Each Dishoom is a love letter to Bombay – its food and its culture, its many varied people, its rich history and its endless eccentricities.
ABOVE: The legendary B. Merwan on Bombay’s Grant Road dating from 1914
So many different voices from so many different places telling so many different stories joined together to become Bombay. It is a city of massive and juxtaposed extremes hemmed in tight by the ocean on three sides. And yet, past the crowds and between the layers of accumulated difference, there is magic. Hidden gems, lovely histories, the most delicious comfort food and countless stories to be told.
Treasured guest
Peruse menus, book tables, explore gifts and sundries
Take refuge with a warming cup of chai, a simple snack or sublime feast
Explore cafésBOMBAY COMFORT FOOD
Eat your way through the city
At Dishoom, you’ll find the food of all Bombay.
...its cafés, grills, street stalls and homes. This food evokes fond memories: the simple pleasure of sipping masala chai with buttered buns, the fire of a street-side Vada Pau and the snackery of Bhel, or the fragrant warmth of a potted Biryani shared with friends. Dishoom serves true Bombay comfort food inspired by its most treasured corners of the city.
ABOVE: Succulent grills, perky salads and silky curries
ABOVE: Velvety Akuri with soft, plump pau
ABOVE: Succulent grills, perky salads and silky curries
ABOVE: Velvety Akuri with soft, plump pau
ABOVE: Succulent grills, perky salads and silky curries
ABOVE: Velvety Akuri with soft, plump pau
ABOVE: Succulent grills, perky salads and silky curries
ABOVE: Velvety Akuri with soft, plump pau
Begin the day with breakfast, which might be a Bacon Naan Roll, a laden-plate of Akuri or a bowl of Date & Banana Porridge. Then, lunch lightly on a Paneer Roomali Roll or fancy Salads. Unfurl luxuriously into the afternoon with sips of Chai. The evening brings smoky, melt-in-mouth grills, robust and spicy curries.
Jostling harmoniously with our beloved Dishoom favourites are plentiful delectable dishes. Come, savour pillowy Makhmali Paneer with Tandoori Chaat and Goan Monkfish Curry.
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Permit Room Portobello
Our tribute to the way Bombay kicks back and cuts loose, a salute to the city's permit rooms and beer bars. Permit Room is an all-day bar-café serving up delicious breakfasts, seriously good bar snacks, moreish curries, plates for sharing (all with a handful of Dishoom delights).
Curved proudly around a corner of London’s Portobello Road – come for a good time and a long time. Open to all.
Bottoms up, Bombay style.
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Choice recipes to recreate at home
A selection of the best recipes from our cafés and beyond
Charity
A Meal for a Meal
For each and every meal you eat at Dishoom, we donate a meal to a child that would otherwise go hungry. We work with two charities – Magic Breakfast in the UK and Akshaya Patra in India – who provide nourishing free meals to schools. This means the children are undistracted by hunger, and ready to learn. So far, we’ve donated 20 million meals (...and counting).
Breaking down barriers
And celebrating differences
Our events bring people of all walks of life together to celebrate culture and food. Whether it’s bringing together non-Muslims to celebrate Eid, non-Hindus to celebrate Diwali, or people of every possible background to tie Knots of Protection – we create shared spaces where differences are celebrated rather than judged.
Our Planet
Understanding our carbon footprint
At Dishoom, we recognise the urgent need to combat climate change and have made a good start. While there is much more to be done, we have managed to reduce the amount of carbon emissions per meal, and we are supporting some great projects outside Dishoom to remove an amount of carbon more than equivalent to those emissions.
Awards and Accolades
Proud achievements
Kind recognition of our efforts to provide the best possible hospitality and to look after our team.
Best Places to Work - 2025
Sunday Times
