Dishoom! London revives Bombay cafe culture
Bombay’s old Irani cafes are dying a slow death, and the only people doing anything about it are in London
Irani cafes — of which Mumbai has less than 20 original examples left — have recently been the subject of various books, websites and documentaries such as “Inheritance of Loss,” all attempting to paint the fatalist portrait of a unique Bombay cafe culture in rapid decline.