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Dishoom Permit Room

Arched into the cobbled lane of Trinity Street, behind a mustard yellow door, an all-day bar-café cuts loose. Crowds of regulars turn up, drink, snack, kick back, relax, decide to stay for a meal. A full-on feast or just a good old knees-up. On the menu, knock-out cocktails rub up against Snacks, Savouries, Curries and some. Special collabs with local breweries join in. On the decks, resident DJs bounce beats. Feet tap, spirits lift, Aunties groove. Permit Room Cambridge, step inside. The vibe never dims.

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Damn good.
All day.

A salute to the permit rooms of Bombay.

Seriously good bar snacks, moreish curries, plates for sharing (and a handful of best Dishoom favourites). Breakfasts too.

And of course, crackingly good cocktails to wash it all down with.

Swinging by the morning after the night before? There’s a Bacon Naan Roll with your name on it.

We’re kicking back like Bombayites. In 1949, liquor was banned in the city and enterprising Aunties secretly served drinks from their front rooms, a boiled egg vendor stationed outside as a sign for those who knew. By the 1970s the law was loosened up, and permit holders (having obtained their liquor permits ‘for the preservation or maintenance of health’ no less) could buy alcohol. Permit Rooms were officially born.

No matter the hour or shuffling mood at Permit Room – just come as you are.

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Facilities

  • Air conditioned
  • Bar
  • Restaurant
  • WI-FI
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Did you know?

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