iconic eateries

Aditya Raj from Jaipur visited an exhibition during his law school days and decided he would be an artist. Here’s his visual representation of a nostalgia trip with pictures of the most iconic eateries in India.

Hotel Rahmath, aka Border Rahmath Parotta Stall, located in Tenkasi, the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border, is a small eatery with limited number of dishes but it is also a tourist and celebrity hotspot.

Tucked away in a quiet corner of Kolkata's College Street, what started as a hideout for freedom fighters is now a popular place of adda where the delicious 'dam sherbet' is served.

Ram Ki Bandi is an iconic eatery in Hyderabad, started by Lakshman Rao Shinde and taken over by his son, Ram. For over 30 years, the eatery has been selling delicious dosas and idlis across the city.

Ishan Soni, third-generation owner of Delhi's iconic 74-year-old eatery Roshan Di Kulfi, talks about how his grandfather Roshan Lal Soni set up the food stall after the Partition of India, and how the family has expanded the business and carried on his legacy over the years.

In 1986, Ramakrishna Bhat migrated from Sringeri to Bengaluru to work as a chef. Today, his eatery, Bhat's Holige Mane, is famous for its homemade version of the traditional Ugadi sweet - holiges.

Hailing from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, Omprakash ran away from his home as a teenager to colonial Bombay (now Mumbai) with almost no money. From working at a construction site near Chowpatty to selling items on a train, he juggled odd jobs until he saved enough to start a fruit stall by the beach.

This culinary saga begins 50 years ago, when Sharadrao Kondhalkar decided to change the established recipe of Mastani—a much-loved dessert said to have been named after the warrior princess from Bundelkhand who won Peshwa Bajirao's heart!