london
Dishoom King's Cross
• Indian• Kings Cross
About the restaurant
If you’ve never been to one of Dishoom’s restaurants before, you can expect the kind of vibrant atmosphere and tasty dishes – inspired by the old Irani cafés of Bombay – at the group’s King’s Cross location. The restaurant features a roomy dining room split across two floors, with counter seating also available.
Dishoom is famous for its queues, so arriving slightly earlier or later than prime time is the best way to get in quickly. Aside from a few tweaks, the King’s Cross menu is similar to the other restaurants in London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Birmingham – standouts include the rich and fragrant black daal, and the bacon naan from its brunch menu.
The business was founded by cousins Shamil and Kavi Thakrar in the late 2000s. It’s one of a few restaurant groups to have shaken up the British-Indian dining scene. It is inspired by Bombay’s complex cultural history – specifically the Bombay cafés run by Zoroastrian immigrants from Iran in the 1960s.
Reviews from the Web
Critic reviews
The Infatuation
The Kings Cross branch of Dishoom is the most spacious, owing to its location in an old warehouse close to the station.
The Guardian
If you want a slice of old Bombay you won't find it at Dishoom. But that doesn't stop it pulling the crowds…
Standard
Dishoom’s menu is a smorgasbord of Indian delicacies, of which you’re encouraged to try as many as your belt buckle will allow.
Time Out
This King’s Cross Dishoom, the third, is the best-looking yet. A magnificent three-storey Victorian warehouse has been furnished with sepia prints, whirring fans and an oversized railway-station clock to recreate the elegant feel of 1930s Bombay, while the seating arrangement by the ground-floor cocktail bar looks as if it’s been lifted from Aunty Ji’s verandah.
The Nudge
Breakfast, lunch and dinner come in the form of Dishoom’s now-signature traditional Parsi appetisers and modern Southern Mumbai street food sharing plates.
- 5 Stable St
- N1C 4AB
- London
- +44 20 7420 9321
- Visit website
