A stone cave kitchen sending out aromas to the hills. A curved bar catching the golden glow of dusk. Wood, rattan, granite, glass—materials speaking in quiet tones. Cliff All Day Dining and Bar isn’t just another restaurant near Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. It’s a pause. A pocket of calm built for the city’s restless youth.
Project Name: Cliff All Day Dining and Bar
Studio Name: Modern Mistry for Publication
Project Location: Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
Year of Completion: 2024
Total Area: 10,000 sq ft
Architect: Nimish Sonavane
Photographer: Abhishek Chavhan (Architectural Captures)
It started with a need. The client wanted more than a venue—something soulful, something social. Architect Nimish Sonavane, founder of Modern Mistry, took the brief and layered it with context. Not just about form and function, but feeling. Completed in 2024, Cliff now stands on a 10,000 sq. ft. plot just 20 minutes from the city’s center, offering sweeping views and a space that feels both grounded and open.
Walk in, and you’re greeted by a breezy deck—cane chairs, lush green pockets, and stone beneath your feet. A thatched roof shades the star: a live kitchen carved like a cave, open on three sides, blurring lines between structure and sky. The deck folds into a plush indoor lounge. Floor-to-ceiling glass doesn’t just connect spaces; it connects moods. Inside, a ceiling of wooden boxes and fabric panels dances with light, shifting with the sun. A gently curved bar anchors the room—both sculptural and functional. And then, just beyond, the lawn. Open, expansive, waiting for music, laughter, celebration.
Everything you see at Cliff was made on-site—tables with granite tops, wooden frames, cushioned seating that hugs instead of stiffens. The design resists excess. It prefers intent. The 2,000 sq. ft. indoor section sits somewhere between elegance and ease, ready for a dinner date or a birthday gathering. Cliff doesn’t choose for you—it simply holds space. The food is tantalising enough—North Indian, Asian, Continental—flavours that are familiar, finished with flair. Ask for the chef’s specials and you’ll likely get woodfired pizzas, smoky tikkas, crispy house fries, or the now-favourite okra fries. The menu isn’t trying to impress—it’s trying to connect.
Photographed by Abhishek Chavhan, Cliff doesn’t scream for attention. It invites you in. Whether you come for the food, the view, or just the pause—it offers something rare: a place that listens before it speaks. Here, design is not a backdrop. It’s the story. And in a city still finding its voice, Cliff has already found its echo.
