its not called the bandraworli sea link for nothing even the sea link knows that it must put bandra first because you really dont want to rock the boat of this suburb once upon a time not so long ago there would be debates over where the food buzz was at suburbs read bandra and vicinity or south mumbai read colaba and vicinity not so much anymore it appears that the inaugural western suburb of bandra has managed with help from the sea link and the industrious bandra kurla complex bkc to hook line and sinker the citys eating out culture the sea link opened to the public in 2009 altered the northsouth traffic by using the promise of the open eightlane road to lure both parts of the city out of their respective comfort zones says antoine lewis independent food and wine writer the sea link has definitely changed things around in the absence of the link south mumbai elites did not want to deal with the headacheinducing traffic one encounters en route to the suburbs with the link and the buzz around places like olive and the erstwhile zenzi it was only a matter of time before south mumbai came calling if the sea link has had a reassuring effect on the predominantly insular south then the recent spurt in the number of eateries in bkc has had a soaring effect on bandras confidence over the last two years yauatcha otto infinito california pizza kitchen and le pain quotidien lpq have among others opened spaces in bkc while parts of bandra such as pali hill union park hill road and carter road might also be restricted in space the humongous bkc is for now above such mundane space crunch issues the third instalment of suzette a creperie opened by three mumbaibased french friends antonia achache jeremie sabbagh and pierre labail in town and then pali naka will soon open at bkc when speaking of their plans achache astutely points out bandra kurla complex and bandra might share the same name but theyre not the same area and they certainly dont have similar clienteles the bkc suzette will be targeting officegoers in the area our nariman point regulars are moving offices to bkc and they kept urging us to open there this contributed a great deal to our decision vis vis bkc bkc is also popular with patrons outside of office hours kavita mukhi a food enthusiast and resident of malabar hill says she enjoys the food bkc offers there are some interesting choices in the area while some like lpq can also be found in colaba others such yauatcha and otto infinito are not as a result i often find myself making sunday lunch plans in the area patrons may be spoilt for choice in bandra but bandra is not spoilt by the highend eateries camping on her grounds and continues to offer the entire spectrum in 2003 fountainhead promotions and events coinitiated celebrate bandra a popular biennial cultural