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Café 1947

Where Flavour Meets History

Artisanal Pan-Eastern Cuisine | Family-Run | Generational Recipes

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Welcome to Café 1947 — where flavour meets history

Step into a space shaped by memory, culture, and honest food. At Café 1947, we invite you to slow down with our carefully crafted coffees and traditional Eastern drinks, or settle in for a hearty, artisanal meal made with care.

Our menu is a journey across the Silk Road, featuring time-honoured classics such as Mutton Rosh, Kebab Koobideh, Mussakhkhan, and more. From soulful kebabs to well-crafted burgers, every dish is prepared with intent and integrity.

All our recipes are inherited—learned through family kitchens and travels across regions, then refined over seven years of dedicated craft. What we serve is what we eat ourselves: food made with respect for tradition, patience, and flavour.

Café 1947 is not just a café. It is a family table where history is served, one plate at a time.

Breakfast

Sundays Only

Traditional morning delights

Vegetarian Specials

A love letter to Pakistan’s plant-based heritage

The Salads

Fresh, earthy, and herby

The Kebab Crescent

A trail of curated smoky kebabs, from Anatolia to the Subcontinent

Chicken Delights

Café 1947’s take on western comfort food

Main Course

Twenty-eight years of fine-tuning flavours. A lifetime of love for food—served to your table.

The Silk Route Sofra

A weekly journey through grand kitchens of the East—rotating specialities from China to the Levant.

Afghani Mondays

Traditional recipes traded on long flights and friendships formed over Qahweh.

Irani Tuesdays

Memoirs from our first visit to Iran sixteen years ago, authentic in every bite.

Pakistani Wednesdays

Favourites from our nation, collected from locals during our tours across Pakistan.

Mughlai Thursday

Childhood staples in our house and in ancient kitchens, passed down from mothers to daughters.

Falastini Fridays

The heart of many families from the river to the sea, brought to you in earnest.

Chinese Saturdays

Quick, flavourful comfort food elevated using East-Asian techniques like Velveting and Wok-seasoning.

Russian Sundays

Eurasia‘s classic recipes as made on planes and hotels alike

Drinks

Freshly made, all-natural, and classic

Desserts

From our sweets cabinet—a Café 1947 twist on traditional treats

Breads & Sides

Rustic, warm, and baked daily — with simple, honest sides to complement every main dish.

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1:30 PM - 11:00 PM
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