It is located in Central Mumbai (Girgaon). Unique feature of this beach is that this is the only beach located in Central Mumbai.

Marine Drive was built in the 1920s and 1930s on land reclaimed from the sea, is Mumbai's most famous thoroughfare. It is also referred to as "Queen's Necklace" because of the dramatic line of street lamps lit up at night. Recently it has come to Be known as "Netaji Subhashchandra Bose Road" with Nariman Point on one end to Babulnath, at the foot of Walkeshwar, on the other.

Situated at the end of Marine Drive and the foot of Malabar Hill this expanse of sand and sea is the place where pleasure seekers come to relax after dusk in the cool sea breeze. At the top end of Marine Drive is Chowpatty Beach, the only beach in the central part of Mumbai. One can witness many Hindu religious ceremonies taking place at Chowpatty like the annual thread-tying ceremony initiating young boys into the Brahmin caste, 'Nariel Purnima' towards the end of the monsoons and 'Ganesh Chaturthi' immersions. One can see the statues of Lokmanya Tilak and Vithalbhai Patel. There is a huge line of stalls on the beach, selling 'Bhelpuri', 'kulfi' and 'Paan'. There are also shooting galleries, snake charmers, monkey trainers, balloon sellers and even masseurs. Recently, a "Nana-Nani Park" for elderly people was inaugurated.

Nearest Station: Churchgate, Marine Lines, Charni Road (Western Railway). Visitors can easily access the Marine Drive and Chowpatty beach by buses run by BEST.

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