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White Room Stories brings Santorini vibes and inventive dishes
White Room Stories is a new cafe in CK Block.
It is decorated mostly in white, with blue details, plants and glass walls.
The owners wanted it to feel a little like Santorini.
Music is an important part of the cafe, and guests can look through CDs or play some instruments.
The cafe may also host live music in the future.
Its menu has familiar foods with unusual twists.
One example is prawns wrapped in kunafa pastry and served as a savoury dish.
The cafe also serves coffee, milkshakes, mocktails and special desserts-inspired drinks.
White Room Stories, a new cafe in CK Block, uses white decor, blue accents and greenery to create a Santorini-inspired setting.
The cafe was started by friends who wanted their own gathering place and chose the location for its proximity to Salt Lake and Kestopur.
Music is central to the cafe, with walls dedicated to international rock and Bangla bands, guest-play instruments and plans for live gigs.
The menu includes inventive dishes such as Urban Prawn Kunafa, Chicken Shawarma Salad and Chicken a la Kiev.
Beverages include coffee, mocktails, a Biscoff Milkshake and the White Room Special Affogato.
- Who
- White Room Stories, founded by a group of friends including Saswati Ghosh and Piyali Ghosh Mitra, with chef Hasibur Rahaman Shaikh and head barista Sumit Das.
- What
- A new cafe offering Santorini-inspired decor, music and inventive dishes and beverages.
- Where
- CK Block, near the founders’ homes in Salt Lake and Kestopur.
- When
- The articles do not specify an opening date.
- Why
- The founders wanted to create their own cafe after realising they spent substantial amounts of money socialising at cafes.
Key facts
- Cafe
- White Room Stories
- Location
- CK Block
- Design
- White decor with blue accents, greenery, glass ceilings and glass walls
- Music
- International rock, Bangla bands, old classics, guest instruments and planned live gigs
- Signature dish
- Urban Prawn Kunafa, priced at Rs 619
- Fish options
- Basa at Rs 451, bhetki at Rs 619 and salmon at Rs 901
- Signature beverage
- White Room Special Affogato, priced at Rs 304
Quotes
Hasibur Rahaman Shaikh
The cafe’s chef
“To contrast we are using different shades of blue and lots of natural greenery. Part of the cafe has glass ceilings that look stunning when it rains. In winter, we’ll open up the floor-to-ceiling glass walls so guests can sit indoors but feel closer to the garden outside.”
telegraphindia.com
“Kunafa is a Middle Eastern dessert made of spun pastry dough, layered with cheese and soaked in syrup. It comes in thread-like strands. But we are pairing it with prawns to create a savoury item.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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