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Established in 1942, United Coffee House is Delhi’s very first café and among India’s oldest and most iconic restaurants. Nestled in the heart of Connaught Place, it remains one of the city’s most cherished dining landmarks. Across eight decades, United Coffee House has been at the forefront of India’s restaurant culture—continually redefining culinary excellence and seamlessly blending heritage with innovation. This legendary restaurant presents a thoughtfully crafted menu that celebrates authentic and traditional Regional Indian, British Colonial, Continental, and Oriental cuisines. Its interiors reflect the grandeur of a bygone era, where Bohemian charm meets Victorian elegance, enveloping guests in a vintage setting, layered with heritage, culture, and timeless elegance. More than just a restaurant, United Coffee House offers a dining experience steeped in nostalgia and heritage— a timeless experience, cherished across generations.


Legacy

The United Coffee House story harks back to the late 1930s, a time when undivided India encompassed Delhi, Lahore, and Sialkot. Amid the vibrant tapestry of India’s capital, a growing recognition of its immense business potential inspired the visionary late Lala Hansraj Kalra—a suave liquor baron and passionate hotelier with ventures spanning from Sialkot to Delhi—to establish the city’s very first Café. With his innate flair for hospitality and cosmopolitan outlook, he envisioned more than a dining space; he created a cultural landmark that united people from diverse walks of life, blending ideas, traditions, and conversations under one roof over indulgent savouries, aromatic coffees and enduring charm of British club food . Throughout its storied history, the tables of UCH have been graced by writers and artists, lawyers and journalists, actors and businessmen, luminaries , philanthropists, travelers, politicians, and bureaucrats—reflecting the city’s cultural and social tapestry. With a slice of the Continent on its menu, UCH laid the foundation for a legacy that united people and helped shape Delhi’s evolving culture.

Lala Hansraj Kalra
Founder : Lala Hansraj Kalra

About Us

Established in 1942, United Coffee House is Delhi’s very first café and among India’s oldest and most iconic restaurants. Nestled in the heart of Connaught Place, it remains one of the city’s most cherished dining landmarks. Across eight decades, United Coffee House has been at the forefront of India’s restaurant culture—continually redefining culinary excellence and seamlessly blending heritage with innovation. This legendary restaurant presents a thoughtfully crafted menu that celebrates authentic and traditional Regional Indian, British Colonial, Continental, and Oriental cuisines. Its interiors reflect the grandeur of a bygone era, where Bohemian charm meets Victorian elegance, enveloping guests in a vintage setting, layered with heritage, culture, and timeless elegance. More than just a restaurant, United Coffee House offers a dining experience steeped in nostalgia and heritage— a timeless experience, cherished across generations.

Lala Hansraj Kalra
Founder: Lala Hansraj Kalra

Legacy

The United Coffee House story harks back to the late 1930s, a time when undivided India encompassed Delhi, Lahore, and Sialkot. Amid the vibrant tapestry of India’s capital, a growing recognition of its immense business potential inspired the visionary late Lala Hansraj Kalra—a suave liquor baron and passionate hotelier with ventures spanning from Sialkot to Delhi—to establish the city’s very first Café. With his innate flair for hospitality and cosmopolitan outlook, he envisioned more than a dining space; he created a cultural landmark that united people from diverse walks of life, blending ideas, traditions, and conversations under one roof over indulgent savouries, aromatic coffees and enduring charm of British club food . Throughout its storied history, the tables of UCH have been graced by writers and artists, lawyers and journalists, actors and businessmen, luminaries , philanthropists, travelers, politicians, and bureaucrats—reflecting the city’s cultural and social tapestry. With a slice of the Continent on its menu, UCH laid the foundation for a legacy that united people and helped shape Delhi’s evolving culture.

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Akash Kalra : Guardian of a Culinary Legacy

3rd Generation Owner & Managing Director, United Group

Eighty-three years since its inception, United Coffee House, the iconic restaurant in the heart of Delhi, has been nurtured through generations of the Kalra family. Today, it thrives under the stewardship of Mr. Akash Kalra—a distinguished hotelier and third-generation scion of the family that built this enduring legacy, brick by brick. Having grown up around culinary artists and entrepreneurs, and with hospitality ingrained in his DNA, food penchant was inevitability for Mr. Kalra.

Taking over the reins of the United Group in his early twenties, he has, over the last 35 years, blended his strategic vision with deep rooted hospitality expertise, to uphold UCH’s legacy while transforming it into a pan-Indian brand of distinction. Mr. Kalra has propelled UCH to new heights, cementing its reputation as both a benchmark for fine dining and an epitome of culinary excellence across India. With profound knowledge and a passion for food, enriched by extensive global travels, he has not only elevated UCH but also revived signature Raj-era recipes—honoring timeless traditions while seamlessly embracing innovation

Additionally, his sharp insight into the evolving dining landscape inspired the creation of United Coffee House Rewind—a concept designed to resonate with the contemporary generation’s preference for relaxed, casual dining experiences.

With Mr. Akash Kalra – at the helm, United Coffee House continues to shine as an unrivalled culinary destination—where timeless legacy intertwines with the vibrant spirit of the present, while charting an inspired path toward the future of dining.

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Akash Kalra : Guardian of a Culinary Legacy

3rd Generation Owner & Managing Director, United Group

Eighty-three years since its inception, United Coffee House, the iconic restaurant in the heart of Delhi, has been nurtured through generations of the Kalra family. Today, it thrives under the stewardship of Mr. Akash Kalra—a distinguished hotelier and third-generation scion of the family that built this enduring legacy, brick by brick. Having grown up around culinary artists and entrepreneurs, and with hospitality ingrained in his DNA, food penchant was inevitability for Mr. Kalra.

Taking over the reins of the United Group in his early twenties, he has, over the last 35 years, blended his strategic vision with deep rooted hospitality expertise, to uphold UCH’s legacy while transforming it into a pan-Indian brand of distinction. Mr. Kalra has propelled UCH to new heights, cementing its reputation as both a benchmark for fine dining and an epitome of culinary excellence across India. With profound knowledge and a passion for food, enriched by extensive global travels, he has not only elevated UCH but also revived signature Raj-era recipes—honoring timeless traditions while seamlessly embracing innovation

Additionally, his sharp insight into the evolving dining landscape inspired the creation of United Coffee House Rewind—a concept designed to resonate with the contemporary generation’s preference for relaxed, casual dining experiences.

With Mr. Akash Kalra – at the helm, United Coffee House continues to shine as an unrivalled culinary destination—where timeless legacy intertwines with the vibrant spirit of the present, while charting an inspired path toward the future of dining.

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