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Leopold Cafe
Leopold Cafe
	; Leopold Cafe
Restaurant Information
Established	1871
Current owner(s)	Fahrang & Farzad Jehani, Rashid & Gustad Dehmiri
Food type	multi cuisine
City	Mumbai
State	Maharashtra
Country	India
Other information	Open Daily 7am-12am
Website	http://www.leopoldcafe.com/

Interior, September 2007

The Leopold Cafe is a large and popular restaurant and bar^[1] on Colaba Causeway, in the Fort area of Mumbai, India, located across from the Colaba Police station.^[2]^[3]

It was one of the first sites attacked during the November 2008 Mumbai attacks.^[4] The cafe was mentioned extensively in the novel Shantaram.^[5]

[edit] History

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.^[1]^[6] 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.^[7]

[edit] November 2008 terror attacks

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.^[8] Sourav Mishra, a Reuters reporter and one of the first witnesses of the attack to the world suffered severe bullet injuries. .^[9] The cafe reopened four days after the attack,^[10] but was reclosed by the police as a safety measure after 2 hours because of the unexpected size of crowds gathering there.^[11] Regular business resumed the next day.

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Legends of the causeway - Leopold’s Cafe and Bar
^ Mumbai's Culture Square - For the Foodie by Sarika Mehta, Business Line, a The Hindu Group publication, Dec 24, 2004.
^ "Map of Leopold Cafe". http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=utf-8&q=leopold+cafe+mumbai.
^ "A look at the main places targeted in Mumbai". http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hv8CviTH0MlF4XlDTJa6S_fHBtxAD94N71EO1.
^ "A week later, Patrons back to Mumbai's Leopold Cafe". http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/mumbaiterrorstrike/Story.aspx?ID=NEWEN20080075144&type=News.
^ Cafe confidential The Australian, July 5, 2008.
^ "Leopold Cafe Home Page". http://www.leopoldcafe.com.
^ "Terrorists run amok in Mumbai". The Guardian. 27 November 2008. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/26/mumbai-terror-attacks-india. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
^ "Multiple attacks in Mumbai leave at least 78 dead". PBS. 27 November 2008. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/asia/july-dec08/mumbaiattacks_11-26.html. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
^ Blakely, Rhys and Jeremy Pag. "Defiant Leopold café shows that Mumbai is not afraid". http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5260641.ece. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
^ "http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-12-01-india_N.htm". http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-12-01-india_N.htm.

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[dna-0] Legends of the causeway - Leopold’s Cafe and Bar

[1] Mumbai's Culture Square - For the Foodie by Sarika Mehta, Business Line, a The Hindu Group publication, Dec 24, 2004.

[2] "Map of Leopold Cafe". http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=utf-8&q=leopold+cafe+mumbai.

[3] "A look at the main places targeted in Mumbai". http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hv8CviTH0MlF4XlDTJa6S_fHBtxAD94N71EO1.

[4] "A week later, Patrons back to Mumbai's Leopold Cafe". http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/mumbaiterrorstrike/Story.aspx?ID=NEWEN20080075144&type=News.

[5] Cafe confidential The Australian, July 5, 2008.

[6] "Leopold Cafe Home Page". http://www.leopoldcafe.com.

[7] "Terrorists run amok in Mumbai". The Guardian. 27 November 2008. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/26/mumbai-terror-attacks-india. Retrieved 28 November 2008.

[8] "Multiple attacks in Mumbai leave at least 78 dead". PBS. 27 November 2008. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/asia/july-dec08/mumbaiattacks_11-26.html. Retrieved 19 March 2008.

[9] Blakely, Rhys and Jeremy Pag. "Defiant Leopold café shows that Mumbai is not afraid". http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5260641.ece. Retrieved 30 November 2008.

[10] "http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-12-01-india_N.htm". http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-12-01-india_N.htm.

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[edit] History

[edit] November 2008 terror attacks

[edit] References

[edit] External links