Mumbai's best pav bhaji

Mumbai’s best pav bhaji -- Recommended: Cannon

While Best Eats judge, journalist and food writer Vikram Doctor calls pav bhaji "a horribly excessive dish, too much masala, too much butter, too much everything," his colleagues on the panel were kinder.

Filmmaker and Best Eats judge Kunal Kapoor remembers eating the stuff as a student. "My favorite used to be Sardar’s at Tardeo," he says, "but I'm not too much of a fan now. It's too rich."

Best Eats judge and food blogger Shanky was more positive. He gets his fix at Cannon.

"It's actually a favorite of mine," Shanky says, explaining that Cannon lets its vegetables simmer on a tawa and serves a dark, chocolate-colored bhaji loaded and topped with butter. 

Judging by the throngs waiting their turn, a lot of people agree with Shanky.

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