Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Lucknow's 88-Year-Old Coffee House Falls Silent After Closure
Lucknow’s Indian Coffee House was an important meeting place for 88 years.
It has now been closed for nearly three months.
Many politicians, writers, journalists and artists used to meet there.
They discussed politics, society and new ideas over inexpensive coffee.
Famous leaders such as Jawaharlal Nehru and Atal Bihari Vajpayee were associated with the venue.
Lalji Tandon called it his “political school.”
The Coffee House was run as a cooperative rather than an ordinary business.
People who value its history want it to reopen.
Lucknow’s 88-year-old Indian Coffee House has been closed for nearly three months.
The venue was a meeting place for politicians, journalists, writers, artists and activists.
Figures associated with it included Jawaharlal Nehru, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lalji Tandon.
The cooperative institution became an important part of Lucknow’s political and intellectual culture.
Writer Pradeep Kapoor and others have called for efforts to revive the Coffee House.
- Who
- Lucknow’s Indian Coffee House, along with the politicians, journalists, writers, artists and activists who used it.
- What
- The 88-year-old Coffee House has remained closed for nearly three months.
- When
- For nearly three months; the articles do not provide an exact closure date.
- Where
- Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
- Institution
- Indian Coffee House
- Age
- 88 years
- Closure
- Nearly three months
- Role
- Meeting place for political, journalistic, literary and artistic discussions
- Operating model
- Cooperative institution
- Coffee price
- Rose from around Rs 4 to Rs 50
- Revival appeal
- Writer and journalist Pradeep Kapoor urged Lucknow to revive the venue