Kunafa World — Restaurant in Mumbai

After opening branches in several cities in southern India (like Bengaluru, Kochi, and Vijayawada), Kunafa World has made its way to the tony suburb of Bandra. A fairly tight-spaced parlour with a slice of open front yard, this could be your new space to hang out when the midnight sweet cravings come calling.

 ADVERTISEMENT As you mull over what to pick from the menu, the open kitchen with hypnotically rotating burners gives you a window to the fascinating process of kunafa making.

Kunafa, kunafeh, knafeh—call it by any name, this traditional Palestinian dessert is an institution and found across the Middle East. It is particularly associated with Nablus, a Palestinian commercial and cultural centre.

Sweet and crunchy in the outside, savoury and gooey inside, the classic kunafa is a sensory overload of delight. Typically made from the fine skin hairs of pastry called kateifi, it has long been a favourite among the Arab, Persian, Greek and Balkan states. There are a multitude of versions of this sweet.

A layered dessert, kunafa has a heart of stringy white briny locally made cheese and a crusty shell that is syrup dipped and pistachio topped to open up a world of flavour with every bite. Whether you are initiated or otherwise, the classic one with cheese filling or cream filling is a fail-proof option to choose.

 Curious food lovers and explorers will surely find the iconic Palestinian version that has a softer crust and a heart filling of stringy Nabulsi cheese as their hot favourite. In fact, the Mumbai head of Kunafa World, Arshia Siddique, says they go the extra mile to source kateifi and Nabulsi cheese from the origin country for the close-to-home taste and experience.

Those who want to stick to regular everyday flavours that they can never get enough of can choose from the likes of Nutella, Ferrero Rocher, caramel or Oreo. And if you've got the heart to be daring with regular flavours, then there’s Lotus Biscoff to try.

Kids can go to town with the house special Cone Kunafa that has kateifi woven into a cone with an overload of...

Lotus Biscoff Kunafa with Icecream @kunafaworldmumbai Kunafa : 9/10 (because Quantity of icecream was less according to Kunafa.) Saffron Tea : N/A Not Recommended to order.( it tasted like sugary water ) Pocket Friendly : 6/10 ( Little Pricey ) Buy worth trying it. Location : Pali Hill, Bandra West.

I ordered Lotus Biscoff Kunafa with icecream as suggested by one fo the staff member. They also have authentic original Kunafa Available called as Classic Kunafa. I tried kunafa for the 1st time, so i dont know how it should originally taste like but this kunafa which i had was lovely. I really loved it. I was completely drooling while having it 🤭.I literally loved every bit of it. I liked the taste of Cream, cheese & chocolate coming together with the crunch.They also Serve you with Sugar Saffron syrup for extra sweetness. But it was already perfect for me. The thing i didnt like is the Saffron Tea and their ambience. You have sit in lawn area. It doesnt matter to me that much so i am also looking forward to try other kunafa too. U can definitely try if u have sweet...

Trying something different always piques curiosity of what this could be and the name itself along with the dessert drew my attention.

This looks like Sutar Feni but tastes like Waffle in a thin vermicelli form. I ordered the assorted minis to get the taste of the different Kunafas. And trust me every bit I took it was a out of the world experience and the richness of the taste made me feel absolutely satisfied with it.

Cream Kunafa is the traditional preparation and has a buttery creamy filling and it is not too sweet, and you need to add the sugar kesar syrup add the sweetness but otherwise the creamy taste with the waffle taste of the vermicelli makes it a heavenly bite.

Nutella Kunafa was my favourite as the Nutella taste meshed well the Kunafa taste. And also, the caramel one was my second favourite because of the same reason.

Must try place and...