North Hobart cafe opens for first time during COVID-19 pandemic

A trio of local business owners have not been deterred by the pandemic and have just opened their North Hobart cafe for the first time.

Anshu Bisht, Rohit Kumar and Jyoti Janoti have opened Marigold Cafe in North Hobart. Picture: LUKE BOWDEN

IT’S one of the toughest times in history for the hospitality industry, but that has not stopped a trio of new cafe owners from pursuing their dream.

Rohit Kumar, Jyoti Janoti and Anshu Bisht opened Marigold Cafe and Restaurant on Thursday for takeaways and dine in for breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week.

Marigold is located on the busy Elizabeth St restaurant strip in North Hobart at the former Old Peking Chinese Restaurant and next door to Annapurna, where Ms Janoti worked for the past nine years.

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Mr Kumar said the cafe’s menu was affordable and used fresh, local produce as much as possible.

He said they took over the lease of the property in January and with restrictions on dining in recently lifting, the trio decided to jump into the deep end.

“We were thinking maybe it wasn’t the best time to open, but after doing renovations in March and already paying rent, we thought we may as well take the risk and open,” Mr Kumar said.

“Now we can get to know the customers and they can get a taste of our food, drinks and coffee.”