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{{Infobox restaurant
| name = Cafe Mondegar
| logo = Cafe Mondegar Logo.JPG
| logo_width =
| logo_alt = Cafe Mondegar Logo
| image = File:Cafe Mondegar.JPG
| image_width =
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Cafe Mondegar entrance
| pushpin_map = India Mumbai
| map_width =
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location in Mumbai, India
| slogan =
| established = {{Start date|df=yes|1932|04|01}}
| closed = 
| current-owner = Rusi Yazdegardi<br>Hoshang Yazdegardi &<br>Family
| previous-owner =
| chef =
| head-chef =
| food-type =
| dress-code = None
| rating =
| street-address = Metro House,<br>Shahid Bhagat Singh Road,<br>[[Colaba Causeway]]
| city = [[Mumbai]]
| county =
| state = [[Maharashtra]]
| postcode = 400005
| country = {{flag|India}}
| coordinates = {{coord|18.924158|72.832126|type:landmark|display=inline}}
| seating-capacity =
| reservations =
| other-locations = None
| other-information = Open daily: 0800 to 2400 Hrs
| website = 
}}
'''Cafe Mondegar''' ([[Also known as|a.k.a.]] '''Café Mondegar''' and '''Mondy's''') is a popular landmark and touristic attraction of [[Mumbai]]. Famous Indian cartoonist and painter [[Mario Miranda]] painted [[mural]]s (his cartoons) on all inner walls and entrance ceiling of the restaurant.<ref name="Mumbai's most legendary">{{cite news|title=Mumbai's most legendary|publisher=CNN|url=http://travel.cnn.com/mumbai/none/pub-crawl-born-and-bred-mumbai-bars-108539}}</ref><ref name="Cafe Mondegar cartoon">{{cite news|title=Cafe Mondegar cartoon|publisher=Tripadvisor|url=http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g304554-d810909-i89276863-Cafe_Mondegar-Mumbai_Bombay_Maharashtra.html}}</ref><ref name="Cafe Mondegar review">{{cite news|title=Cafe Mondegar review|publisher=[[Lonely Planet]]|url=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/mumbai-bombay/entertainment-nightlife/other/cafe-mondegar}}</ref><ref name="Cafe Mondegar remembers Mario Miranda">{{cite news|title=Cafe Mondegar remembers Mario Miranda|publisher=Rediff.com|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-cafe-mondegar-remembers-the-man-behind-the-wall-mario-miranda/20111213.htm}}</ref><ref name="10 Meals You Must Have in Mumbai">{{cite news|title=10 Meals You Must Have in Mumbai|publisher=NDTV food|url=http://food.ndtv.com/opinions/blog-10-meals-you-must-have-in-mumbai-705431}}</ref><ref name="Cafe Mondegar location">{{cite news|title=Cafe Mondegar location|publisher=wikimapia.org|url=http://wikimapia.org/13672/Cafe-Le-Mondegar}}</ref>

==History==
Cafe Mondegar was started in 1932 by [[Iranian peoples|Iranian]] [[Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrians]] (Parsi settlers in India) as an [[Irani café]]. 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 [[jukebox]], (first in [[Mumbai]]) and was simultaneously converted into a restaurant. By the 1990s, Cafe Mondegar was refurbished, [[Mario Miranda]]'s [[mural]]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.<ref name="Mumbai's Parsi Café Culture">{{cite news|title=Mumbai's Parsi Café Culture|publisher=Skift|url=http://skift.com/2013/05/11/mumbais-parsi-cafe-culture-is-a-blend-of-people-and-cuisines/}}</ref><ref name="Café Mondegar may shut down">{{cite news|title=Café Mondegar may shut down|publisher=First Post|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/bad-news-mumbai-cafe-mondegar-may-be-shutting-down-soon-2202292.html}}</ref>

==Location==
Cafe Mondegar is situated in the ''Metro House'' in [[Colaba Causeway]], 450 meters North-West of [[Gateway of India]], 200 meters North-East of [[Leopold Cafe]] and 400 meters South of [[Elphinstone College]] in Mumbai.<ref name="Coordinates">{{cite news|title=Coordinates|publisher=latlong.net|url=http://www.latlong.net/}}</ref><ref name="Location">{{cite news|title=Location|publisher=Google Maps|url=https://www.google.co.uk/maps}}</ref>

==[[Mural]]s==
In the 1990s, Rusi Yazdegardi (owner) asked [[Mario Miranda]] to draw [[mural]]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.<ref name="Cartoonist who loved to draw">{{cite news|title=Cartoonist who loved to draw|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/mario-miranda-cartoonist-who-loved-to-draw/article1-781069.aspx}}</ref>
<gallery widths="400px" heights="270px" caption="Murals">
File:Cafe Mondegar bar with mural.JPG|Cafe bar with murals
File:Cafe Mondegar, Colaba Causeway, interior wall murals.jpg|Murals on restaurant walls
</gallery>
<gallery widths="150px" heights="230px" caption="">
File:Cafe Mondegar jukebox.JPG|[[Jukebox]] in Café Mondegar
</gallery>

==See also==
{{commonscat|Cafe Mondegar}}
* [[Irani café]]
* [[Leopold Cafe]]
* [[Mario Miranda]]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = '''Cafe Mondegar '''
|North = [[Elphinstone College]]
|Northeast = [[Regal Cinema]]
|East = MEPS building
|Southeast = [[Gateway of India]]
|South = [[The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel]]
|Southwest = [[Leopold Cafe]]
|West = [[National Centre for the Performing Arts (India)|NCPA]]
|Northwest = [[Oval Maidan]]
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Mumbai topics}}
{{Tourist attractions in Mumbai}}

[[Category:Coffee houses of India]]
[[Category:Restaurants in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 1932]]
[[Category:Murals in India]]
[[Category:Murals by city]]
[[Category:Restaurants established in 1932]]

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