Yazdani Bakery
Appearance
Yazdani Bakery | |
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Restaurant information | |
Food type | Bakery and snacks |
Street address | Fort |
City | Mumbai |
State | Maharashtra |
Country | India |
Coordinates | 18°55′59″N 72°49′59″E / 18.933°N 72.833°E |
Yazdani Bakery is an Irani cafe or Persian style bakery in Mumbai, India. As of 2023, it is a take-out establishment with the sit-down service closed.
History
[edit]The bakery was opened in 1953 by Late Zend Meherwan Zend, an Irani baker.[1]
The bakery
[edit]All products in the bakery are handmade, and baked in diesel ovens. The bakery draws a lot of visitors, particularly international visitors especially Germans. The building, built in the early 20th century, was originally a Japanese bank, which was later sold off.[citation needed]
Honour
[edit]On 11 December 2007, the bakery was felicitated by Maharashtra governor SM Krishna the Urban Heritage & Citizens Award.[2]
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A worker using a bread slicing machine to slice loaves of bread
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Video of a bread slicing machine in use at the bakery
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A plaque commemorating Yazdani Bakery's 2007 Urban Heritage Award
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "History of Yazdani bakery".
- ^ "Hindustan Times e-Paper". Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2007.
- Yazdani: Bread and butter for three generations of Mumbai Iranis, Shaheen Peerbhai, 11 January, 2011, CNN Travel
- Yazdani Bakery: A place with a soul in the megalopolis | Business Line
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071005151830/http://www.uppercrustindia.com/21crust/twentyone/people3.htm
External links
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