Gulmohar Restaurant

Gulmohar Restaurant is right in the middle of Jamalpur, just across from the big APMC market. If you know Ahmedabad, you know how busy this area gets, especially in the early hours of the morning. When the market starts moving, we are already here getting the kitchen ready. The smell of the market is everywhere, but once you step inside, it’s all about the food. We’ve had this place for a long time, and the walls show a bit of that age. We don't use those fancy menus with pictures; we just tell people what we have cooked fresh for the day. It’s a lot of heavy lifting and fast cooking to keep up with the workers coming in for a meal. The noise from the crossroad outside never really stops. We have some regular customers who have been eating here for years, and they always sit in the same spots. The tables are close together because we try to fit everyone in during the lunch rush. It’s not a place for a quiet romantic dinner, that’s for sure. It’s loud, it’s busy, and it’s very Jamalpur. We focus on getting the plates out and making sure nobody leaves hungry. Sometimes the fans struggle with the heat of the ovens, but we make do. It’s just a honest, local restaurant serving the people who work hard in the market every day. We usually close up once the main market crowd thins out for the evening.