What is dishoom (restaurant)?

Dishoom is a small Bombay-inspired restaurant group with locations throughout the UK.¹

Evoking the Irani cafés which were popular across Bombay in the 1960s, Dishoom was founded in 2010 by co-founders Shamil and Kavi Thakrar as well as Amar and Adarsh Radia (who both left the business in 2017).² The first Dishoom café opened in Covent Garden in 2010. As of 2022, there are eight Dishoom restaurants open around the United Kingdom, with locations in London, Edinburgh, Manchester and Birmingham.³⁴⁵⁶

In 2020 Dishoom expanded their offering, introducing the Dishoom online store to sit alongside their restaurants. Selling meal kits, preserves, signature cocktails and gifts, the Dishoom Store allows customers to order popular dishes from Dishoom restaurants to cook at home.⁷

Awards

• Ranked #4, Times Best Places to Work For in the UK, 2021⁸
• Ranked #12, Best Places to Work for in the UK, 2021⁹
• Best Restaurant Scotland, British Curry Awards, 2021¹⁰
• Employer of the year, R200 Restaurant Awards 2021¹¹
• Ranked #19, Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to work for, 2017¹²
• Best Overall Operator – under 20 sites – Restaurant Magazine R200, 2017¹³
• Most Admired Brand – CGA, Peach Heroes and Icon Awards, 2018¹⁴
• Restaurateur of the Year (Group) – The Catey's, 2018¹⁵
• Diversity in Business – Edinburgh Business Award, 2018¹⁶
• Best Breakfast Destination – The Scottish Food Awards, 2017¹⁷
• Best Small Group – Good Food Guide UK, 2017¹⁸
• Best Restaurant in the UK – Yelp! reviewers 2015¹⁹ & 2016²⁰
• Best Casual Dining, British Curry Awards – winner, 2014 & 2016²¹

References

External links

• Official site

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Footnotes

1. Restaurant review|url=https://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2021/09/06/dishoom-in-covent-garden-after-a-decade-of-service-this-bombay-style-cafe-still-lives-up-to-the-hype-restaurant-review/%7Caccess-date=2022-02-03%7Cwebsite=The Upcoming}} ↩

2. Restaurants in Covent Garden, London|url=https://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/dishoom%7Caccess-date=2022-02-03%7Cwebsite=Time Out London|language=en-GB}} ↩

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