Yazdani Bakery
| Yazdani Bakery | |
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  Location within Mumbai | |
| 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.
History
The bakery was opened in 1953 by Meherwan Zend, a Parsee baker.
The bakery
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.
Honour
On December 11, 2007, the bakery was felicitated by Maharashtra governor SM Krishna the Urban Heritage & Citizens Award.[1]
A worker using a bread slicing machine to slice loaves of bread
Video of a bread slicing machine in use at the bakery
A plaque commemorating Yazdani Bakery's 2007 Urban Heritage Award
See also
References
- Yazdani: Bread and butter for three generations of Mumbai Iranis | CNN Travel
- Yazdani Bakery: A place with a soul in the megalopolis | Business Line
- http://www.uppercrustindia.com/21crust/twentyone/people3.htm
External links
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