Cha House

Cha House is a tea room on the Curry Mile serving karak, Kashmiri pink chai and a short cake counter. It is open late on Fridays because that is when the street is actually awake.

The story

Sisters Hina and Rabia opened Cha House in the unit their uncle once used as a travel agent. The recipe for the karak is written on the back of a till roll in the office.

In the editorial

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