Maharashtra, India · Asia
Gorai sits on the route: 15 minutes from Borivli, 37km from Gateway of India.
Gorai is in Maharashtra, India, with about 29,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Borivli, about 8 km away.
Gorai ([ɡoɾaːi]) is a village at the Dharavi Bhet, in the Mumbai Suburban district, India. It is located on the north-western part of the island of Salsette. Gorai is accessed either by a ferry crossing the Manori Creek and the Gorai Creek, or by the overland route through Bhayander. Gorai is bordered by the villagesRead more
of Manori and Uttan, Pali, Chowk, Dongri, Tarodi, Rai, Morva, and Murdhe.
Marathi is the most spoken language in this region. The East Indian community, Panchkalshi or Somvanshi Kshatriya Pathare (SKP), and the Koli are the native people of this area.
Until the 1980s, Gorai was known for its clean beaches and palm trees. However, with the increase in pollution around Mumbai, the Arabian Sea is unfit for swimming although Gorai is less polluted than the other beaches in Mumbai. Gorai still enjoys its calm, laid back charm quite in contrast to the fast-paced life of the city just on the other side of the creek. Bullock carts are still in use here and the area suffers from a water shortage but with real-estate developers steadily bulldozing their way into this prized suburban tract, the physical and cultural fabric of the villagers of Gorai is now quite endangered.
The Essel World, the first and the biggest amusement park of India, was built in Gorai in 1986. The park has several rides that cater to all age groups, and is known for its colossal infrastructure. The Global Vipassana Pagoda, featuring the tallest pillar-less dome in the world, a place for meditation, is built on 13 acres of land near Gorai. It is similar in shape to the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar.
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Within an hour or so of Gorai: Shree Thaker Bhojanalay (34 km), Britannia & Co. (36 km), Gateway of India (37 km), Leopold Cafe (37 km).
Gorai is in Maharashtra, India, about 8 km from Borivli.
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A family-run Gujarati thali house in a Kalbadevi lane since 1945, where waiters circulate with an unlimited procession of farsan, shaak and rotli. Vegetarian only, and famously hard to finish.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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A Parsi-Irani cafe in Ballard Estate open since 1923, with bentwood chairs and peeling walls, famous for berry pulao made with barberries imported from Iran. Lunch only, closed Sundays.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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Mumbai's iconic 26-meter basalt arch on the waterfront, built to commemorate King George V's visit in 1911 and now the city's most famous landmark.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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A Colaba institution open since 1871, its walls still pocked with bullet holes from the 2008 attacks, serving beer and chilli cheese toast to Mumbai's expat and backpacker crowd from morning until late.
37 km · about 40 min drive
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