Looking for an eclectic culinary mix? Here’s where to head... Minissha Lamba

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Looking for an eclectic culinary mix? Here’s where to head...

Minissha Lamba

Fifty Five East at the Grand Hyatt, Mumbai is one of the places that you just can’t resist visiting. It serves up a magnificently wide range of cuisine from French-inflected continental food to Indian classics, Thai cuisine to custom-made pizzas from a wood-fired oven. Everything is deliciously mouth-watering but their sushi tops the list. Sushi does not only satisfy your taste buds but also fullfils your desire for an authentic delight. Designed by a Japanese firm, which is known for its designer concepts, the restaurant is sleek and contemporary, with three large open kitchens and incalculable chefs. The Japanese and Indian sections of the restaurants can be clearly distinguished by their respective ambience. Throughout the day, I had a wide variety for all my meals right from eggs, waffles, Thai and Indian breakfast to the perfect dolma, which was soft and served with flavourful vine leaves and a cold, moist rice filling. The avocado sushi and the scallop sushi were luscious and offered in a cone form, which is unheard of. The green chicken Thai curry was made with just the right mix of herbs, spice and coconut milk. However, the highlight of the lunch was the Thai Duck soup and the Brazilian Pork which was accompanied by fine wine. Then it was time to try some pomelo salad, a spicy som tam and glass noodles with prawns which were all superb. The Philadelphia cream cheese wrapped mortadella salami with fig chutney was also absolute bliss. How can I not mention the Salami Pizza? It was delicious to its core. The cheese, the thin crust and the thinly sliced salami was heaven with each bite. The sweet buffet surely deserves a special mention. It was great. Although I was too full to sample all the enticing sweets, I did manage to find room for a Tiramisu, Panna Cotta and Barfi which was garnished with mouth-watering mango compote and soft-serve ice cream. Not only has this place grabbed my attention for its interiors but also the food is deliciously appetising.