For those who love the vintage aura of the city and the nostalgic blood that flows within its veins, it was a time of pride last summer when Sassanian Boulangerie, the buzzing Irani cafe at Dhobi Talao, completed 100 years. This was a landmark for Mumbai’s diverse culinary history, more so, because barely a handful of these idyllic Irani cafes remain at corners of the city.

B Merwan and Co was started in 1914 and has fed thousands of businessmen, college students, taxi drivers and almost everyone else who alights at Grant Road