Patisserie · Est. 2019 · Altamount Road

Pastry treated
like jewellery.

Served by the piece, under warm champagne light. A jewel-box dessert bar where each éclair is finished by hand, set on gold and meant to be admired before it is tasted.

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  • Tue–Sun11am – 10:30pm
  • CounterÉclairs by the piece
  • GiftingBoxed to order
Row of glossy cream-topped éclairs presented on golden trays in warm champagne light — a luxe jewel-box display
The daily line — glazed, gilded, and set out at eleven.
Macro close-up of a single cream-filled éclair dusted with powdered sugar in soft ivory tones

The Maison

A small room, a long counter, and one obsession.

Maison Éclair began as a six-seat counter behind a florist on Altamount Road — a place built around a single idea: that a pastry, done properly, deserves to be treated like jewellery. Choux piped to the millimetre. Crème set overnight. Glaze poured only once the light is right.

We make in small batches, twice a day, and we sell by the piece. Nothing is stacked in a case for the week. What is on the tray at eleven is what was made that morning — and when it is gone, it is gone.

Bijou par bijou. Jewel by jewel — the house rule since day one.

The Collection

Set out like jewellery, chosen like it too

Three ways to take the Maison home — by the piece, by the pairing, or by the box.

Exquisite fine-dining plated dessert with delicate floral garnish on a pristine white plate
Les Signatures

The Vitrine

The day's finished pieces, laid on gold under glass. Point to what you want; we lift it out with tongs and a small ceremony.

From ₹460 per piece

Overhead tea-and-coffee pairing: a cappuccino with latte art, a cup of green tea, and a slice of pastry
Les Accords

Tea & Coffee Pairings

Each pastry has a partner — a first-flush Darjeeling for the Rose & Litchi, a single-origin espresso for the Café Noir. Chosen by our barista, poured at the counter.

Pairing from ₹280

Blush gift box tied with a plum ribbon and gold-wrapped chocolates, a precious gifting presentation
Les Écrins

Gifting Boxes

La Petite Boîte (six, ₹1,450) or the Grand Écrin (twelve, ₹2,600) — packed in blush, tied in plum, sealed with wax. Order a day ahead for engraving.

Boxes from ₹1,450

The Hand Behind It

Chef Ananya Verghese

Founder & Head Pâtissière

Ananya trained at École Ducasse in Paris and spent four years on the entremets station of a Michelin-starred maison before coming home to Mumbai. Maison Éclair is her insistence that this city deserves a pastry counter as precise, and as unhurried, as any in the sixth arrondissement.

“I would rather make forty perfect éclairs than four hundred good ones. That is the whole business.”
A meticulously composed plated dessert with a floral garnish, representing the chef's hand-finished style

Word of Mouth

What the counter hears

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“The Rose & Litchi is the most elegant thing I have eaten in Mumbai this year. It arrives on gold and you almost don't want to break it.”
Meher ContractorFood writer, Colaba
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“We sent the Grand Écrin for an anniversary. Wax seal, plum ribbon, engraving — it looked like it came from a jeweller, not a bakery.”
Rishi AhluwaliaRegular since 2020
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“The espresso pairing with the Café Noir éclair is a small masterclass. I now come on Saturdays just for that ten minutes.”
Tanvi DeshpandeCumballa Hill

Find Us

Visit the Maison

A quiet counter off Altamount Road. Walk-ins welcome; a table is best reserved for weekend afternoons.

Address
3 Rutland Gate, Altamount Road,
Cumballa Hill, Mumbai 400026
Hours
Tuesday – Sunday · 11:00am – 10:30pm
Monday · Closed
Counter
+91 93157 76817
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A table, a pairing flight, or a gifting box — tell us what you have in mind.

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