Authentic Naga Food Festivals and Pop-Ups in Mumbai
We believe food brings people together. From Tuluni harvest celebrations to festive Christmas spreads, we love sharing our Naga roots with you through these special menus and pop-up events.
Our decorations for the Tuluni festival, a celebration of harvest and kinship for the Sumi Naga tribe. We displayed traditional garments and a small board explaining the festival's meaning.
Our special menu for the Tuluni festival, featuring traditional dishes like smoked pork with bamboo shoot and fermented rice drinks. The food parcel is wrapped in a leaf, the traditional way.
Our special menu for the festive Christmas season. We created unique dishes like Pork Blood Sausage, Smoked Pork Momos, and Chicken Sticky Rice Steamed in Banana Leaves to celebrate.
A New Year's feast spread across the table at Naga Belly. We love starting the year by sharing an abundance of good food with our community.
A collage from our pop-up event in Goa. We were so grateful for the love and warmth we received, from serving our food and drinks to taking orders from wonderful new customers.
Our team with the amazing crew at Suzie's in Goa after a successful pop-up. This experience reminded us why we do what we do, and we can't wait to be back.
A table set for a feast, featuring a wide variety of our dishes from pork ribs and noodles to a full Naga thali. This is how we celebrate special moments.
About this collection
When we host a festival or pop-up, we don't just change the menu. We focus on recreating the exact atmosphere of a celebration back home in Nagaland. This means serving traditional dishes like Smoked Pork with Bamboo Shoot just as we would at a family gathering, ensuring the ingredients and the warmth of the setting stay true to our traditions.
Our festival menus and pop-up events are how we bridge the distance between Mumbai and Nagaland. We want you to understand that Naga cuisine is about more than just spice—it is about patience, fermentation, and community.
Celebrating Our Roots
During festivals like Tuluni, which marks the harvest season for the Sumi Naga tribe, we bring in special ingredients and prepare dishes that are rarely found elsewhere in the city. We often display traditional garments and explain the significance of the festival, transforming our space into a hub for cultural exchange. For Christmas, we curate a unique spread featuring Pork Blood Sausage, Smoked Pork Momos, and Chicken Sticky Rice wrapped in banana leaves—dishes that carry the soul of our upbringing.
Pop-Ups and New Experiences
Beyond our Andheri restaurant, we love taking our food on the road. Our pop-up at Suzie's in Goa was a highlight for us. It taught us that the warmth of Naga hospitality transcends location. Whether we are in a tiny kitchen or serving a feast to new friends in a different city, the priority remains the same: sharing the bold, oil-free, and pungent flavours of Axone, Anishi, and Raja Mircha with people who appreciate real food.
If you are looking to host a private celebration or want to know when our next pop-up event is happening, we invite you to reach out. We view every guest as part of our extended family, and we would love to have you at our next table.
Naga Belly
We’re Aren and Juliet, childhood friends from Dimapur who started this journey in our home kitchen. Today, we bring the warmth of Naga festivals and community feasts straight to our spot in Andheri, inviting you to share in the culture that shaped us.
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We host regular pop-ups and seasonal feasts at our Andheri location.
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