bpb follows up on last year’s super list with more useful contacts from Mumbai’s most clued in citizens. Encore awesomeness ahead!

Shopping

Cait Taylor, ex-copy chief, Vogue India: The best stalls on Fashion Street are 66 and 77 - they're great for floaty tops, Top Shop bits and pieces, and the occasional pretty party dress. Shop # 66 and 77, Fashion Street, Fort, Rs 250 for chiffon shirt.

Kashyap Deorah, president, FutureBazaar.com: Try tricycle bikes by Trikke, an American brand recently launched in India; they really are a lot of fun! Visit the website here.

Preeta Sukhtankar, partner, KWAN Entertainment & director, ELLE Breast Cancer Campaign: There’s this really tiny store opposite Hill Road Pharmacy where I find the coolest clothes – I once bought an awesome wrap dress there that they were selling as a bathrobe. Anwar Ali’s is where all the stylists go to get their fabrics; it’s one of the only stores that sells jersey fabric in cool prints and stripes, and also the best materials for stretch petticoats – get a shimmer or polka dotted one to wear under a chiffon sari! Hill Road, Bandra (W).

Maithili Ahluwalia, CEO and creative director, Bungalow 8: Get an ayurvedic massage at your home from Lali, who has the most skilled hands in town. She’s highly coveted, so be prepared to battle for an appointment! Call 9821510309.

Ajoy Advani, senior creative partner, Filter: Suresh from Pentagram printers sorts out all our printing hassles, from visiting cards to letter head. There’s also Shivneri, a little canteen outside the police headquarters near Regal Cinema that home delivers Mumbai Chinese staples in less than ten minutes. Call Suresh at 22815587; Shivneri, near Regal Cinema, Colaba, call 22848567.

Yamini Namjoshi, brand manager, Bandit Queen: Rubel Dhuna is an architect and interior designer who’s worked with Bandit Queen’s Valerie Barkowski on several cool projects. Call 23792062, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit the website here.

Food and Drink

Viraf Patel, chef and managing director, Café Zoe: Imran is the most helpful supplier, sending over the freshest seafood, from live lobsters to crab and fish that is still breathing, right to my doorstep. And that's not all - if I run out of something totally unrelated to his business, like chicken wings or yoghurt - he'll do a late night run on that as well. A real keeper! Call 9819191648.

Sita Wadhwani, ex-editor, CNNGo.com Mumbai: Ashmick’s Snack Shack is an easy-to-miss canteen at Pali Naka, so tiny you’d never guess they home deliver the best Parsi food this side of the Sea Link. They have daily specials, with dhansak on Sunday. Lourdes Heaven, 10 A, Pali Naka, Bandra (W), call 26005010/4022.

JD, executive chef, Indigo Deli: I buy my herbs and seedless lemons from Hideout Resorts run by Hemant Chabbra, located about 70 kms out of Mumbai. It’s a great place to stay too, where all the produce is grown organically. Sangeeta and Hemant's farm, Thapparpada, Jhadpoli village, Vikramgarh Taluka, Thane, call 9619010160 or visit the website here.

Antonia Achache, partner, Suzette: A very helpful contact when we started Suzette is Abhishek Shetty, who supplies all kinds of kitchen equipment from juicers to steel kitchen counters. He also designs kitchens, does the installation and the after-sale service. Equipmart, 1/16 Kamal Mansion, first floor, near Radio Club, Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba, call 9870287702.

Giovanni Federico Autunno, owner and chef, Don Giovanni: For cheese, meats and cold cuts contact, Jehangir Lawyer. He’s the best. Fortune Gourmet Specialities Pvt. Ltd, call 24926845/46.

Feel Good

Karthikeyan Ramachandran, owner, Gallery False Ceiling: I once got thirty-five pictures framed overnight at very reasonable rates from this little place, and have used them ever since. Shop 5, Nutan Nagar, Turner Road, Bandra (W), call 9324103643.

Arwa Mamaji, filmmaker and founder of Urduwallahs : Want to learn Urdu? You can take weekend classes in the language at Anjuman-i-Islam College. Pass the one-year program and you’ll even receive an Urdu diploma from Delhi University! See more course details here.

Samir Purohit, co-owner, The Pilates and Altitude Training Studio: For all your sports accessories, get in touch with Mr. Chintu Karia, who imports everything from Arctic Heat Ice Jackets to Oakleys. His clients include most of the major Cricket associations in India as well as leading gyms. Sporting Tools, call 26313204 or visit the website here.

Akshay Bhoan, Lomography India: If you have your grandparents’ now-defunct analog camera just lying around, head to Mini Photo. This tiny camera-repair shop has been in business for over two decades and can fix anything. Mini Photo, first floor, Sultan Manzil, opposite Mother Dairy, Bohra Bazaar, call 66315270.

Vijaya Pastala, founder and CEO, Under The Mango Tree: Contact Sana Enterprises for pretty gifting bottles to package your liquids – lotions to honey. Sana Enterprises, Chakkla, Muhammad Ali Road, call 9820443965.

Juhi Pande, VJ, Channel [V]: If your car breaks down in Bandra or anywhere in Mumbai and you need instant repairs, contact Denzil. Call 9820234007.

Apurva Kothari, co-founder, No Nasties: We use this amazing recycled tetrapak paper for our business cards. You can order some from Monisha at RUR. Call 9820136101.

Travel

Divia Thani, editor, Conde Nast Traveller India: If you love living in hotels like I do, try Direct Hotel Supplies. Started up by former hotelier Karan Khiani, this Lower Parel-based firm supplies hotels with everything they need at great prices, imported from Italy, Thailand, Poland, France and Austria. Luckily, he’s willing to let us ordinary folk buy from him as well. Call Karan Khiani at 40043545 or visit the website here.

Vikrant, co-founder, White Collar Hippy: We get all our travel related books from Santosh, a second-hand bookseller. His books are of great quality and he stocks up on a wide range of authors and categories - you name it, he has it! Call Santosh at 9867987000.

Rahil Mehta, founder, Big Red Tent: Get your adventure and camping gear here! Outdoor Travel Gear, 207, Hanuman Industrial Estate, G.D. Ambekar Road, Wadala (W), call 24122030 or visit the website here.