Three London restaurants, all founded by Sabbir, each with its own neighbourhood and character.
Together they've helped bring Indian and Bangladeshi cooking to a wider London audience, and they've given Sabbir a way to use food as a bridge between cultures.
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Sabbir's first restaurant, named after the Bollywood film Salaam Namaste. It made its name by pairing traditional Indian cooking with contemporary ideas, and its success made the next restaurant possible.
68 Millman StreetCamden Town
Funded by the profits from Salaam Namaste, Namaaste Kitchen sits on Parkway between Camden Town and Primrose Hill. It became known for inventive Indian food and is one of the better-known Indian restaurants in London.
64 ParkwayHighgate Village
The newest of the three, in the heart of Highgate Village in North London. It has been recognised within the British curry industry and named among the UK's leading curry restaurants.
4 South GroveHis cooking starts with traditional Indian techniques and adds what he has picked up flying around the world as a British Airways Cabin Crew Leader.
He thinks of his restaurants as places that keep changing. Menus are developed all the time to follow what guests want, but the favourites stay. Industry publications have pointed to that willingness to keep refining as a big part of why the restaurants have lasted.
The team behind the restaurants also caters for events, from corporate parties and birthdays to Asian weddings and walimas, under the Namaaste Hospitality name.
To talk about an event, email info@namaastehospitality.co.uk.
