Order restaurant-like food from the comfort of your home!
The pandemic has turned our lives upside down and how. Food delivery has been our saviour through these times. With restrictions on eating out and our favourite restaurants shutting down, the F&B industry has taken quite a hit—it hurts bad. While most have been disheartened some have taken up the cause of catering to our needs. Enter, Cloud Kitchens. For those who haven’t been introduced to this phenomenal business innovation— Cloud Kitchens are what we would call the high street version of a couture brand! They aren’t full-fledged restaurants, but low-cost kitchens that are rented to cook in and deliver to all the hungry stomachs around the city. It’s cost-effective as you don’t have to worry about eating with extra fancy ceramic cutlery or pay for the ambience.
Man’s Life wants to highlight a few cloud kitchens that are serving up a storm in your cities.
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A pandemic food baby from Mumbai, A Hot Tin Roof is your go-to for all things sandwiches. A food-truck-turned-cloud-kitchen, this place is a haven for those who want to taste sandwiches from around the world. Started by Mrinmai Parab and Lance Lewis, A Hot Tin Roof serves scrumptious vegetarian options from Falafel Wrap with chickpea falafel and veggies to American Grilled Cheese and a few more. The non-vegetarians are not left behind either, they have Doner Kebabs from Turkey, a Chicken Katsu sandwich from Japan, even the Italian Meat Ball Sub and the Shrimp Po’Boy. While asking about the shift from the food truck to the cloud kitchen set-up, co-founder Mrinmai Parab said, “Sadly Mumbai doesn’t have a proper place to park the food truck. We had to adapt. Plus, Cloud Kitchens give you bigger space, and leave scope for a bigger menu. Food is our love and we want everyone to have it too!”
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You must have heard about Sassy Spoon if you have been in Mumbai for a while, or House of Mandarin,which has popped up in places around Pune and Mumbai. Saffron happens to be Sassy Spoon’s sister Cloud Kitchen venture under The Chocolate Spoon Company run by Chef Rachel Goenka. A contemporary twist on the quintessential Indian cuisine, Saffron is a promising delivery only kitchen across Mumbai and Pune. With dishes that range from Mini Mutton Kheema Kulchas to a plate of Gunpowder Idlis, Butter Chicken Biryani and set meal boxes and delectable Kebabs, the list is endless. Saffron definitely takes Indian food up a notch. Can’t wait to order some soon!
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Happiness comes in a lot of shapes and forms, but the best ones come in bowls. An entire meal in a bowl and this is exactly what Bowl Baby Bowl gives you. This Asian food shop serves you some impeccable dishes around Mumbai. Teriyaki Udon Noodle Bowl and lip-smacking Dynamite Prawns, Burmese Khow Suey and scrumptious Turnip Cake, what more can you ask for? Well, surprise there is so much more than just that! Drooling all over!
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Have you ever tasted the authentic cuisine of Kerala? If you haven’t, oh boy are you missing out! There is no going back, but just craving for more—that will be the forever mood. Run by Toral Sanghavi, Vinod Nair and Chef Sara Nair, Nair on Fire based in Mumbai is where you should be ordering your delectable Kerala cuisine from. Ranging from Kerala Chicken 65 to Nair’s Fish Fry, Valsa’s Ulli Theeyal (A vibrant curry of shallots and drumsticks, cooked in the slow-roasted coconut masala’s own oil) to Kerala Porotha and Thalassery Chicken Curry—the menu embraces the length and breadth of Kerala. Keep a lookout for their festival menus, and Onam is around the corner there definitely will be something special cooking in their kitchens.
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Paratha Box is bringing the taste of Punjab to the ‘garden city’ Bangalore. Like their tag line says, ‘A box of Parathas, butter & a lot of love’ this paratha filled with yumminess is a cure for all your worries—we believe food solves all problems. Paratha Box has the OG Aloo Paratha and Paneer Paratha, but what makes them unique is their own twist to these standard filled rotis. They have some crazy flavours like the Sweet Corn Paratha and a Pav Bhaji one too, also Pizza Paratha! Dig in with your side of achar and a tall glass of lassi!
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While we are on the road to a different city, let’s stop at Kolkata for a second, shall we? Binge Baefikar is a dairy-free, gluten-free, sugar-free and vegan cloud kitchen that whips up the most amazing food for healthy snacking. This guilt-free kitchen makes delectable French Toast, Burgers and even Pizzas. Let’s not forget they even make desserts you can wolf down like Apple Pies and Brownies. Their aim of serving foodies who want to get fitter without missing out on fast food gets a big thumbs up from Man’s Life!
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When you think of burgers you think succulent, dripping, tasty and oh-so messy— if you eat burgers without making a mess, you aren’t a real person! Boss Burgers is all that and so much more. The latest offering by restaurateur Riyaaz Amlani’s Impresario Handmade Restaurants, they deliver these meaty and not-so meaty (vegetarian) burgers across multiple cities across Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chandigarh and Pune. They offer all kinds of burgers like the Juicy Lucy Mutton burgers, Hot & Spicy BBQ Paneer burgers, a zillion chicken ones and a plethora of side dishes. Order from the comfort of your homes, and be a happy mess!
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If you are in Hyderabad and want to have southeast Asia on a plate, look no further. You do not even have to get out to order from Penang. Their extensive menu consists of tasty and authentic dishes from Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia and Myanmar. Banana-wrapped Fish with Balinese spices, Vietnamese Cold Summer Rolls, Pan-fried Noodles with hot garlic vegetables and even desserts like Sticky Rice and Mango, Coconut Panna Cotta. Can you hear our stomachs grumble? If you are in Hyderabad go order now!
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If we talk about food and not talk about Delhi and Butter Chicken, it’s going to be a shame. Yours Truly Butter Chicken is the brainchild of the husband-wife duo who run the popular restaurant Spice Market. YTBC is all about butter chicken and we are not complaining. You can customise it in terms of servings, the style of meat you would like and even the type of butter chicken you would prefer. You can choose from the Smoked Butter Chicken, Breakup Wala Extra Spicy Butter Chicken, even the NRI Mild Butter Chicken—so much Butter Chicken! Don’t worry they also have vegetarian options with the humble paneer at bay. Happy ordering!
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Every good meal ends with an even better dessert, and that’s what we are doing today. Sweet Truth is this online cloud kitchen that delivers cakes, pastries, cheesecakes, brownies and well I lost count, but you get it. It’s your go-to place for a quick sweet fix. Guess what we are craving now!
While restaurants have to worry about prime locations, Cloud Kitchens only have to worry about the quality and hygiene of food. Yes, delivery might not keep the food as hot as you want it to be, but at least you are safe and sound while eating the delicious food while at home! It doesn’t get better than that!
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Shraddha Shetty