Cafe Mondegar

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Cafe Mondegar
Cafe Mondegar Logo
File:Cafe Mondegar.JPG
Cafe Mondegar entrance
Cafe Mondegar is located in Mumbai
Cafe Mondegar
Location in Mumbai, India
Restaurant information
Established April 1, 1932 (1932-04-01)
Current owner(s) Rusi Yazdegardi
Hoshang Yazdegardi &
Family
Dress code None
Street address Metro House,
Shahid Bhagat Singh Road,
Colaba Causeway
City Mumbai
State Maharashtra
Postal code/ZIP 400005
Country  India
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Other locations None
Other information Open daily: 0800 to 2400 Hrs

Cafe Mondegar (a.k.a Café Mondegar and Mondy's) is amongst the first (along with Leopold Cafe) and most iconic restaurant and bars in Mumbai, India. Cafe Mondegar is the first restaurant in Mumbai to house a jukebox.

The restaurant is a popular landmark and touristic attraction of Mumbai. Famous Indian cartoonist and painter Mario Miranda painted murals (his cartoons) on all inner walls and entrance ceiling of the restaurant.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

  • Cafe Mondegar jukebox.JPG

    Jukebox in Café Mondegar

History

Cafe Mondegar was started in 1932 by Iranian Zoroastrians (Parsi settlers in India) as an Irani café. The current building (Metro House), then housed a hotel called Apollo Hotel and the café was started in the reception area of the hotel. By mid 20th century, the café introduced a jukebox, (first in Mumbai) and was simultaneously converted into a restaurant. By 1990s, Cafe Mondegar was refurbished, Mario Miranda's murals were painted on the walls & ceiling, and the restaurant was converted into a bar. Café is owned by Yazdegardi family and Rusi Yazdegardi / Hoshang Yazdegardi are the Managing partners of the business.[7][8]

Location

Cafe Mondegar is situated in the Metro House in Colaba Causeway, 450 meters North-West of Gateway of India, 200 meters North-East of Leopold Cafe and 400 meters South of Elphinstone College in Mumbai.[9][10]

Murals

In 1990s, Rusi Yazdegardi (owner) asked Mario Miranda to draw murals (cartoons) on two opposite walls; i.e. wall adjacent to the main entrance and wall opposite the main entrance. Both walls have different themes. Whilst one wall is dedicated to Life in Mumbai, the other wall is dedicated to Atmosphere in the Café.

Since Mario Miranda only drew in black-and-white and on canvas, initially all the drawings were made on canvas. Those drawings were later rendered on the restaurant walls and colors were filled in with the help of students from Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art and under Mario Miranda's supervision.[11]

  • Murals

  • Cafe bar with murals

  • Murals on restaurant walls

See also

 Oval Maidan Elphinstone College Regal Cinema
NCPA MEPS building
  'Cafe Mondegar '  
Leopold Cafe The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel Gateway of India

References

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