I believe that over time almost every family ends up with those few restaurants which they frequent. There is a certain satisfaction in knowing the menu by heart and having the waiters know precisely what you want and how you like your food.

In Bombay, my family swears by Cafe Madras and Cream Center as places to get a reliably tasty meal at a reasonable price. My mother hails from Hyderabad and I'm glad to say even that side of the family are hard core foodies. Always open to trying new places and taking me to visit places all over town.

Many a summer vacation though were filled with fond memories of visiting the Minerva Coffee Shop at Himayat Nagar. In fact they have been going there so long that my uncle has a favorite captain he always tries to get served by. An extremely efficient man called Murli. Super courteous and helpful, we really need more of his ilk in Bombay. Perhaps there already are and I just need to find my own Minerva in Bombay which I have struggled to do so till date.