Where it began
Persia
Saffron rice, charcoal kebabs and the Irani families who carried them across the sea to Bombay.
Posts & Telegraphs · Edinburgh
Café · Culture · Edinburgh
Stories carried across cities. Served one cup at a time.
From the cafés of Persia and the Irani corners of Bombay to the bazaars of Delhi and Lahore and the tea stalls of Calcutta, CHOWK47 brings the meeting places of the old subcontinent to No. 1 Grosvenor Street.
The route
Five cities. One chowk.
Every dish on our table carries a postmark. These are the places it travelled from.
The Irani cafés
Bombay
Vada pav, chaat and the Persian grills behind our Bombay–Persian signatures.
Chandni Chowk
Delhi
Chole chawal from the old bazaar and parathas from the lane that gave them its name.
Gateway of the Punjab
Lahore
Halwa puri on Lakshmi Chowk and paye simmered overnight: the breakfasts behind our mornings.
City of chai
Calcutta
Tram bells, Howrah Bridge and the patience of a slow-brewed cup.
Chowk ki chai
A telegram from the tea stall.
Posts and Telegraphs · India
From: The Chowk
To: Edinburgh
Words: 11
Good tea brings people closer. Always has. Always will.
— Chowk ki chai
Strong, milky and slow-brewed, poured into a glass the way the tea stalls always did. Pair it with a fresh paratha and stay a while.
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Wish you were here.
No. 1 Grosvenor Street · Edinburgh
Pull up a chair. Pour another cup.
Lunch and dinner, a short walk from Haymarket Station.