Finding peace in Indian Airlines Colony?

the colony side is mostly residential so breakfast is where it actually gets good. there's a cluster of stalls near the Andheri East pipeline road junction that do misal and kolhapuri misal from like 7am, and the one with the blue tarpaulin does a proper tarri that'll wake you up. for lunch don't sleep on the Kerala messes tucked behind the Chakala MIDC area, they do fish curry meals for under 120 and the prawn fry is legit. dinner wise if u want something non veg just head to the small carts off JB Nagar bridge, the seekh and kaleji there beat most restaurants in the area imo.

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airlines colony itself is dead quiet after 9, so if ur out late ur walking toward chakala or jb nagar anyway. one thing nobody mentioned, the canteen inside the colony market opens at 6.30 and does poha with farsan and cutting chai for like 25 bucks, mostly retired airline folks reading papers, great way to start the day. also check the bakery near the colony gate, brun maska and mawa cake, they sell out by 11 so go early. for dinner honestly the tibetan momo carts that park near the pipeline road signal after 8 are the move, way better than any restaurant momo in andheri east

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Sahar Road gets most of the attention and rightly so, but if you're willing to walk about fifteen minutes east you'll hit the Marol Pipeline area, which has a completely different food scene. Try the Bohri mohalla style places doing khiri and smoked mutton, and there's a small Parsi joint near the Marol church that does dhansak only on Sundays. For late night, the area around Mittal Industrial Estate has some excellent Mughlai rolls that stay open past midnight and cost a fraction of what you'd pay at the airport.

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have u tried the chor bazaar route? not for selling to shops but the friday morning flea guys near mumbadevi, some of them buy vintage/retro pieces outright and pay better than the bale walas if ur stuff has any character. got 800 for a bunch of old levi's and band tees there. thing is u gotta go early like 6am and know how to hold ur ground, they smell desperation instantly

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one thing nobody mentioned, watch out for the weight vs piece thing. kabadiwalas and bale buyers pay by kilo so heavy stuff like denim and woolens actually earn more than fancy light stuff. i cleared a whole bag of old jeans to a guy in Malad for way better than what my branded shirts fetched. also wash everything before u show it, sounds obvious but dusty clothes get lowballed on sight.

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honestly the timing matters more than the platform. end of month is when people get salary and actually buy, so list ur stuff around the 1st or 2nd. also post pics in natural light near a window, not on ur bed with flash, makes a huge difference on OLX and insta thrift pages. i've flipped a lot of my old stuff this way and the same kurta that got ignored at 300 sold for 500 when i relisted it properly.

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