Bandra may be Mumbai’s dessert capital, but it is also one of its toughest neighbourhoods to crack. High rents, fierce competition and ever-changing trends mean even the smallest café is a gamble. Yet, two friends from Andheri decided to bet on cookies.

Two years ago, Natasha Nazir and Farheen Khan launched CrumbleDoh as an online dessert brand, steadily building a loyal following for their handcrafted bakes. This June, they leapt into retail with Not Far, their first brick-and-mortar café tucked away off Pali Hill.