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Hindoostane Coffee House
Plaque reads: Site of Hindoostane Coffee House – 1810 – London's first Indian restaurant – Owned by Sake Dean Mahomed 1759–1851
Plaque commemorating the coffee house
Restaurant information
Established1810 (1810)
Closed1811 (1811)
Food typeIndian curry house
Street addressGeorge Street
CityLondon
CountryEngland
Coordinates51°31′03″N 0°09′23″W / 51.5174°N 0.1565°W / 51.5174; -0.1565

The Hindoostane Coffee House, opened in London in 1810, was a short-lived 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 Bombay Army, in George Street in 1810. It closed a year later for lack of business.[1][2]

Its location is marked by a City of Westminster plaque, erected in September 2005.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Curry house founder is honoured". BBC Online. 29 September 2005. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  2. ↑ British food standards agency

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