Comments on: Discover the Best Irani Cafe in Mumbai: B Merwan’s Timeless Charm

By: Carissa Hickling

Carissa Hickling — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 01:38:05 +0000

When we have friends coming to visit, places I take them are Irani restaurants, udipi in Matunga, the cheaper gomantak joints for fish… and if can swing with a friend with membership – a slice of history at the Yacht club. More recently I’ve added The Bombay Canteen to the list for its mix of being a ‘happening’ place that has newly inspired canteen khanna. 🙂

By: pathbreakingwriter

pathbreakingwriter — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 17:52:34 +0000

In reply to Carissa Hickling. I'm a Parsi so all this bun maska and pudding and custard is a part of my DNA. I love Starbucks, but at the same time these 100 year-old establishments are an integral part of our lives and seeing them go away due to fierce business competition makes me feel sad.

By: Carissa Hickling

Carissa Hickling — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 18:49:43 +0000

Quite agree these cafes have a sense of service and tradition over crass commerce 😉 Personally I love them!

By: pathbreakingwriter

pathbreakingwriter — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 12:20:56 +0000

In reply to priyankamoraes. Great. I love Kayani' mawa cakes.

By: priyankamoraes

priyankamoraes — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 12:18:46 +0000

In reply to pathbreakingwriter. I have a Parsi aunt but she can barely cook . I visit Kayanis often.

By: pathbreakingwriter

pathbreakingwriter — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 12:17:14 +0000

In reply to priyankamoraes. My mother used to cook some great Parsi food, I love visiting Irani cafes from time to time.

By: priyankamoraes

priyankamoraes — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 12:00:19 +0000

I could live in their kitchens for their food and bakes ! Loved loved loved the post.

By: jaime tong

jaime tong — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:05:36 +0000

In reply to pathbreakingwriter. That's too bad it's closing. Cafes like that one give a place its character.

By: pathbreakingwriter

pathbreakingwriter — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 08:50:49 +0000

In reply to Peter Nena. Thank you for your comment Peter. Well, change is inevitable so I cannot blame completely these multinationals. It also depends on the people that want better lifestyle and sophisticated places to hang around rather than sitting in a cafe that does not give importance to ambience and classy appeal.

By: Peter Nena

Peter Nena — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 08:32:15 +0000

Your description is excellent and it awakes a strong sense of nostalgia for valuable things now lost, maybe lost, about to be lost, or just missed. I have seen what happens when huge international brands invade a city. Recently, KFC opened in Nairobi, and there are already stories that McDonald’s is coming. The local restaurants and cafes like Steers, Wimpy, Galitos, Kenchic, etc are rapidly losing customers, and, with time, might close down for good. Thenceforth they will only be memories in our heads, after all these years of decent service. Most businesses these days target the youth, but, I think, the youth anywhere in the world love American products, with complete disregard to the old and the quaint. If it is American, it must be a good thing–this seems to be the preponderant thought amongst them. As the world shrinks and we all become closer and closer to one another, at least in distance, so many changes will take place and so much will be lost that I think it will totally useless to hold dearly an attachment to a property that is not under the direct influence of one–but even those directly controlled inevitably wither away as well. What lasts in this strange place, this world, whether our home or prison?