Farzi Café London review: the show goes on at this fabulous Indian on Haymarket

Reinvention of classic Indian dishes and pre-theatre marketing are attracting the crowds

Farzi Café on Haymarket in London
Farzi Café on Haymarket in London

In this era of backhanders, corruption and fast lanes that enable pubs to, apparently, sell PPE, I feel I have to start this review with a bit of transparency. The owner of Farzi Café, Zorawar Kalra, is an acquaintance of mine and, before they opened in London, I did a whirlwind tour of India sampling Farzis (and some of their many sister restaurants) for a feature.

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