London's first curry restaurant. Opened and run by Sake Dean Mahomed.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Hindoostane Coffee House
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First curry house
Site of Hindoostane Coffee House 1810 London's first Indian restaurant. Owne...
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