This shot was taken at teh Leopold Cafe, as you can see, which is located at the Colaba Causeway. This is one of my favorite cafes in the city. It is a large and popular restaurant and bar, located opposite the Colaba Police Station.
Founded in 1871 by Iranis, it first started out as a wholesale oil store, and over the years has variously been a restaurant and store, and restaurant and pharmacy. Today it is a multi-cuisine restaurant with a bar on the first level, and serves cuisines like, Indian, Western, Chinese, South American, etc., and beer and alcohol. Anybody and everybody who come to Colaba know or want to know what Leopold Cafe is (also all thanks to Gregory David Roberts and Shantaram).
The cafe was an early site of gunfire and grenade explosions during the 2008 Mumbai attacks by terrorists. The restaurant was extensively damaged during the attacks. Gunmen sprayed the restaurant with bullets and there were blood stains on the floor and shoes left by fleeing customers. The cafe reopened four days after the attack, but was reclosed by the police as a safety measure after 2 hours because of the unexpected size of crowds gathering there. Regular business resumed the next day.
This space will always be immortal...
For Leopold...
Founded in 1871 by Iranis, it first started out as a wholesale oil store, and over the years has variously been a restaurant and store, and restaurant and pharmacy. Today it is a multi-cuisine restaurant with a bar on the first level, and serves cuisines like, Indian, Western, Chinese, South American, etc., and beer and alcohol. Anybody and everybody who come to Colaba know or want to know what Leopold Cafe is (also all thanks to Gregory David Roberts and Shantaram).
The cafe was an early site of gunfire and grenade explosions during the 2008 Mumbai attacks by terrorists. The restaurant was extensively damaged during the attacks. Gunmen sprayed the restaurant with bullets and there were blood stains on the floor and shoes left by fleeing customers. The cafe reopened four days after the attack, but was reclosed by the police as a safety measure after 2 hours because of the unexpected size of crowds gathering there. Regular business resumed the next day.
This space will always be immortal...
For Leopold...
2 comments:
They reopened after 4 days? Good for them and the people for supporting this institution!
I wonder why the terrorists put this place on their list. Maybe because it has an open, multi-cultural flavor and they have no tolerance for . . . well, they have no tolerance, period.
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