You go into a restaurant and pick a cosy-looking seat to settle. You order some refreshments that look delectable and wait for it to be served smoking hot on your table. But then the wearying part comes the waiting. Although by a clock, it is a mere twenty-minute wait till the food arrives, in reality, it feels like an age-long wait, which makes you wonder if the last person—or the person before them—wondered the same things as you while waiting for their meal. When you dine in a restaurant with a long legacy, instead of the last person, your thoughts might stray to the person sitting in that exact seat you were sitting in a hundred years ago.
Did they yearn for their dish like yourself, or were they up to something else? Maybe they took their fountain pen and a notepad out to jot down something quick, or maybe they were debating on the political stance that the recent bestselling book implied. There are countless scenarios, and there is no way to confirm them. However, one thing that stays true is that these restaurants serve people who would change the route of Indian literature, and sitting in the same restaurant provides a little hint of their way of seeing things. Therefore, we have rounded up the most popular restaurants across the country that used to be the meeting place of several literary figures.