Worli Koliwada is one of Mumbai's surviving Koli fishing villages, perched on the Worli peninsula with the Sea Link visible behind it and fishing boats drawn up on the beach below. The Koli are Mumbai's original inhabitants, fisher-people who have lived on the islands that became Bombay for at least 2,000 years. The village of Worli Koliwada is a dense, self-contained community with its own deity (Worli Devi), its own social structures, and its own cuisine.
Several informal seafood restaurants and stalls at the edge of the Koliwada serve fresh-caught fish prepared in the Koli style — dried Bombay duck, surmai (kingfish) curry, and crab masala are staples. The food is casual and cheap. The village can be entered on foot from the Worli Sea Face. The combination of the sea views, the Bandra-Worli Sea Link, and the fishing village makes Worli Koliwada one of the most evocative places in Mumbai.