Hindoostanee Coffee House

Hindoostane Coffee House
Plaque commemorating the coffee house
Restaurant information
Established	1810 (1810)
Closed	1811 (1811)
Food type	Indian
Street address	George Street
City	London
Country	England
Coordinates	51°31′02″N 0°09′23″W / 51.5173°N 0.15649°W / 51.5173; -0.15649Coordinates: 51°31′02″N 0°09′23″W / 51.5173°N 0.15649°W / 51.5173; -0.15649

The Hindoostane Coffee House was the first Indian restaurant in the United Kingdom. It was opened by Sake Dean Mahomed, a captain in the British East India Company, in George Street, London in 1810. It closed a year later for lack of business. (By way of contrast, the first recorded combined fish-and-chip shop opened in London in 1860 or in 1865, while a Mr Lees pioneered the concept in the North of England, in Mossley, in 1863.)

Its location is marked by a City of Westminster plaque, erected in September 2005.