Cafe Mondegar's dining room, its walls covered end to end in Mario Miranda's murals
The bar at Cafe Mondegar, mural-painted walls and ceiling fans above the counter
The jukebox at Cafe Mondegar, the cafe is one of the last in Mumbai to keep one running
Metro House on Colaba Causeway, the building Cafe Mondegar occupies at street level

Cafe Mondegar

0.4

Mario Miranda drew on every wall here in 1932 and the jukebox never really stopped. Loud, and unapologetic.

Nobody comes here for the coffee. Come for the murals, the noise and one of the last rooms in Colaba that has not been redesigned, then go elsewhere to work.

Metro House, Colaba Causeway, near Regal Cinema, Apollo Bandar, Colaba, Mumbai 400001

Effectively unworkable: restaurant-guru records no wifi, tables are jammed together, a jukebox and live music dominate, and typical visits last minutes amid queues outside.

How Cafe Mondegar compares in South Bombay

Cafe Mondegar ranks #124 of 134 scored cafes in South Bombay for working on a laptop, with a workability score of 0.4 out of 5. That is 1.2 below the area average of 1.6.

Of the 3 factors we could verify, seating is the strongest at 1 out of 5 and work is the weakest at 0.4.

Not yet verified: Wi-Fi, power. If you have worked here, the submit page takes corrections.

It is open Daily 8am–11:30pm. It sits in Colaba, South Bombay.

If work matters most for your session, Third Wave Coffee, Colaba in Colaba scores 4 for it.

  • Quiet

    Wikipedia records the first jukebox in Mumbai; the room is documented as a loud, music-led hangout.

  • Seating

    Tripadvisor reviews note seating can be poor, with some tables in basement-type areas, and the place is frequently described as too crowded.

We last checked this cafe on 2026-08-23. Wifi gets worse and rules change. If you're sitting there now, one tap keeps the next person honest.

Did the wifi hold up?
Could you plug in?
Did they let you stay?

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