Dishoom (restaurant)

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Dishoom
IndustryRestaurants
Founded2010
HeadquartersLondon, England, UK
Number of locations
9
Area served
Kensington, Covent Garden, Shoreditch, Canary Wharf, Manchester, King's Cross, Edinburgh, Carnaby, Birmingham, Battersea.
Key people
Shamil Thakrar,[1] Kavi Thakrar, Naved Nasir
Websitewww.dishoom.com

Dishoom is a small Bombay (Mumbai)-inspired restaurant group with locations throughout the UK.[2]

Dishoom was founded in 2010 by co-founders Shamil and Kavi Thakrar, along with Amar and Adarsh Radia, who both left the business in 2017. It was designed to match the Irani cafés that were popular in Mumbai in the 1960s.[3] The first Dishoom café opened in Covent Garden in 2010. As of November 2022, there are 10 Dishoom restaurants open around the United Kingdom, with locations in London, Edinburgh, Manchester and Birmingham.[4][5][6]

In 2020 Dishoom introduced the Dishoom online store to sit alongside their restaurants.[7]

Menu[edit]

The menu includes breakfast naan breads.[8] Described by some as Indian street food, the restaurant describes its offering as Bombay comfort food with an evolving menu.[9]

Awards[edit]

  • Ranked #4, Times Best Places to Work For in the UK, 2021[10]
  • Ranked #12, Best Places to Work for in the UK, 2021[11]
  • Best Restaurant Scotland, British Curry Awards, 2021[12]
  • Employer of the year, R200 Restaurant Awards 2021[13]
  • Ranked #19, Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to work for, 2017[14]
  • Best Overall Operator – under 20 sites – Restaurant Magazine R200, 2017[15]
  • Most Admired Brand – CGA, Peach Heroes and Icon Awards, 2018[16]
  • Restaurateur of the Year (Group) – The Catey's, 2018[17]
  • Diversity in Business – Edinburgh Business Award, 2018[18]
  • Best Breakfast Destination – The Scottish Food Awards, 2017[19]
  • Best Small Group – Good Food Guide UK, 2017[20]
  • Best Restaurant in the UK – Yelp! reviewers 2015[21] & 2016[22]
  • Best Casual Dining, British Curry Awards – winner, 2014 & 2016[23]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Drew, William (15 October 2012). "Business Profile: Dishoom". Restaurant. Big Hospitality. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ^ Kelby, Rosamund (6 September 2021). "Dishoom in Covent Garden: "After a decade of service, this Bombay-style cafe still lives up to the hype" | Restaurant review". The Upcoming. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Dishoom | Restaurants in Covent Garden, London". Time Out London. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  4. ^ Salter, Philip. "Dishoom Cofounder On Success, Lockdowns And Door Handles". Forbes. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  5. ^ Murphy, Sean (30 November 2021). "Scotland's best curry restaurant announced at UK 'Curry Oscars'". Daily Record. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  6. ^ Callow, Fiona (3 November 2021). "The Indian restaurant inside an ancient Manchester meeting place". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  7. ^ "After the success of their bacon naan delivery, Dishoom adds a new Home Feast to their online store". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  8. ^ Featherstone, Emma (17 June 2016). "Dishoom's co-founder on our love affair with Indian food". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Test Driving Dishoom Canary Wharf - the Bombay cafe serves up another winner". Hot Dinners. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  10. ^ bighospitality.co.uk (24 May 2021). "Dishoom named the fourth best large company to work for in UK". bighospitality.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  11. ^ Winchester, Levi (12 January 2022). "Nando's and Google named in 50 best places to work in the UK - see full list". mirror. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Dishoom wins at 'Curry Oscars'". Scotsman Food and Drink. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  13. ^ bighospitality.co.uk (9 November 2021). "Eataly leads R200 Restaurant Awards winners". bighospitality.co.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  14. ^ "The Sunday Times Top 100 Best Companies to work for 2019". Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  15. ^ "Blacklock named Best New Scaleable Concept at R200 Awards". 7 December 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  16. ^ "CGA reveals shortlists for 2018 Hero & Icon Awards". Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  17. ^ "Cateys 2018: Restaurateur of the Year – Group – Kavi and Shamil Thakrar". 8 July 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  18. ^ "Best business in Edinburgh revealed at Business Awards". Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  19. ^ "The Results THE SCOTTISH FOOD AWARDS 2017 Awards for Places". Scottish Food Awards. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  20. ^ "UK's best restaurants in the Good Food Guide UK". 24 August 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  21. ^ "Yelp's Top 100 Places to Eat in the UK for 2015!". Yelp. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  22. ^ "The Yelp Top 100 – UK Eateries". Yelp. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  23. ^ "Award Winners 2016". British Curry Awards. Retrieved 2 January 2018.

External links[edit]

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