Here’s a fair warning for those of us who suffer from even the mildest form of claustrophobia. Take a deep breath before you enter this hole-in-the-wall pan Asian restaurant that sits tightly wedged between a hair salon and a patisserie at Bandra’s bustling Pali Naka. Ignore the four-table set-up in the open-air courtyard and descend into its bowels to the tiny, basement level dining room where you will find yourself sitting almost elbow-to-elbow with other diners. And don’t make the conversation PG13. For at Soy Pan Asian Kitchen, everyone can hear every stray word spoken…and even the odd one whispered!

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