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Dishoom
IndustryRestaurant Group
Founded2010
HeadquartersLondon, England, UK
Number of locations
9
Area served
Kensington, Covent Garden, Shoreditch, Canary Wharf, Manchester, King's Cross, Edinburgh, Carnaby, Birmingham.
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]

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).[3] The first Dishoom café opened in Covent Garden in 2010. It was a notice of a gap in the market between high-end expensive restaurants and curry houses that first got them thinking. Then a mutual love for Irani Cafe’s and authentic home-made Indian food that sparked the idea for the Dishoom restaurant concept.[4] As of November 2022, there are nine Dishoom restaurants open around the United Kingdom, with locations in London, Edinburgh, Manchester and Birmingham.[5][6][7]

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.[8]

Menu

The menu includes breakfast naan breads.[9]

The unique phrase 'a carnival of snackery' (written for Dishoom menus in 2012 by author Elise Valmorbida), was taken as the title for a book by David Sedaris first published in 2021. The use was referenced in his diary entry dated 'March 23, 2013', although his book did not include due acknowledgment.[citation needed]

Awards

  • 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

  1. ^ Drew, William (15 October 2012). "Business Profile: Dishoom". Restaurant. Big Hospitality. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ^ Kelby, Rosamund. "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. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Dishoom Restaurant - Hospitality Design & Brand Storytelling". Grey Coffee. 3 May 2023.
  5. ^ Salter, Philip. "Dishoom Cofounder On Success, Lockdowns And Door Handles". Forbes. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  6. ^ Murphy, Sean (30 November 2021). "Scotland's best curry restaurant announced at UK 'Curry Oscars'". Daily Record. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  7. ^ Callow, Fiona (3 November 2021). "The Indian restaurant inside an ancient Manchester meeting place". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ bighospitality.co.uk. "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. "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". Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  15. ^ "Blacklock named Best New Scaleable Concept at R200 Awards". 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. Scottish Food Awards. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  20. ^ "UK's best restaurants in the Good Food Guide UK". Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  21. ^ "Yelp's Top 100 Places to Eat in the UK for 2015!". Yelp. Yelp. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  22. ^ "The Yelp Top 100 – UK Eateries". Yelp. Yelp. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  23. ^ "Award Winners 2016". British Curry Awards. Retrieved 2 January 2018.

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