Established in 2006, Irani Chai, Mumbai uses oral history and visuals to document the Irani cafes of Bombay.
What are the stories of the families who started them, and what are your recollections of time spent at your favourite Irani? Beyond the fading allure of bentwood chairs and marble tabletops lay a multitude of memories.
Irani Chai, Mumbai invites you to share yours.
They contributed in their own little way to the growth of Bombay, a city which has completely changed character.
- Rashid Irani, Brabourne Restaurant
It is difficult to imagine Bombay without its Iranis. It would be like New York without the Statue of Liberty, or Paris without the Eiffel Tower, or Delhi without Old Delhi, or Calcutta without whatever it is supposed to have.
- BUSYBEE, Round & About, 1980
For those researching Mumbai’s Irani cafés, stumbling on to iranichaimumbai.com is like hitting the jackpot.
- Fiona Fernandez, Time Out Mumbai.