venue, Samaa offers a quiet alternative to crowded rooftops and high-energy lounges. It is meant for evenings that unfold slowly. The food mirrors that calm. Mediterranean flavours arrive unhurried — creams, smoke, char, citrus, and textures that feel coastal. Early plates are light and fresh; as night settles in, grills and kebabs bring depth and warmth.
Mushroom Baklava
“The idea was to bring the generosity and simplicity of Mediterranean cooking to a setting that feels natural and grounded,” says Prasad Metrani, Executive Assistant Manager, F&B, Fairmont Mumbai. “It’s about good produce, honest flavours, and an environment that encourages people to slow down.”
We began the evening slowly, with bowls of silky Hummus platter (Rs 500). Smooth, gently nutty, touched with tahini and lemon, eaten with warm, pliable pita that you tear with your hands and dig right in. The Batata Harra (Rs 650) arrives warm and confident — potatoes tossed in heat and spice, with garlic, crunch at the edges, soft in the centre and with crunchy asparagus on the side.
The Rubain Meshawi (Rs 950) is playful — crisp, golden, charred, with that quick hit of ginger-garlic followed by sweet tang of lemon. They disappear faster than you expect. And then came the Spiced Squid (Rs 850) which is tender, lightly crisped, dusted in sumac and cumin, with citrus cutting through.
Batata Harra with Crunchy Asparagus
The Falafel Sandwich Roll’s (Rs 700) warm bread, packed in the rich flavours of tahini, chickpea, herbs, in a perfect crunch, layered to perfection. The Chicken Shawarma (Rs 950) feels like something you’ve known for years, but done with more intention: charcoal-kissed, juicy meat, layered, wrapped in flavour and memory.
Then there’s the unexpected — the Mushroom Baklava (Rs 650). Flaky pastry meets earthy mushroom cream, truffle hints, and salt, hitting sweetness just enough. It just melts in your mouth.
Hummus Platter
We finish with Hazelnut Baklava Ice Cream (Rs 650), which brings crackling layers of pastry with cool, creamy hazelnut sweetness — warm and cold playing together, rich without heaviness. Alongside is the Pistachio Chibuse (Rs 800), which is softer and quieter: airy, layered pistachio flavours that feel silky and gently nutty, the kind you take slow, lingering bites of as the night settles around you.
It’s a small moment of surprise, the kind that makes you lean back and smile. Around it, flavours keep playing: the bitterness of greens, the sharpness of lemon, the softness of bread, the whisper of smoke. Everything moves in rhythm, nothing shouting, everything fitting.
Food sits at the centre at Samaa — built on good produce, straightforward flavours, and an atmosphere that lets you take things slow
It’s food that doesn’t try to overwhelm you. It anchors the evening. It lets you stay in the moment — with texture, warmth, comfort, and just enough intrigue to keep you leaning into the next bite. At Samaa, you’re really here for this feeling: the slow drift into evening, the light on water, flavours that travel without trying too hard. It’s generous, breezy, calm. One can only imagine what a sight it would be on a full moon night. A little escape, right here in Mumbai — under the open sky.
Where: Samaa,
At: Fairmont Mumbai, Near Terminal 2, Vile Parle
To book: 8097555901
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