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Duration : 2 hours
Distance : 3.6 km
Audience: College students, office workers, locals, and tourists.
Aim : Conducting a street food tour, not only as an idea of trying various street foods but also to observe the built form of the Irani cafes.
Area Covered: CSMT Station to Churchgate Station
Food walks form an integral part of culinary tourism across the world
We started from the Pancham Puriwala located near the CSMT station hence it is the most accessible restaurant and is occupied by office-goers, people of all religions, and age groups. As we were moving from the Pancham Puriwala located at the entrance of the lane towards Britania and company, the crowd gets dispersed. This lane is majorly occupied by vegetable vendors and dabba walas. We then moved to the Yazdani and Bademiya Cafe which are the first opened cafes in India during the 20th century. The Irani cafes have high ceilings and wide entrances made with a subtle colonial touch. The Yazdani cafe now opens as a window from where people take their food and sit on the steps on outside of the cafe.
The final place we visited was the Khau galli adjoining the Churchgate station. This place was specifically chosen to show the contrast between Irani cafes and the food stalls in Khau Galli. People prefer the Khau Galli food stalls over the cafes for their fast service and affordable rates.
The target audience for the walk is college students, office workers, locals, and tourists. Our main objective was to make people aware of how these restaurants give quick food service which is convenient for office workers.
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