Mumbai's iconic Caf Samovar closes down this month

March 19, 2015 13:07

Mumbai's Samovar cafe is closing down. On March 31, it will serve its final cup of mint tea and its last plate of its famous boti roti roll.

Ironically, Samovar is not winding up because it has fallen prey to rising real-state prices, as is the case with many other establishments, but because the trustees of the Jehangir Art Gallery want it out.

A lengthy legal battle, which began almost three decades ago, finally culminated in an agreement in 2010 allowing the caf five more years in order to reach its golden jubilee. Now that deadline is over.

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