Saptabeeja
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Seven seeds, from Yemen to India to your cup.

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Every Indian specialty coffee, and thousands more from roasters around the world, in one place, rated and searchable, with a recipe for every bag and answers to every “latte or cappuccino?”

1,696 coffees from 94 Indian roasters · 4,546 from 192 roasters in 26 more countries · cafés in 14 Indian cities and 108 countries · prices refreshed 22 Oct

Why “Saptabeeja”? It's Sanskrit for “seven seeds”: the seven beans Baba Budan carried from Mocha in Yemen to the hills of Chikmagalur around 1670. India's coffee began as a gift from another part of the world, so this site starts at home and follows coffee everywhere it grows, roasts and pours. The story →

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Regions14 in India · 22 countriesEstates151 named farmsRoasters119 in India · 192 abroadCafés130 in India · 2,267 abroadCommunities23 groups & events

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Café of the dayIn Jaipur? Coffee Sutra: Specialty roaster with three Jaipur cafés, noted for one of the city's few proper cortados.Order: Cortado →EstateAmmikulavi Estate is roasted by 7 different roasters.Taste how roasting changes the same farm →RegionPulney Hills, Tamil Nadu: Floral, fruity, lively acidity.14 coffees in stock from here →PricesWild ferments cost about 27% more than washed coffees.Median ₹356 vs ₹280 per 100 g; naturals ₹300 →r/IndiaCoffeeHarley Estate Robusta came up in ~38 threads this year.The usual answer when someone asks for a good Indian robusta for blends or strong milk coffee →CompareEspresso or Latte? See the difference side by side.Or build your own comparison →GuideWhat are anaerobic and experimental coffees?Sealed tanks, added yeasts, fruit co-ferments and whisky barrels. A plain guide to the wild side of Indian specialty. →

Top rated right now

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Coffee Plus · ★ 5.0 (61)

Wholesale Beans

Chikmagalur
Chocolate
₹200 /100 g
Fraction 9 Coffee · ★ 5.0 (32)

Black Pepper - Bold

Natural
pepper
₹160 /100 g
Hunkal Estate Coffee · ★ 4.9 (42)

Filter Coffee Rich

Medium-dark
Hunkal Estate
₹93 /100 g
Tulum Coffee · ★ 5.0 (15)

The Swell Blend

Medium
Chikmagalur
chocolatey: rich, nuts add depth
₹242 /100 g
Fraction 9 Coffee · ★ 4.9 (27)

100% Coffee BAGS

Chikmagalur
₹166 /100 g
Hunkal Estate Coffee · ★ 4.9 (89)

Aranya Gold Coffee Beans

Medium
Thogarihunkal Estate · Chikmagalur
Fruity · Berry · Citrus
₹128 /100 g
Hunkal Estate Coffee · ★ 5.0 (19)

Filter Coffee Strong

Dark
Hunkal Estate · Chikmagalur
₹89 /100 g
Fraction 9 Coffee · ★ 4.9 (194)

French Roast Coffee

Dark
Chocolate
₹228 /100 g
1 · Find the bag

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2 · Get its recipe

Every coffee page gives a recipe matched to its roast, for seven brew methods.

3 · Exact grinder clicks

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4 · Rate & remember

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85

Beginner-friendly

Medium roast, washed, easy to love black or with milk.

242

Milk-friendly daily drivers

Chocolatey, nutty, caramel. Built for lattes and filter kaapi.

119

Fruity filter bangers

Light roasts, naturals and honeys that pop in a V60.

225

South Indian filter upgrades

Heritage profiles for the steel filter, cleaner and sweeter.

269

Wild ferments

Anaerobic, carbonic, lactic, yeast and co-ferments. Not for the timid.

378

Great value

Specialty beans under ₹250 per 100 g.

Just landed

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Blue Tokai Coffee

Diwali Blend

MediumNew
Chocolate · Caramel & sweet · Citrus
₹272 /100 g
22nd Bridge Coffee Roasters

Cascara

WashedNew
dried fruit, citrus
₹500 /100 g

Drink it out in Bengaluru

All 38 in Bengaluru →

Central Tiffin Room (Shri Sagar)

₹
Malleshwaram · old-school, crowded

Century-old Malleshwaram institution known for butter-roasted benne masala dosa and filter coffee.

Order: Benne masala dosa

Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters

₹₹
Sadashivanagar · casual neighbourhood cafe

Single-origin Indian estate coffees from one of the country's best known specialty roasters.

Order: Pour-over

Matteo Coffea

₹₹
Church Street · lively, central

Long-running European-style espresso bar on Church Street with a busy, central location.

Order: Espresso

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