Mithas

The story behind this restaurant begins before the Second World War. In 1935, a young man from Jalandhar reached British shores. All he had were the clothes on his back. He didnt speak a word of English, let alone read or write. But he dreamed of owning a restaurant. So he became a door-to-door salesman. Obviously. It took years of hard graft and penny pinching, but Khushi Mohammed finally opened his first restaurant in Edinburgh in 1947. Being next to the university, it was ideally placed to give all the homesick Indian students a wee taste of home. As the Indian community in Edinburgh grew, so did the restaurants popularity and soon all sorts of the citys residents were popping in for their dinner. It didnt take long for Khushi to become one of the Southsides more recognise faces. Throughout the 60s and 70s, the restaurants popularity grew beyond the Indian community and regular customers soon included locals from all walks of life. Back then, the menu might have been s...