All-day bar-café
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Cocktails!
No matter the hour or shuffling mood at Permit Room – just come as you are.
A serene city pad above a Bombay boozer on London’s Portobello Road. Rest your head.
Local DJs are on the decks, spinning worn vinyls and favourite grooves.
A salute to the Permit Rooms of Bombay
Permit Room is an all-day bar-café serving up delicious breakfasts, seriously good bar snacks, moreish curries, smoky grills, and plates for sharing (all with a selection of signature Dishoom delights). There’s also a knock-out line-up of cocktails to wash it all down with. It’s our tribute to the way Bombay kicks back and cuts loose – a salute to the city’s permit rooms, beer bars and drinking holes.
In 1949, liquor was banned in Bombay. Enterprising Aunties deftly served drinks from their front rooms, a boiled egg vendor stationed outside as a sign for those who knew. By the 1970s, the law was loosened up: permit holders (having obtained their liquor permits ‘for the preservation or maintenance of health’ no less) could buy alcohol. Permit rooms were officially born.
For the Goodness of One’s Health
Damn good, all day
Food & Drink
Moreish curries, seriously good bar snacks, plates for sharing (and a handful of best Dishoom favourites). Breakfasts too. Wash it down with sharp, twisted, boozy cocktails (they pack a punch). Cold beers and special collabs, if that’s your thing. No matter the hour or shuffling mood at Permit Room – just come as you are.
Food, drink, music, art!
What's on
Permit Room Presents: Diwali at The Pavilion
Under dramatic domes and (very) nice-looking ceilings, join us for a night of golden, glowing revelry. Kick off with welcome drinks. Stride into the State Banqueting Room for a three-course vegetarian (or vegan) feast. Be stirred by live South Asian classical music from The Mehfil Space. Knock back a nightcap (or sip sensibly).
Tickets are limited. Act fast.
Where:The Royal Pavilion, Royal Pavilion Garden, Brighton, BN1 1FN
When:Thursday 12th November 2026
Time:7pm – 11pm
Recipes, music, art and neighbourhood things
The Record
Charity
A Meal for a Meal
For each meal you eat at Permit Room, we donate a meal to a child. We’ve now donated over 500,000 meals. We work with two charities – Magic Breakfast in the UK and the Akshaya Patra Foundation in India – who provide nourishing, free meals to children who would otherwise go hungry. We couldn’t have done this without you!
People, Community, Planet
Understanding our impact
We’ve thought a lot about our impact on the world. We've taken time to understand our carbon footprint and taken steps to reduce it. We look after our team and are seen as a great place to work. Now, we’re pleased as punch to be a B Corp.
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