If you want to read more about these bakeries and the men who ran it, you might want to check out this piece where I write about it in detail: adityaworah.in/bombay-irani-bakery-cafe/
This documentary is an award winning documentary it has all in it. The art,the sentiment, the culture, the purpose and the reality of life and time that Time changes everything. I hope thier culture and families and thier businesses survive the strong winds of Time. Keep Baking .
It reminds me Iranian cafe and Restaurants in Karachi's Saddar and Garden areas exactly in same fashion. I am in North America now but this program has taken me in the memory lane of old days. Thanks for uploading.
The owner of Byculla bakery died . He was a simple man whose aim was to serve best quality food to everyone in any situation even at low costs and to continue the tradition of parsi food with old and antique touch to preserve culture . Rip sir....
Big joKe. Idiot he is. Prawn pulao is 950 rs, fish fry is 900Each person pays no less than 1500-2000. And always full. Moreover he takes only cash. Full black money. Bankchor!!
Yazdani bakery's apple pie is just amazing.... Infact there all items are too good... These Irani cafes are just more than a restaurant....I was a frequent visitor of Yazdani during my Bombay days and boy the conversation I used to have with the owner was out of this world... You're served food with compassion at these eateries...
Kayani & Co irani cafe mumbai honest review... Let me tell you guys..this is one of the worst cafes running in mumbai by their" Old time's name" 1) Food is very average.Nothing special in taste. 2)Waiters are disinterested.even they are not ready to take the order. 3) they have list of rules like they are paying us for eating 4) Hand wash area and surrounding is very unhygienic.over all the cafe looks very dirty( even not painted) 5) they only accept cash..not even card. 6) serving food in disposable plate. 7)The manager is very rude and they are not customer friendly. I really regret about the visit to this cafe.it really hurts when people behave rudely. Disheartened.very pathetic experience. You can see the same experiences in google review ..thank you..guys
From past 18 odd years me n my friends occasionally go to the first place shown in this video which is in Byculla east. I also go to Yezdani bakery from year 2001...this video is sheer nostalgia. I hope these places keep running.
@@Enemji yes, most certainly! Call me old school, but m real fan of such places which depicts spirit of "Bombay". I like to relive the nostalgia through visiting such places.
As someone who stayed in Mumbai for 10 years...I worked as a sales manager...so these cafes were absolute favourites!!especially after a long day in field....this video brings back so many memories...makes me hungry 😄 ...great background music
I got tears in my eyes, what a lovely documentary, I have grown up eating here whenever my father used to take us to South Bombay during Ganpati festival. Sassanian cafe owner was so unhappy with the current situation, parsi's are the most peaceful people, they're fun and had given us our very fav Mawa cake, please help them stay. Only a true Mumbaikar will understand their feelings. Share this video.
very good videography..Irani hotel is Rock all the time ...I am just simply loving it..bun maska n Irani tea it's deadly combination...feels like heaven
Two of these legendary Irani-cafewalas have since passed away. Mr Boman Kohinoor of the Britannia Bakery passed away in September 2019 and Mr Darius Ferzandi of the Byculla Bakery passed away in May 2020. RIP :(
many Iranian Restaurants have been shut down in Karachi too. I was very fond of eating at Iranian Restaurants when I was in college. Extraordinary service, neat and clean waiters, delicious food and above all wonderful environment. I miss those restaurants a lot.
Very well portrayed. The true essence - like the man dipping his Khari biscuit in Chai, or Milk Bread Load being wrapped impeccably is just gorgeous! As the next gen, we need to keep these traditions alive.
These cafes were the highlight on my trip to Mumbai. I loved the Yazdani Bakery! Amazing bun maska and chai. Other favourites were B. Merwan & Co. and Kyani & Co. I tried to visit as many as I could when I was there. Lovely video, but so sad to hear they are dying out.
These little cafes and bakeries should try and thrive and it is really upto the present generation to pick them over the modern franchises. It's in these little cafes and shops that you find the most authentic, man made delicacies that also define a region and it's people. Same goes with Kolkata (if you ever plan to make a similar video there). There are numerous age old ''Mishthanna Bhandar'' that make traditional sweets and savouries like no one else. We as a generation should pass on few things to our kids, like the habit of going all the way to these shops and buying from them..we should instill the taste and sentiments in our future generation! Thanks for this video!
How lucky are India and Pakistsn to have this community present and active in their respective societies. Such straight forward people. May they be blessed.
I like the beautiful broad smile of that Uncle when one of the customers said Who will be there after him. His sons are all millioners in Canada. I don't know to make all these. I am a baniya. Very sweet people. God bless.
The Irani cafes mostly in Mumbai I would think is a great place for people to connect...support them as these enterprises bring in tradition which we are losing today.
Sahebji,I wish u all the best, I grew up, with parsis.very good hearted, it’s too sad, they slowly disappearing.they r the best people in India. I live in Canada for last 34 years, and missing all this dishes.
Lots of good memories, growing up with Paris’s, best people in India, dhansaag, missing all the good stuff, best kulfi, I live in Canada for last 30 years
Recently on my trip to Mumbai from Bangalore. I happened to visit Kyani and B.Merwan (legendary outlets). And trust me the MAWA CAKE was just out of the World. It was so yummy I packed few dozens and took it along with me to Bangalore😅😋 Great video 👍
It's better to visit vintage cafe more better than modern restaurants.. very thanks to parsis community for kept their villas , vehicles even shops kept in original condition..
My Best Wishes, these heritage cafes will never come to an end. They will keep on going with their food serving business, it will flourish always. I like all old things they have maintained very well. It's my pray, these cafes will go on forever
Please don't close down these iconic places they are part of Mumbai's great past they should be cherished and valued and maintained above all!!God bless them all!!
I love the old school feel of these cafes. No opposition to modern cafes yet, I prefer them to fast food restaurants anyday. They're a part of Indian heritage and youngsters should promote them though they may not be hip or trendy.
We love Iranee...food....in our Mumbai..... missing bun maska...& Irani chaay......my favourite ...kheema pava...😋😋😋 Missing now.....this hotel's... now in our Mumbai.....🙏🙏🙏🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 Please don't go..... missing you...😥😥😥🙏🙏🙏 Come to Mira road, Bhayandar, Virar, vasi.. Borivali Kandivali... Goregaon in subarb....we are here.....and same respect and love....all are staying in town now shifted in this palace...so ... please come.... with your beautiful test and same stayle......🙏🙏🙏🇮🇳🇮🇳
I don't mean to offend anyone with this long comment. I apologize in earnest before hand. Irani tradition has been a promising gem to India. They brought so much to us and we are forever indebted. Their cuisine, the elitism, the class etiquette. They were also one of the most educated class of the country and its heartbreaking to witness the decline. I understand they want to preserve their authenticity but even when the restaurant was built, the original owners must have tried to decorate it in the newest fashion. If only they would renovate a little, may be the crowd would flock in. Soda bottle opener wala is a great example and though I have never been to britania, I can tell britannia will exceed sodabottle.
@@irfann8820 that's just sad, man. Had my forefathers had such a strong base for an establishment, it'd be a delight to keep crafting such great cuisine.
Just for the fact people love this old kinda places.. N buildings which serves good food n delicacies.. .. All the need is to revamp the whole menu.. N bring in some new gen food.. Clean tables.. Dressed waiters.. I've seen restaurant owners wanting to make their interior like some of the places.. This places can work actually . Need some investment.. A good management n they are good to go..
But visit to Kyani bakery was not pleasant. Complacency will kill these guys on their own slow path to death. The behavior of the staff and the cashier and owner was full of "Who cares"
I used to chitchat in the irani hotel near our college with friends having chai, bun maska, omelette pav.Those were the great days which have now gone with the winds,it is taken over by mcdonald's,CCD,starbugs.But no outlet can match the irani chai and all other stuff which was available those days. LONG LIVE THE PARSIS ,GREAT PEOPLE'S.
The taste of Tea, in these restaurants is unforgettable. During my childhood, I had spent in Bombay & had visited all of Irani & Parasi restaurants from Colaba to Mahim. N.V.Hattiholi,Belgaum,Karnataka.
Youngsters : Please eat at these places because they serve tasty, quality & fresh food for economical price. All American chain of restaurants McDonalds, Burger king etc sell slow poison frozen food by adding some brand to it.
Hey...This is video was great...I don't know what...But by the end of the video ...I was in tears...I love cafés,Irani food n i couldn't accept this bitter truth ...Nevertheless...I wish I could help them...
Does anyone know Just Opposite the Metro theater in Central Mumbai which Irani cafe is there?? I visited there multiple times but couldn't remember the name.
If you want to read more about these bakeries and the men who ran it, you might want to check out this piece where I write about it in detail: adityaworah.in/bombay-irani-bakery-cafe/
Look at these lovely people.They came from outside and they became one of us.They are more Indian than any of us India will remain indebted to you.
Thank you Hindu people for making us welcome and loved in India.. we will always remain loyal Indians
@@MegaSquasher it is your nobility.
@@MegaSquasher it's silly but that made me teary eyed. I mean in this divisive political climate it's so heartwarming to see this.
@@nitishsaxena1372 credit should go where it is due Nitish 👍...
@@MegaSquasher It sad how these same people dont see the good of other religions
This documentary is an award winning documentary it has all in it.
The art,the sentiment, the culture, the purpose and the reality of life and time that Time changes everything.
I hope thier culture and families and thier businesses survive the strong winds of Time.
Keep Baking .
It reminds me Iranian cafe and Restaurants in Karachi's Saddar and Garden areas exactly in same fashion. I am in North America now but this program has taken me in the memory lane of old days. Thanks for uploading.
Also same here are those cafes still there in Karachi
The owner of Byculla bakery died .
He was a simple man whose aim was to serve best quality food to everyone in any situation even at low costs and to continue the tradition of parsi food with old and antique touch to preserve culture .
Rip sir....
That Sassanian Uncle.
His eyes when he said he had a sentiment, he is barely surviving:(
Big joKe. Idiot he is. Prawn pulao is 950 rs, fish fry is 900Each person pays no less than 1500-2000. And always full. Moreover he takes only cash. Full black money. Bankchor!!
@@sridharvarma9603 very true
@@sridharvarma9603 You idiot...those are the rates of Britannia not Sassanian...check before you speak..!!!
@@sridharvarma9603 what!!950!!🙄🙄..rate sunke pet bhar Gaya bhai
Yazdani bakery's apple pie is just amazing.... Infact there all items are too good... These Irani cafes are just more than a restaurant....I was a frequent visitor of Yazdani during my Bombay days and boy the conversation I used to have with the owner was out of this world... You're served food with compassion at these eateries...
These irani restaurants are legendary. Yo just can't compare them with modern day restaurants. In these restaurants you get a feeling of 19th century.
My favourite is brun maska bread and chai. Also egg omllet with bread since last 66 yrs.when I was 4 yrs old.with all memories of my dad.
Kayani & Co irani cafe mumbai honest review...
Let me tell you guys..this is one of the worst cafes running in mumbai by their" Old time's name"
1) Food is very average.Nothing special in taste.
2)Waiters are disinterested.even they are not ready to take the order.
3) they have list of rules like they are paying us for eating
4) Hand wash area and surrounding is very unhygienic.over all the cafe looks very dirty( even not painted)
5) they only accept cash..not even card.
6) serving food in disposable plate.
7)The manager is very rude and they are not customer friendly.
I really regret about the visit to this cafe.it really hurts when people behave rudely. Disheartened.very pathetic experience.
You can see the same experiences in google review ..thank you..guys
From past 18 odd years me n my friends occasionally go to the first place shown in this video
which is in Byculla east. I also go to Yezdani bakery from year 2001...this video is sheer nostalgia. I hope these places keep running.
you & others need to keep going to keep them running
@@Enemji yes, most certainly! Call me old school, but m real fan of such places which depicts spirit of "Bombay". I like to relive the nostalgia through visiting such places.
Yogesh Padwal - Thank you. There should be some effort made to showcase these cafe and popularize them. Facebooks, Instagrams, etc.
As someone who stayed in Mumbai for 10 years...I worked as a sales manager...so these cafes were absolute favourites!!especially after a long day in field....this video brings back so many memories...makes me hungry 😄 ...great background music
I got tears in my eyes, what a lovely documentary, I have grown up eating here whenever my father used to take us to South Bombay during Ganpati festival.
Sassanian cafe owner was so unhappy with the current situation, parsi's are the most peaceful people, they're fun and had given us our very fav Mawa cake, please help them stay.
Only a true Mumbaikar will understand their feelings.
Share this video.
How refreshing!
very good videography..Irani hotel is Rock all the time ...I am just simply loving it..bun maska n Irani tea it's deadly combination...feels like heaven
These masala alu bun , puffs , irani chai are my daily breakfast . Good job team for covering the story
thank you :)
Two of these legendary Irani-cafewalas have since passed away. Mr Boman Kohinoor of the Britannia Bakery passed away in September 2019 and Mr Darius Ferzandi of the Byculla Bakery passed away in May 2020. RIP :(
Om Shanti
💐💐🙏🙏
many Iranian Restaurants have been shut down in Karachi too. I was very fond of eating at Iranian Restaurants when I was in college. Extraordinary service, neat and clean waiters, delicious food and above all wonderful environment. I miss those restaurants a lot.
Really feeling so sad ..please someone save this beautiful Irani cafe's ❤
AFTER A VERY LONG TI ME I HEAR VERY LISTENABLE MUSIC. VERY NICE VIDEO.
thank you :)
A very intimate and evocative story of Irani Cafes in mumbai !!
Cafes serving food of an identity culture are gems and should be valued in each community. Otherwise the world becomes just a mono consumers culture
Beautiful story amazing soulful music voice on the background was superb loving watching your short documentary on Iranis love from punjab
Rather than going to these places people are helping food corporations like KFC,MCD etc... Go eat here help out our citizens.
Very well portrayed. The true essence - like the man dipping his Khari biscuit in Chai, or Milk Bread Load being wrapped impeccably is just gorgeous! As the next gen, we need to keep these traditions alive.
Thanx my irani brothers to make my india good
Boman kohinoor the owner is no more
RIP Sir what a legend
Why?
@@sanjayvaidya4925 do yoh mean How?
@@sanjayvaidya4925 He passed away.
These cafes were the highlight on my trip to Mumbai. I loved the Yazdani Bakery! Amazing bun maska and chai. Other favourites were B. Merwan & Co. and Kyani & Co. I tried to visit as many as I could when I was there. Lovely video, but so sad to hear they are dying out.
Dump Mc Donalds and go to these places
@@rexxbailey2764 that speaks alot of imitating culture
Agree
This video reminds those 90's documenteries..old heritage cultures and legacies should be preserved and carried forward..
Very nice documentary.. lovely film...Plz keep it up... Waiting for more dear...
thank you :)
These little cafes and bakeries should try and thrive and it is really upto the present generation to pick them over the modern franchises. It's in these little cafes and shops that you find the most authentic, man made delicacies that also define a region and it's people. Same goes with Kolkata (if you ever plan to make a similar video there). There are numerous age old ''Mishthanna Bhandar'' that make traditional sweets and savouries like no one else. We as a generation should pass on few things to our kids, like the habit of going all the way to these shops and buying from them..we should instill the taste and sentiments in our future generation! Thanks for this video!
Very nicely said Riya.
How lucky are India and Pakistsn to have this community present and active in their respective societies. Such straight forward people. May they be blessed.
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I like the beautiful broad smile of that Uncle when one of the customers said Who will be there after him. His sons are all millioners in Canada. I don't know to make all these. I am a baniya. Very sweet people. God bless.
We youngsters love irani cafe sir great respect 🙏
This is shot so well. Love the background score. Awesome stuff!
True Bombay we love and miss
And I want to eat Pakistani food...
@sheh hocane .. u know na its not possible now..
Thanks for your service to the nation sir . MAY GOD BLESS YOU
The Irani cafes mostly in Mumbai I would think is a great place for people to connect...support them as these enterprises bring in tradition which we are losing today.
great content .. great background music... ths irani cafes gives us a 90's feelings... great vdo.....
Sahebji,I wish u all the best, I grew up, with parsis.very good hearted, it’s too sad, they slowly disappearing.they r the best people in India. I live in Canada for last 34 years, and missing all this dishes.
Thousands parsis in canada look for them
Very nicely put together. Well done.
Cheers 👍
Osum video...
You brought back good old days
I wish I cud visit these places once again......
Cheers
God bless
thank you :)
Brilliant documentary!!!!
Lots of good memories, growing up with Paris’s, best people in India, dhansaag, missing all the good stuff, best kulfi, I live in Canada for last 30 years
Being a documentarion I LOVE YOUR WORK . This thing makes me fall in love with Mumbai Jahan main kabhi nahi gayi. :)
Recently on my trip to Mumbai from Bangalore. I happened to visit Kyani and B.Merwan (legendary outlets). And trust me the MAWA CAKE was just out of the World. It was so yummy I packed few dozens and took it along with me to Bangalore😅😋
Great video 👍
It's better to visit vintage cafe more better than modern restaurants.. very thanks to parsis community for kept their villas , vehicles even shops kept in original condition..
My Best Wishes, these heritage cafes will never come to an end. They will keep on going with their food serving business, it will flourish always. I like all old things they have maintained very well. It's my pray, these cafes will go on forever
Please don't close down these iconic places they are part of Mumbai's great past they should be cherished and valued and maintained above all!!God bless them all!!
i come back often every few months to watch this video. its a masterpiece.
Bohot Badhiya. Waiting for more videos
thank you :)
What a lovely presentation! Great job, guys. Would love to see more of Mumbai's diversity documented in this way
Amazing work! Really love the spirit of these Parsi cafes.
Missed all these stuff after departing from south bombay especially plum cake
Great work !
In eyes of these people our india remain intact
Man... what a good video..what a good background music..what a good way to show history...I almost smelled the aroma of those bun maska.
Lovely !
My mom is from marine lines.
And thats how i know what these irani cafes can offer.
No matter what nothing beats nostalgia
This made me happy and sad at the same time .
Very informative and touching at the same time .
Wow! So well made! Kudos
Good work guys ..keep it up .. loved it .
My gosh ! I grew up on that byculla parsi Restuarant ! Miss those simple days ❤️😊👍🏼
Great video guys.
thank you :)
I love the old school feel of these cafes. No opposition to modern cafes yet, I prefer them to fast food restaurants anyday. They're a part of Indian heritage and youngsters should promote them though they may not be hip or trendy.
Nice and awesome 👌👍👍😊
Loved the background music
We love Iranee...food....in our Mumbai..... missing bun maska...& Irani chaay......my favourite ...kheema pava...😋😋😋
Missing now.....this hotel's... now in our Mumbai.....🙏🙏🙏🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Please don't go..... missing you...😥😥😥🙏🙏🙏
Come to Mira road, Bhayandar, Virar, vasi.. Borivali Kandivali... Goregaon in subarb....we are here.....and same respect and love....all are staying in town now shifted in this palace...so ... please come.... with your beautiful test and same stayle......🙏🙏🙏🇮🇳🇮🇳
Amazing Video ❤️❤️❤️
such a beautiful video made by you guys really your work is amazing n pls make more videos like old food shops pls
Great documentary guys...
Loved it completely. Being in Delhi how I wish I could be in Bombay. I would have gone to these cozy Irani cafes as often as I could. 😊
This was such a good video to watch. Very well made. Kudos to the team.
Omg glad to see byculla restaurant uncle! :)
beautiful video
I don't mean to offend anyone with this long comment. I apologize in earnest before hand. Irani tradition has been a promising gem to India. They brought so much to us and we are forever indebted. Their cuisine, the elitism, the class etiquette. They were also one of the most educated class of the country and its heartbreaking to witness the decline. I understand they want to preserve their authenticity but even when the restaurant was built, the original owners must have tried to decorate it in the newest fashion. If only they would renovate a little, may be the crowd would flock in. Soda bottle opener wala is a great example and though I have never been to britania, I can tell britannia will exceed sodabottle.
Next generation is not interested in this culture
@@irfann8820 that's just sad, man. Had my forefathers had such a strong base for an establishment, it'd be a delight to keep crafting such great cuisine.
Just for the fact people love this old kinda places.. N buildings which serves good food n delicacies.. .. All the need is to revamp the whole menu.. N bring in some new gen food..
Clean tables.. Dressed waiters..
I've seen restaurant owners wanting to make their interior like some of the places..
This places can work actually
.
Need some investment.. A good management n they are good to go..
Really good documentary. Made me emotional.
But visit to Kyani bakery was not pleasant. Complacency will kill these guys on their own slow path to death. The behavior of the staff and the cashier and owner was full of "Who cares"
Such a nice friendship can be seen between modi uncle and Irani uncle.
Beautiful documentary
Parsis are legendary, some of the best people you can come across, salute
Parsis are Indias model citizens. May their tribe thrive!
Very super information brother
These should never be closed, the aroma and the taste are better than the Fast food we have today. My mouth is watering.
Your presentation is very good.
I used to chitchat in the irani hotel near our college with friends having chai, bun maska, omelette pav.Those were the great days which have now gone with the winds,it is taken over by mcdonald's,CCD,starbugs.But no outlet can match the irani chai and all other stuff which was available those days. LONG LIVE THE PARSIS ,GREAT PEOPLE'S.
Bycula restaurant I used to eat there 1975 to1980 🙏👍👌💐🇮🇳🇦🇺♥️🌹
The taste of Tea, in these restaurants is unforgettable. During my childhood, I had spent in Bombay & had visited all of Irani & Parasi restaurants from Colaba to Mahim. N.V.Hattiholi,Belgaum,Karnataka.
I was a regular visitor of razdani restarent. Bun muska and tea are most precious memmory in my life. May god help this great restaurant
Youngsters : Please eat at these places because they serve tasty, quality & fresh food for economical price. All American chain of restaurants McDonalds, Burger king etc sell slow poison frozen food by adding some brand to it.
Hey...This is video was great...I don't know what...But by the end of the video ...I was in tears...I love cafés,Irani food n i couldn't accept this bitter truth ...Nevertheless...I wish I could help them...
thank you :)
My favorite memories of living in Mumbai, are these Irani n Parsi Cafe s.
Very nice
Unfortunate to see the number of Irani restaurants dwindle .They’re an EMOTION
Nice vlog
Should give the addresses of these Irani bakers
Background music (sans wordings) in this video seems to be taken from an Afghani food vlog
..very nice tune.
Do these places still exist ? I would love to visit sometime soon
Does anyone know Just Opposite the Metro theater in Central Mumbai which Irani cafe is there?? I visited there multiple times but couldn't remember the name.
there are two near Metro - one is Sassanian (Shown in this video), the other is Kyani's.
@@psychedelhic Ya it's Kyani's 👍
Most peaceful and love spreading community.
Can someone give me the link of the background music?
Few enthusiastic people entered these restaurants, ate food and gone up.