Every Bombay summer starts the same way: sticky fingers, a colourful tongue from too many golas, and the quiet negotiation for one more treat before the walk home. Afternoons dragged pleasantly into evenings, street games ran until the lights came on, and somewhere in there was always that sea breeze right before dinner. Dubai’s latest summer food festival: Aamchi Garmi is banking entirely on that specific kind of nostalgia, and it mostly delivers.
What’s Aamchi Garmi Happening At Batliwala & Co., Dubai?
Aamchi Garmi: The Great Bombay Summer Festival has set up shop at Batliwala & Co. in Business Bay, recreating the chaos and colour of a Mumbai summer bazaar indoors. Think rows of carts, bright signage, and the specific kind of organised chaos that makes Indian street food festivals fun rather than stressful.
What’s On The Carts
The lineup reads like a highlight reel of Mumbai’s actual street food scene. There’s pani puri for the purists, candy floss and popcorn for anyone there with kids, and gola, softies and lemon soda to cool off in Dubai’s very un-Bombay heat. Falooda and kulfi round things out for anyone chasing something a bit more substantial than a snack. It’s less a curated menu and more a full-sensory attempt at recreating a specific memory, sticky hands included.
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How It Actually Works
This isn’t a fixed-price entry ticket situation. Aamchi Garmi runs on a pay-as-you-go, bazaar-style model, with everything on the carts priced between AED20 and AED40. That keeps it genuinely low-commitment: wander in, pick two or three things that catch your eye, and leave without having paid for a buffet you didn’t need.
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Should You Go?
If you grew up anywhere near Mumbai’s summer street food culture, this is clearly built for you, and the nostalgia does most of the heavy lifting. If you didn’t, it’s still a solid, affordable way to sample a genuinely widespread spread of Indian street food snacks in one sitting, no full meal commitment required.
Where: Batliwala & Co., Business Bay
When: Until August 31
Cost: AED20–AED40 per item, pay-as-you-go
Cover Image Courtesy: Batliwala & Co./Instagram