Finding the best local street food stalls hidden inside Pettah
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You want to head directly to Main Street and Second Cross Street. Look for the neon pink signs of "Bombay Sweet Mahal" or "New Bombay Sweets". They have been there for generations. Order a towering glass of rose-syrup Falooda with basil seeds and ice cream, and grab a box of fresh Jalebi. It is the perfect sugar rush to survive the Pettah heat.
Watch your pockets in those specific alleys, they get shoulder-to-shoulder crowded.
Also try the samosas there, they are super cheap and spicy.
The falooda is incredibly sweet, almost too sweet for me. But the Muscut (halwa) is amazing.
The established shops use commercial tube ice which is perfectly safe. Avoid shaved ice from wooden carts.
The shops close around 7 PM, so do not go too late.
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