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Taken in 2012 - Koshy's Cafe - Bangalore, India - taken from St. Mark's Road

Koshy's Parade Café, popularly known as Koshy's, is a family-owned restaurant in Bangalore, India.[1][2][3]

Jawaharlal Nehru, Queen Elizabeth II and Nikita Khruschev are among those who have dined at Koshy's.[4][5][6]

Koshy’s Parade Café
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Koshy's is located in Karnataka
Koshy's
Location in Karnataka, India
Koshy's is located in India
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Restaurant information
Established1940
Street address39, St. Mark's Road, Shanthala Nagar, Ashok Nagar
CityBangalore
StateKarnataka
Postal/ZIP Code560001
CountryIndia
Coordinates12°58′37″N 77°36′06″E / 12.976833604849636°N 77.60158093068758°E / 12.976833604849636; 77.60158093068758

History

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Koshy’s started off as a bakery in 1940, set up by P.O. Koshy, a Syrian Christian from Kerala.[7][8] In 1952, the restaurant was built next to the bakery.[9][10] After the death of P.O. Koshy, his sons took over the establishment. Since the 1990s, third generation Koshys, Prem and Santosh, have managed the eatery.[6][11]

The colonial-era restaurant has maintained its old-world decor which is a draw for its clientele.[12][13] The interior consists of wooden chairs, tables, creaky fans, antique mirrors and shuttered windows.[14][15]

Koshy's regulars include journalists, writers, literati and intellectuals.[16][17]

Gundu Rao, erstwhile Chief Minister of Karnataka, once described Koshy's to Prem Koshy as follows.[18][19]

“I have met your grandfather and father and seen you as a kid. I have travelled across the globe looking for peace and quiet and this is the only place I find it.”

Ramachandra Guha — historian, environmentalist, writer and public intellectual — has described Koshy's as follows.[4][11]

"As one grows older one has fewer wishes and hopes for oneself. One of mine is this; that I may die before my favourite café does. I can probably (just about) live without music, cricket, and even books, but life without Parade’s is impossible to contemplate."

Food

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Koshy’s menu has about thousand dishes.[6][10] They include roast chicken, Kerala pork, fish biryani, cutlets, chicken puffs, steak, apam and stew, and potato smileys (french fries shaped like smiling faces).[6][17] Koshy's also serves filter coffee and Danish pastries.[14][20]

References

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  1. ^ "Visiting Bengaluru? 7 Oldest Cafes To Visit In The City". Times Now. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. ^ Varma, Nikhil (23 March 2017). "A Koshy's state of mind". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  3. ^ Sondhi, Aditya (12 December 2020). "What is it about Bengaluru's iconic Koshy's that keeps drawing patrons back?". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Koshy's: Why a colonial-era space draws modern-day Bangalore diners in scores". Lifestyle Asia India. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  5. ^ Ravi, Anusha (9 April 2018). "Rahul Gandhi in Bengaluru: Metro ride and Koshy's lunch". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d Ranganna, Akhila (25 August 2017). "The owner of Bengaluru's iconic restaurant Prem Koshy explains why his food is literally to die for". Scroll.in. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Latest in entertainment, lifestyle, fashion | t2ONLINE - Vibe With The tRIBE". www.t2online.in. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  8. ^ Sudevan, Praveen (24 September 2021). "How Bengaluru's iconic restaurants have stood the test of time and survived a pandemic". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  9. ^ Venugopal, Nikhita (22 July 2020). "Iconic Bengaluru eatery Koshy's closes temporarily amidst pandemic". The News Minute. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  10. ^ a b "This Iconic Bengaluru Restaurant Is Over 70 Years Old". Slurrp. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  11. ^ a b Guha, Ramachandra (11 October 2020). "Ramachandra Guha: At Koshy's Parade Café, memories of lime juice – and an owl on a moonlit night". Scroll.in. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  12. ^ Sunil, Samyukhtha (8 April 2022). "The 70-Year-Old Allure Of Bengaluru's Iconic Koshy's Restaurant". Homegrown. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  13. ^ "A Bangalore break". Telegraph India.
  14. ^ a b Sivakumar, DHNS, Anushka. "Where time has stood still". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Bengaluru's iconic Koshy's eatery shuts amid Covid-19 blues". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  16. ^ Gupta, Boshika (14 April 2016). "10 Legendary Eating Places in Bengaluru You Can Never Get Enough Of". The Better India. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  17. ^ a b Bhattacharya, Kaustav (12 November 2022). "KOSHY'S PARADE, THE MYSTIC CAFÉ OF BENGALURU". The Sunday Guardian Live. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  18. ^ Ganapathy, Anurag Mallick, Priya (28 December 2021). "Timeless Tables: For old and new Bangaloreans, Koshy's is an emotion". Condé Nast Traveller India. Retrieved 13 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ "Five generations of food". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  20. ^ Parameswarappa, Vinay (28 December 2023). "Bengaluru see and do: If you love filter coffee". Condé Nast Traveller India. Retrieved 13 August 2024.