Restaurant chain Dishoom to serve up 100 Edinburgh jobs

Bombay-style restaurant chain Dishoom is poised to create 100 jobs in Edinburgh later this year when it opens its first eatery outside London.

Dishoom co-founder and 'head babu' Kavi Thakrar. Picture: Contributed

The firm, which launched in Covent Garden in 2010, is to set up shop on St Andrew Square in a listed building that was originally built as a warehouse for Forsyth’s department store.

It will join fellow eateries including New York “steakhouse and lounge concept” STK Rebel and barbecue and lobster shack Big Easy next to the £75 million South St Andrew Square development, a joint venture between Standard Life Investments and developer Peveril Securities.

The launch of Dishoom Edinburgh will also mark a return to the city for University of Edinburgh graduate Kavi Thakrar, who co-founded the chain and has the title of “head babu” – a term of respect in South Asia that can also mean a bureaucrat.

“We’re so excited to be opening in Edinburgh – a beautiful city that was my home for several years while I was at university,” Thakrar said.

“And we’re delighted that by doing so, we’re creating 100 new opportunities for people to develop great careers in hospitality.”

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