Bombay Bread Bar Chef Floyd Cardoz Dies From Coronavirus: Report

SOHO, MANHATTAN — An acclaimed Indian chef behind some of New York City's most popular restaurants has died from complications related to the new coronavirus, according to reports.

Floyd Cardoz — known for now-closed hotspots like Tabla in Union Square and SoHo's Bombay Bread Bar — died in a New York hospital where he had admitted himself earlier this month, Indian publication Scroll.in first reported. He was 59 years old.

Cardoz had admitted himself into the hospital shortly after returning to New York from India on March 8, according to Eater and his Instagram account. By March 17, he was hospitalized with a "viral fever," according to The Hunger Inc., where he was culinary director.

"The chef was a force in New York’s restaurant community," Eater wrote.

Cardoz opened Tabla, his first New York restaurant, in 1998 in partnership with Danny Meyer and Union Square Hospitality group.

The fine dining spot received three stars in the New York Times and became a cult favorite that, even after closing in 2010, is still known as one of New York's greatest restaurants, according to Eater.

The chef went on to open Bombay Canteen in Mumbai and ran Paowalla in Soho, which eventually turned into Bombay Bread Bar before closing last year.