Planning A Weekend In Vashi? Here's What We Recommend

Vashi, in past few years, has transformed into a real estate hotspot for both commercial and residential properties. This transformation and development of Vashi, has also made it into a popular leisure destination as well.

This suburb, located at the starting point of Navi Mumbai, is just a half hour drive from Mumbai and boasts of well-planned infrastructure.

So if you are planning for a weekend in Vashi, here are some things recommended for you:

staurants and bars

Though is not a night-life destination, it does have places where you can go and unwind. If you are looking for a relaxed venue to have dinner and drinks, then you can visit Cottage Bar at Abbott Hotel or Tipplers Lounge at Four Points Sheraton. While if you like to party and want to enjoy live music, you can always head to Rude Lounge near the Vashi station or go to Inorbit Mall's Tight Pub, which plays live music.

If travelling with family and looking for a place for cozy dinner, then you can visit the restaurants such as Riso (Italian), Mainland China (Chinese and Continental) or Sigree (Indian), located near Raghuleela Mall.

Vashi has some affordable options too. Government bhavans close to the station of various states including Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Orissa, serve authentic cuisines at an affordable price. Moreover, when you visit these bhavans you can also buy the artifacts, attires, and other specialities of these states.

All said, the famous Bhagat Tarachand, near MC market, is still people's first choice when it comes to vegetarian food at decent prices.

For the love of nature

Vashi was designed as a getaway for people living and working in the city. To cater to a wide variety of visitors, this suburb has many parks where people can visit with families for a picnic or even alone, to relax. For people who love to take long peaceful walks along the sea front, Vihar is the place to be. Being along the sea coast, the area is cool and breezy.

Moreover, if you love serenity around, you can also visit the Lake. This area boasts of beautiful natural surroundings.

For the ones who love the hills, Vashi also has green neighbourhoods like Kharghar. Kharghar, known as the hill station of Navi Mumbai, is just 15 minutes away from Vashi, if travelling in a train. The hills of Kharghar offer a lush green spectacle amidst a booming real estate market. It is ideal for picnics and other adventure sports.

(Katya B Naidu has been working as a business journalist for the last nine years, and has covered beats across banking, pharma, healthcare, telecom, technology, power, infrastructure, shipping and commodities.)