Unlike other restaurant ratings, the Yelp! list is collated by sourcing feedback from places that were most popular among regular eaters who visited the website. In an email chat with the guide recently, co-founder of Dishoom, Shamil Thakrar credited his entire team for the win: "Honestly, all of the credit goes to our team. Everyone at Dishoom works very hard to make sure every dish and drink is made with love and served to our guests with warmth. Without them, there would really be nothing."

The Keema Pau at Dishoom

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The brand now runs three restaurants across London, having founded the first back in 2010 in Shoreditch, followed by Covent Garden and most recently, in King's Cross.

When asked if this was a good sign for Irani cafés back home, he said, "I'm not sure it will have much impact, but it would be nice to think that, in a small way, we might inspire people to pay a visit to the original Irani cafés and share their own stories, and thus help to preserve them."

The dish Kejriwal on their menu

He suggested that perhaps Yelp! could carry out a similar exercise in Mumbai. "I've no doubt some top spots would be filled with the likes of B Merwan, Yazdani, Kyani, Britannia and the rest!" he added. We can't wait.

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