Dishoom Covent Garden
Indian breakfast and dinnerThe original Bombay cafes have almost all disappeared. Their faded elegance welcomed all: rich businessmen, sweaty taxi-wallas and courting couples. Fans turned slowly. Bentwood chairs were reflected in stained mirrors, next to sepia family portraits. Students had breakfast. Families dined. Lawyers read briefs. Writers found their characters. Opened early last century by Zoroastrian immigrants from Iran, there were almost four hundred cafes at their peak in the 1960s. Now, fewer than thirty remain. Their loss is much mourned by Bombayites.
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Great food, great drinks, great service, a bit of a wait.
Highly recommended. Dishoom has a nice ambience, great breakfast and don’t get me started on their Chicken Biryani, Crispy Okra and Lamb Samosas. The drinks are amazing too, with excellent staff who are very attentive to our needs.
The only drawback is the queue and waiting times. But it’s totally worth it!