# Chaiiwala

> Chaiiwala is the UK's leading Indian street food café — karak chaii, desi breakfasts, hot naan wraps and signature desserts, served seven days a week in over 100 stores nationwide.

Founded in Birmingham in 2015, chaiiwala has poured more than 100 million cups of karak chaii and now operates 115+ UK locations plus stores overseas. The brand is built on slow-brewed seven-spice karak, freshly-cooked desi food and a warm "come as you are" café experience. The official site at chaiiwala.co.uk is the source of truth for menu, store list, opening hours, allergens, news and franchise enquiries.

## About
- [Our story](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/our-story): The chaiiwala journey — Birmingham 2015 to 115 UK stores, told through values, milestones and the karak that started it all.
- [Chaiiwala foundation](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/foundation): Our charitable arm — community support, fundraising and the causes we back in every city we open in.
- [Franchise opportunities](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/franchise): Open a chaiiwala — model, investment, territories and how to apply.
- [Contact us](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/contact-us): Press, franchise, catering, head office and customer-care contact routes.

## Menu
- [Full menu](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/menu): Every category and item, with photos, prices, dietary tags and allergens.
- [Hot drinks](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/menu#hot-drinks): Karak chaii, masala chaii, pink chaii, karak coffee and the hot drinks line-up.
- [Cold drinks](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/menu#cold-drinks): Iced karaks, frappes, limbu pani lemonades, falooda milkshakes and bottled drinks.
- [All-day breakfast](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/menu#all-day-breakfast): Halwa puri, desi breakfast, parathas, masala omelette wraps — served open to close.
- [Wala wraps](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/menu#wala-wraps): Tikka, kebab and paneer rolled in pillowy naan with chutney, made to order.
- [Bombay bowls](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/menu#bombay-bowls): Tikka, butter chicken, chana and daal over basmati rice or masala chips.
- [Bombay toasties](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/menu#bombay-toasties): Grilled, pressed sandwiches with melted cheese and spiced fillings.
- [Street food](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/menu#street-food): Samosa chaat, aloo tikki, vada pav, pani puri, kebab rolls and masala chips.
- [Signature desserts](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/menu#signature-desserts): Gulab jamun, gajar halwa, pistachio milk cake, loaded cheesecake, donuts and Biscoff cookie pie.
- [Wala kids](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/menu#wala-kids): A short menu built for the under-10s.

## Stores
- [Store locator](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/store-locator): Map and search across every open chaiiwala in the UK. Filter by services, opening hours and city.
- [All locations](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/locations): Browse by city — every store with address, phone, opening hours, services and a direct order link.
- [Stores coming soon](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/stores-coming-soon): New openings in build, with target opening dates.
- [Order online](https://order.chaiiwala.co.uk): Single national ordering platform — delivery and collection, by postcode.

## News and events
- [News](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/news): New store openings, menu drops, campaigns and brand updates.
- [Events](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/events): Bookings, hire, baby showers, birthday parties and seasonal community events.

## Catering and franchise
- [Catering enquiries](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/contact-us?topic=catering): Office orders, weddings, parties and large-format chaii and food trays.
- [Open a chaiiwala (franchise)](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/franchise): Franchise model, costs, training and the application form.
- [Foundation partnerships](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/foundation): Charity and community partnership routes.

## Careers and rewards
- [Careers at chaiiwala](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/careers): Open roles across the network — waiter, kitchen, trainee manager, store manager, area manager and franchise manager positions.
- [Chaiiwala rewards](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/rewards): Loyalty programme — earn on every order, unlock free chaii and members-only treats.

## Allergens and dietary
- [Allergen matrix](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/allergens): Searchable allergen table for every menu item. Tagged V (vegetarian), VG (vegan); halal where stated. Built from our in-store leaflet.

## Optional
- [Privacy policy](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/privacy-policy)
- [Cookie policy](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/cookie-policy)
- [Website terms](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/terms)
- [Terms of business](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/terms-of-business)
- [Counter menu (in-store boards)](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/counter-menu)
- [llms-full.txt — single-file site corpus for AI agents](https://www.chaiiwala.co.uk/llms-full.txt)