The Hindoostane Coffee House, opened at 34 George Street, London in 1810 as the Hindoostane Dinner and Hooka Smoking Club,[1] 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.[1][2][3] It closed in 1833, when Mahomed became bankrupt.[1]
Its location is marked by a City of Westminster plaque, erected in September 2005.[2]
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- ^ a b c Hamid, Syed Ali (11 May 2022). “The London Curry Scene In The 1930s”. The Friday Times. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ a b “Curry house founder is honoured”. BBC Online. 29 September 2005. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ^ “Curry factfile”. British Food Standards Agency. 27 November 2003. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007.