#blahvsfood goes to Sobo20 (obviously in South Bombay)
Panchali Mahendra is a force of nature. As if it wasn’t enough running a bunch of super successful restaurants in Dubai and winning Michelin stars, she decided to come back to India and open Inja… a restaurant cooking a cuisine that sounded like a spoof (Indo-Japanese) and take it to Asia’s top 100 within two years of opening. And if that wasn’t enough, she also ended up starting one of the best pizza places in the country in Camillo’s Pizzeria. Cajun dusted Soft shell crab linguine Logic would say that the next step would be to either expand Camillo’s or open another space in Delhi. But no. She chose national conquest by opening a brand new concept in the heart of South Mumbai. And conquest is the word because Sobo20 is a triumph. It’s supposed to be New Orleans inspired food and in many ways it is. But it’s true brilliance is how it takes what seems like a new cuisine for Indians and presents it in a way that feels familiar and comforting without losing the sense of disco...
