Cafe Mondegar ( a.k.a. Café Mondegar and Mondy's) is a popular landmark and touristic attraction of

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. Famous Indian cartoonist and painter Mario Miranda painted

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s (his cartoons) on all inner walls and entrance ceiling of the restaurant.

History

Cafe Mondegar was started in 1932 by

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Zoroastrians (Parsi settlers in India) as an

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. The current building (Metro House), then housed a hotel called ''Apollo Hotel'' and the café was started in the reception area of the hotel. By the mid 20th century, the café introduced a

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, (first in

) and was simultaneously converted into a restaurant. By the 1990s, Cafe Mondegar was refurbished, Mario Miranda's

s were painted on the walls & ceiling, and the restaurant was converted into a bar. Café is owned by Yazdegardi family and Rusi Yazdegardi / Hoshang Yazdegardi are the Managing partners of the business.

Location

Cafe Mondegar is situated in the ''Metro House'' in

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, 450 meters North-West of Gateway of India, 200 meters North-East of

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and 400 meters South of

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in Mumbai.

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In the 1990s, Rusi Yazdegardi (owner) asked Mario Miranda to draw

s (cartoons) on two opposite walls; i.e. wall adjacent to the main entrance and wall opposite the main entrance. Both walls have different themes. Whilst one wall is dedicated to ''Life in Mumbai'', the other wall is dedicated to ''Atmosphere in the Café''. Mario Miranda sketched his drawings on canvas before their being rendered on the restaurant walls with the help of students from Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art under his supervision. File:Cafe Mondegar bar with mural.JPG, Cafe bar with murals File:Cafe Mondegar, Colaba Causeway, interior wall murals.jpg, Murals on restaurant walls File:Cafe Mondegar jukebox.JPG,

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in Café Mondegar

References

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History

Location

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References

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