10. Le Pain Quotidien, Mumbai

The name of this café literally means “the daily bread” in French. Apart from the wide choice of breads here, the café also serves soups, salads, tartines, entrées, desserts, homemade drinks, beers and wines. Open throughout the day, all days a week, this restaurant’s rustic and farmhouse atmosphere is favourable for quick business meetings. There are enough seats where you are guaranteed some privacy if you are having an important meeting with a client or a quick brainstorming session with your team. Its location also scores as it is near the Gateway of India in the midst of British-influenced architecture.

9. Seagull at Vivanta by Taj –Fisherman’s Cove

This multi-cuisine restaurant and coffee shop offers Continental, Chinese cuisine as well as coastal favorites from Chennai. Seagull is popular with entrepreneurs because of its open, interactive kitchens and inside/outside dining that overlooks the pool. The best is the salmon grain bread here. Another USP here is the World Street Eats buffet every Saturday for dinner that comprise street food from the Mediterranean, Orient and more, paired with Indian beer.