6 weird and wonderful ice creams to try in Mumbai

Bina’s Homemade Ice Creams are in the same general category as Naturals, but with more interesting flavours. The lemongrass flavour is a hot seller, but if you want to make the most of the season, try the mango, kala jamun, litchie or the water chestnut with coconut ice cream.

Call to order. Pick up from Hughes Road, Chowpatty, Mumbai. Tel: +91 99303 12999

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There’s comfort in familiarity. Your favourite flavour of ice cream will never let you down. But might it be time to try something different? At best, you discover a new favourite that will comfort you for years. At worst, you’re still eating ice cream.

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The Sassy Spoon also has a summer menu of frozen desserts, with red velvet ice cream and a guava chilli sorbet. They also have sugar-free options, like the strawberry and balsamic ice cream with strawberry compote and the bitter chocolate ice cream.

Classic Corner, Next to Holy Family Hospital, Hill Road, Bandra (West), Mumbai. Tel: +91 86555 55555, 022 26444777. Ground Floor, Express Towers, Ramnath Goenka Marg, Nariman Point, Mumbai. Tel: 022 2288 8222

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Big Bang Theory is a massive meringue-and-ice cream bomb that’s served not on a plate, but on your tabletop. The chef’s special creation at Joss is a sprawling chocolatey, fruity monster that you cannot hope to conquer on your own. Call for reinforcements. 

Savoy Chambers, Next To Mini Cooper Showroom, Linking Road, Santacruz (West), Mumbai. Tel: 022 26617772, 022 26617771 

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You’re a grown-up. You can have liquor in your dessert if you want. Go ahead, order the Drunken Waffles at Indigo Deli. It comes loaded with warm waffles, rum-n-raisin and chocolate ice creams, granola, jelly and fresh cream, with a topping of rum anglaise.

1st Floor, Palladium Mall, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai. Tel: 022 3015 1824

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Sucres des Terres (sugars of the earth) is a relatively new gourmet ice creamery in Worli that churns out little mason jars of brain-freezing bliss. As the name implies, the ingredients used are all natural and premium quality. The flavour of the moment is mango, of course, so get the Alphon So Crazy. Also popular are the Dark Side of Ginger (candied ginger and dark chocolate, lord have mercy) and Caramel A-Salt. You can also get your fill of Sucres des Terres goodness at The Bombay Canteen. Try the Masala Chai Popsicles, with biscuit crumble and caramel sauce. 

2A Rashid Mansion, Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai. Tel: +91 99209 85880

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Beautiful things happen when two desserts make sweet love and have babies. Babies like these macaron ice creams, created by Chef Pooja Dhingra of Le 15 Patisserie and the folks at Sucres de Terres (more on them in a minute). Flavours include salted caramel, vanilla and dark chocolate. Find them at Le 15 in Bandra.

Shop No 1, Ground Floor, Siffin Building, Dr. Ambedkar Marg, Pali Hill, Bandra (W), Mumbai. Tel: 022 6513 3212

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