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The Owner of Kyani Cafe, at Dhobi Talao Mumbai…with a photograph of what the Kyani Cafe building looked like in the 20th century...
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Irani Cafes had characteristic bent wood chairs, glass cabinets and a weighing machine…probably to tell you of the weight gain if you frequented the place often..thankfully this one was out of order !
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Pictures of Original owner and Gods adorn the walls, the fans whirr and the calendar pages and the dates on them fly….telling you the way centuries have flown with these Irani Cafes amongst us
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You come to Irani Cafes for great food…not for class….so you would see the odd worker moving around in baniyan and "half pant" and egg trays on the counter...
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The waiters are always rushing …as they have hungry stomachs to fill …but you are never pushed out of an Irani Cafe
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…the sign of a good meal had…empty plates…which were once full of egg bhurji, or omelette, or keema with paav, bun maska and good milky and sweet iranian tea
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Both the traditional Irani breakfast as well as the modern Kellogg's corn flakes battle it out for share of stomach!!
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The walls of the Irani Cafes are as interesting as the food …quirky notices, old pendulum clocks, old sepia toned pictures…and more
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……the Man who knows Irani Cafes and Mumbai inside out …Rafique Baghdadi…standing in the background
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…the 3 things that drive a Mumbaiite…good Irani breakfast, the Red BEST bus and the black n yellow...
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Oooooh ! the soft bread, fat slices ready to be dunked in the kheema…and savored with raw onions and lemon sprinkled on them
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…Irani Cafes and the food…always leaves your mouth open and you deserve the attention you get...
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Our next stop…Britannia Company at the Ballard Estate. The gentleman on the right is the owner…a thorough gentleman and a man who knows his food….and his customers
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As the Owner said the 3 flags signify the order of those who gave them shelter, the Unin Jack which ruled India and the flag of Persia the homeland.
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There used to be a rooster which always sat on the casher's counter. The poor rooster died and over the last few months this kitten has taken over the place.
