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and Nikita Khruschev are among those who have dined at Koshy's.

History

Koshy’s started off as a bakery in 1940, set up by P.O. Koshy, a Syrian Christian from

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. In 1952, the restaurant was built next to the bakery. After the death of P.O. Koshy, his sons took over the establishment. Since the 1990s, third generation Koshys, Prem and Santosh, have managed the eatery. The colonial-era restaurant has maintained its old-world decor which is a draw for its clientele. The interior consists of wooden chairs, tables, creaky fans, antique mirrors and shuttered windows. Koshy's regulars include journalists, writers, literati and intellectuals.

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, erstwhile

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of Karnataka, once described Koshy's to Prem Koshy as follows.

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— historian, environmentalist, writer and public intellectual — has described Koshy's as follows.

Food

Koshy’s menu has about thousand dishes. They include roast chicken, Kerala pork, fish biryani, cutlets, chicken puffs, steak, apam and stew, and potato smileys (french fries shaped like smiling faces). Koshy's also serves filter coffee and Danish pastries.

References

{{reflist Restaurants in Bengaluru