Walk-ins are still welcome (Dishoom says they always will be), but the restaurant advises booking for evenings and weekends. Groups of any size (up to six people) will be able to reserve a table at any time of day – previously, they didn’t take reservations for dinner bookings of under six people, which meant braving the legendary, Wimbledon-esque queue. Photo: So, how do I get a table?ĭishoom will have new health and safety procedures in place in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, and perhaps the most crucial development is the introduction of reservations. The Kensington restaurant will be back on July 24, and the Covent Garden branch, which is undergoing a redesign, will remain closed for the time being. Their branches in Shoreditch, Kings Cross, and Carnaby will be the first to reopen, on July 10. When is Dishoom reopening after lockdown? Titled Dishoom: From Bombay with Love, the book also functions as a love letter of sorts to old Bombay, focusing on the food, culture, and history of the city.
DISHOOM MENU FULL
They’re also throwing in some refreshing drinks recipes for the full dining experience. Yes, they’ve launched their very own cookbook. It promises “recipes for almost everything on our menu”, meaning bacon naan rolls, okra fries, black daal, and vegan dishes like jackfruit biryani will soon be coming to a kitchen near you. Photo: Dishoom are dishing the dirt on their secret recipes. If it helps, The East India Gimlet comes strongly recommended, and the Chillitini is a personal favourite of mine. The drinks menu is so massive that you might want to start browsing before you arrive – it took my dad and I an embarrassingly long time to decide on just “two beers please.” But there’s a hefty list of cocktails, wines and lassis to cast your eyes over, so it’s a good idea to at least narrow down your preferences. Photo: have separate menus for vegans and those avoiding dairy or gluten – and there’ll even arrange a legitimate feast for tables of ten or more. The Gunpowder Potatoes are a winning side order too, if you’re looking for something other than rice. Highlights for me include the House Black Daal, the Mattar Paneer, the Chole Puri (a chickpea curry served with puffy bread) and the Spicy Lamb Chops. The dishes are designed to share, and staff recommend getting a couple of dishes per person. Photo: it’s lunch or dinner you’re after, Dishoom has it all. Photo: opt for the Full, erm, Indian. The Big Bombay Breakfast includes akuri (spicy scrambled eggs), char-striped smoked streaky bacon, peppery Shropshire pork bangers, masala baked beans, grilled tomato and mushroom, and buttered pau buns. Match it with a lassi or a breakfast cocktail and you’ll be set for the day. In fact, I’d go as far as saying you can’t call yourself a Londoner until you’ve tried one. It laughs in the face of the British bacon buttie. Special shout out to the Bacon Naan – a light, puffy naan bread surrounded by layers of crispy sugar-cured bacon, melted cream cheese, coriander and chilli tomato jam. I’ve raved about it a few times – in fact, it features in our list of London breakfasts you must try before you die – and, trust me, there’s a reason for it. (Header image: early till late, the day starts right with their cracking great breakfast.
DISHOOM MENU PLUS
With five r estaurants across London, plus branches in Edinburgh, Manchester, and Birmingham, Dishoom is one of the most talked about restaurants in the city. Printed collateral designed by & SMITH.It’s pretty likely that you’ve heard about Dishoom before now. The designers worked with Kalapi Gajjar-Bordawekar, an expert in Indian typefaces, to make sure their style felt authentic. Inspiration for the look and feel came from old Indian train paraphernalia mixed in with the vintage Bombay style that runs right through all their restaurants. The name itself – ‘Godown’ – is an old Indian word for warehouse. Dishoom King’s Cross is this restaurant decades later, now established, even something of an institution, and still serving the local people, railwaymen and office workers of the local area. Dishoom imagined a young Irani in 1928, who sees the opportunity to start selling chai to railway workers, and slowly builds a ramshackle Irani restaurant. They worked on their new logo, menus, exterior signage, cocktail packaging and a number of other printed pieces.Įach Dishoom has its own back story, and this one is inspired by its location – an old railway transit shed. With & SMITH’s most recent project they helped to launch a new restaurant in King’s Cross – the Dishoom KX Godown. Dishoom’s concept takes inspiration from Bombay’s beautiful old Irani cafés. The creative guys of & SMITH have been working with Dishoom over the last two years to evolve their visual identity and help with anything print based. Dishoom KX Godown – restaurant brand identity design by studio & SMITH