Hindoostane_Coffee_House

Hindoostane Coffee House

Hindoostane Coffee House

Restaurant in London, England

The Hindoostane Coffee House, opened at 34 George Street, London in 1810, was an Indian restaurant, and the first of its kind in the British Isles. It was founded by Sake Dean Mahomed, a former captain in the British East India Company's Bengal Army.[lower-alpha 1] It closed in 1812, when Mahomed became bankrupt.[2][3]

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Its location is marked by a City of Westminster plaque, erected in September 2005.[2]

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Notes

  1. The first recorded combined fish-and-chip shop opened in London in 1860 or in 1865, while a Mr Lees pioneered the concept in the North of England, in Mossley, in 1863.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Historic uk - the heritage accommodation guide. "Tradition Historic UK, Fish and Chips". Historic-uk.com. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  2. [2]
    "Curry house founder is honoured". BBC Online. 29 September 2005. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Curry factfile". British Food Standards Agency. 27 November 2003. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007.
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