| Chez Jerome – Q Café (Delhi) | Over looking the centuries old Qutub Minar, is where you can find the dazzle of the Pink pixie dust, every evening here at ‘Chez Jerome – G cafe. | Address: 344/3 Lado Sarai , just before CRESCENT MALL & Hanuman Mandir 110030 New Delhi Phone: 011 4940 4786
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| Amra Odbhuth Café (Kolkata) | Amra Odbhuth is a space where queer and trans voices get together, laugh, perform and celebrate identities. Source | Address: 27A Jadavpur East Road 700032 Kolkata Phone: 098305 70009 |
| The Birdcage Boutique Hotel (Nanital) | Set up with the aim of building a haven for travellers representing different strata, the boutique hotel is a calm and peaceful retreat for couples, especially gay couples. Source | Address: Leti Bunga, Shasbani, near Bhatelia Market, Mukteshwar, Nainital, Uttarakhand 263132 Phone: 074093 33127 |
| Pick-A-Pocket (Mumbai) | | Address: Shop 2/6A, Talmakiwadi Society, Javaji Dadaji Marg, Near Bhatia Hospital, Tardeo, Mumbai |
| The Mister and Art House (Delhi) | The Mister and Art House is one of a kind and a revolutionary boutique hotel in India. They are India’s first luxury Bed and Breakfast hotel in India for LBGTQs and allies. Read more. | Address: Ground, C-26, lower, Greater Kailash I, New Delhi, Delhi 110048 |
| Cafe #377 (Kolkata) | A queer cafe for the fabulous misfits, after all closets are for clothes not people. | Address: Entrance Lord Sinha Road, 1, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Rd, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020 |
| People’s Choice (Hyderabad) | The first ever LGLBTQ+ café in Hyderabad | Address: Near bhavans, 34-72/1, Rd Number 4, Vivekanandapuram Colony, Sainikpuri, Secunderabad, Telangana 500056 |
| Yara’ Cafe & Buttery (Gurugram) | Yara’ Cafe & Buttery is Gurgaon’s first LGBTQIA friendly cafe, promoting liberty, unity and equality among all, promising a harassment free atmosphere. | Address: Vipul Business Park, 17, Yara Cafe, Ground Floor, Sector 48, Gurugram, Haryana 122001 |
| Street Temptation (Noida) | It is run by transwoman Urooz Hussain, and serves Indian, Chinese and continental food, in Noida. The restaurant is open from 2pm to 4am and offers home delivery. Source | Address: The Aranya, UGF-37, Hotmart, Sector 119, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201307, India |
Cafe Guftagu
(Mumbai) | A dialogue Café in Mira Road for all the enthu cutlets who are in search of a place to sit, relax and have a conversation about anything and everything over chai/coffee and lip-smacking food. Source | Address: Shop No- A03, C-19, Sector 2, Shanti Nagar, Mira Road, Mira Bhayandar, Maharashtra 401107 Instagram |
| Covai Trans Kitchen (Coimbatore) | Covai Trans Kitchen is run entirely by transgenders people. It has a seating capacity of 32 people. Source | Address: East, Thiruvenkadam St, Sukrawar Pettai, Ranganathapuram, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641002, India |
Le Flamington
(Pune) | It is owned by a pair of gay men in a long-term relationship, one of them a Muslim, the other a Parsi. It is a monument to food, faith and forbidden love. Source | Address: 88, East Ave, Palace View Society, Ramwadi, Kalyani Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra 411014
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| The Trans Cafe | It is a trans* community-led business that has establish a gathering space & food amenities for the LGBTIQ+ & general community. | Bunglow 30/33, Old, Mhada Rd, opposite Laxmi Dairy, near Hanuman Mandir Lane, SV Patel Nagar, Andheri West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400053 Instagram |
| UK07 Trans Teastall | Run by Rexxa Agnihotri , trans activist | Oppo, Pantaloons, Rajpur Rd, near Vishal Mega Mart, Hathibarkala Salwala, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248001 Instagram |
| Madurai Trans Kitchen | It is owned and run by a team of trans gender women. | 37, Panagal Rd, Alwarpuram, Madurai, Tamil Nadu 625009 |
| Nukkad Tea cafe | Award-winning inclusive community cafe, where transgender people work in various positions. | Shri Ram Complex, GB 8, Samta Colony Main Rd, Opp Bank of Baroda, Samta Colony, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492001 Instagram |
| Stories Café | | Shop 1, Rajaram Apartments, South Main Road, Koregaon Park, Pune Instagram |
| Night Canten | It runs from 1 am to 7 am and has turned out to be a boon for the night travellers and those who work in the night shift who leave their workplaces at odd hours. | Near Udupi Bus Stand |
| Night Canteen | A socially inclusive Chai house in the by lanes of Bombay. | Shop no 3, Mayfair Apartments, Lokhandwala Circle, behind Sab T V – Kalinga Lane, Shastri Nagar, Andheri West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400053 Instagram |
| Gajra Cafe | Run by members of the community, the initiative is supported by royal Gaekwads and SMCSU. | Inside Shri Maharani Chimnabai Stree Udyogalaya, opp. Sursagar Lake, Mandvi, Vadodara, Gujarat 390001 |
| Transgender Tasty Hut. | | School of Social Work Back Entrance, opposite to Delhi Highway Restaurant, Sulaiman Zackria Avenue, Egmore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600008 |
| Snegidhi mess | Mahalakshmi has established this endeavour with the help of YMCA and Snegithi, an organisation working towards welfare of trans people, after which the mess is named. Source | Seniyamman Koil, Tondiarpet, Chennai |
| Satrangi dostana Restro | It is managed and operated by the people of LGBTQAI community. A total of 20 people from the community manages the restaurant.Source | Behind Mona Cinema, Bakarganj, Patna, Bihar 800004 |
| Edible Archives | The ingredient-driven restaurant is run by the chef and her partner, Shalini Krishan, and is known for focusing on sustainability and seasonality. Source | 1301, Anjuna Mapusa Road, Kumbhar Vaddo, Anjuna, Assagao, Goa 403509 Instagram |
Diva – The Italian Restaurant
| Italian & European fine dining by Chef Ritu Dalmia | M-8A, M Block Market, Greater Kailash II, New Delhi, Delhi Instagram |
| Ether Atelier Chocolat | It is a luxury chocolaterie. Aims to re-contextualize chocolate as an infinitely versatile artistic medium. | C/5, Ground Floor, Royal Industrial Estate, Wadala West, Wadala, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400031 Instagram |
| The House of Celeste | It explores India’s pluralistic, yet unified sense of togetherness and belonging, and celebrates its evolving legacy of rich traditional food recipes, passed down over generations, through visual storytelling devices.
| Unit No. 8, 32nd Avenue, Sector 15 Part 2, Sector 15, Gurugram, Haryana 122022 Instagram
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| Pride Cafe |
A food truck for a quick bite! Open on weekdays, exclusively for members of WeWork. An inclusion initiative run by the LGBTIAQ+ community. | Residency Rd, Shanthala Nagar, Ashok Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560025 Instagram |
| Vinny’s Kitchen | A food kiosk run by transwoman Vinithrab Source | Near Madras School of Social Work Egmore, Chennai |
| Rudy’s, Goa | | House no. 639, Little Vagator, Vagator, Goa 403509 Instagram |
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