ARAKU Coffee
₹₹₹Two-storey flagship with an in-house roastery, a Modbar manual-brew bar and an SCA training academy upstairs.
Order: Manual brew at the Modbar (V60, AeroPress or Chemex) · Biscoff Snowball · Crispy butter croissant
Specialty cafés in Bengaluru
38 places to drink great coffee in Bengaluru, with what each is known for and what to order. Places change: check opening hours before you go.
Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters
₹₹Single-origin Indian estate coffees from one of the country's best known specialty roasters.
Order: Pour-over · AeroPress · Cold brew
Third Wave Coffee
₹₹Bengaluru-born specialty chain with reliable espresso and cold brew and plenty of work-friendly outlets.
Order: Vietnamese Shakerato · Cold brew · Flat white
💻 Wifi, plug points everywhere, spacious; tables fill with laptop users
Roastery Coffee House
₹₹Hyderabad roaster's first Bengaluru house, opened September 2026, serving specialty coffees sourced almost entirely from Chikmagalur.
Order: Signature Cranberry Coffee · Brownie Blend Cold Coffee · Manual brew of the day
Maverick & Farmer Coffee (Kothanur flagship)
₹₹9,000 sq ft flagship with a live roastery and coffee academy, known for experimental brews using beans from its own Coorg estate.
Order: Clarified Cappuccino · Spresso Citron · Ol' Smoky cold-smoked coffee
Ajji House by Subko
₹₹₹Subko's Bengaluru flagship in a restored 70-year-old home with red oxide floors, serving its own roasts and bakes.
Order: South Indian filter coffee · Croissant · Banoffee Flat White
The Kind Roastery & Brew Room
₹₹Vegetarian cafe, specialty roastery and eggless bakery with a calm, sandstone-clad brew bar.
Order: Vietnamese espresso · Single-origin pour-over
💻 Wifi, calm, long stays fine; mobile signal can be weak. Indiranagar branch bans laptops on weekends
Ner.lu Cafe
₹₹Showcase for small independent Indian roasters, with a rotating coffee discovery menu brewed on a Hario Switch.
Order: Coffee discovery flight (three coffees) · Minty Ale
Fewer sources for this one: check details before you go.
Beanlore Coffee Roasters
₹₹Work-friendly cafe that roasts its own beans and bakes its own sourdough, with meeting pods and a conference room.
Order: Cereal Latte · Pour-over of the day
💻 Fast wifi, plugs everywhere, private pods and call rooms; fills early
HumbleBean Coffee & Patisserie
₹₹Concept cafe from a Kushalnagar roaster, pairing manual and siphon brews with French-style pastries.
Order: Siphon coffee · Flavoured cold brew · Sourdough sandwich
💻 Wifi, plugs near most tables, quiet; seating can be limited
Fewer sources for this one: check details before you go.
The Caffeine Baar
₹₹Experience centre and cafe run by a barista champion, brewing its own Baarbara Estate beans by syphon, Chemex and more.
Order: Syphon brew · Pour-over · Cold brew
💻 Wifi, plug points, quiet; no pressure to keep ordering. Church Street cafe reportedly bans laptops on weekends
Fewer sources for this one: check details before you go.
Karma Kaapi
₹₹Cosy micro roastery cafe with coffees from Indian and overseas estates, plus board games and a book wall.
Order: Filter coffee · Salted caramel iced latte
Fewer sources for this one: check details before you go.
Mannheim Coffee
₹₹Small cafe roasting single-estate Karnataka arabica with techniques learned from German roasters.
Order: Pour-over of the day · Cappuccino
Fewer sources for this one: check details before you go.
Hunkal Heights Coffee
₹Cafe arm of a seventh-generation Chikkamagaluru estate that dries and roasts its coffee on the farm.
Order: Filter coffee · Espresso-based drink of choice
Fewer sources for this one: check details before you go.
Matteo Coffea
₹₹Long-running European-style espresso bar on Church Street with a busy, central location.
Order: Espresso · Mocha Shakerato · Cinnamon roll
Dyu Art Cafe
₹₹Restored bungalow with a Kerala-style courtyard and rotating art on the walls.
Order: Iced coffee · Cappuccino · Tuna melt sandwich
Brahmin's Coffee Bar
₹Standing-only breakfast counter near Shankar Mutt known for idli vada and strong filter coffee in steel tumblers.
Order: Filter coffee · Idli vada
Vidyarthi Bhavan
₹Gandhi Bazaar tiffin room open since 1943, famous for its ghee-rich masala dosa followed by filter coffee.
Order: Masala dosa · Filter coffee
Central Tiffin Room (Shri Sagar)
₹Century-old Malleshwaram institution known for butter-roasted benne masala dosa and filter coffee.
Order: Benne masala dosa · Filter coffee · Mangalore bajji
Mavalli Tiffin Rooms (MTR)
₹Founded in 1924 and credited with the rava idli, served with coffee from beans roasted in-house.
Order: Rava idli · Filter coffee · Masala dosa
Veena Stores
₹Family-run breakfast spot on Margosa Road known for soft idlis, unlimited chutney and filter coffee.
Order: Idli vada · Filter coffee · Kharabath
Hatti Kaapi
₹Filter coffee chain that began in 2009 as a 30 sq ft stall in Gandhi Bazaar and now has outlets across the city and airport.
Order: Filter coffee · Jaggery coffee · Mysore kaapi
Fewer sources for this one: check details before you go.
The Rameshwaram Cafe
₹Hugely popular dosa chain whose thick, strong filter coffee is a big part of the draw.
Order: Filter coffee · Any dosa
Fewer sources for this one: check details before you go.
Indian Coffee House
₹Old-school coffee house with turbaned waiters, filter coffee and classic snacks.
Order: Filter coffee · Mutton cutlet · Omelette
6oz Coffee & Roasters
Specialty roaster near Ulsoor Lake working only with Indian origins, from Chikmagalur and Coorg to Araku and the northeast.
Order: Spanish latte · Croissant
💻 Free wifi, plenty of outlets, quiet; long sits OK
Fewer sources for this one: check details before you go.
11grams Coffee Roasters
₹₹₹Small cafe and experience centre for coffee roasted by world roasting champions, with single origins and blends.
Order: Chemex brew · Pistachio croissant · Tiramisu
Fewer sources for this one: check details before you go.
Kinya Coffee
₹₹Tiny neighbourhood specialty cafe known for its Spanish latte and cold brews.
Order: Spanish latte · Cold brew · Almond croissant
Fewer sources for this one: check details before you go.
Ground Up Coffee & Roastery
₹₹Very small roastery cafe focused on manual brews of its own coffee.
Order: Manual brew · Almond croissant · Cold coffee
Fewer sources for this one: check details before you go.
Arabica Coffea Roasters
₹₹Pocket-sized roaster cafe with a short menu of espresso drinks and desserts.
Order: Spanish latte · Matcha affogato · Tiramisu
King's Coffee Co.
₹Mysuru-born filter coffee brand with a cafe in the Jayanagar 4th Block BDA complex.
Order: Filter coffee · Carrot cake · Vada pav
Fewer sources for this one: check details before you go.
Tribes Coffee
₹₹HSR cafe with a range of coffee coolers, including a millet-based mocha.
Order: Millet Mocha Chill · Tiramisu Frappe · Cafe mocha
💻 High-speed wifi, comfortable seating, long stays OK; plugs unconfirmed
Fewer sources for this one: check details before you go.
The Craftery by Subko
₹₹₹Subko's 9,000 sq ft multi-level space with communal tables, serving its own roasts and bakes.
Order: Iced latte · Aam French Toast · Puff
💻 Free wifi, lots of seating, quiet zones; plugs unconfirmed
Fewer sources for this one: check details before you go.
Paper & Pie
₹₹Work-from-cafe with a meeting room and podcast studio, serving Chikmagalur coffee.
Order: Spiced Orange Cold Brew · Fig and goat's cheese toast · Berliners
💻 Wifi, plug points, meeting and podcast rooms; crowded at peak hours
Ainmane Cafe and Speciality Store
₹Small Coorg coffee and chocolate store with a cafe counter and low prices.
Order: Monsoon Malabar · Carrot cake
Fewer sources for this one: check details before you go.
Espressoulster Coffee
₹₹100% arabica cafe on 80 Feet Road with a big community table, bookshelf and bean display.
Order: Affogato · Spanish latte · Banana cake
💻 Owner-confirmed wifi and plugs, spacious; full-day laptop use OK with an order
Suay
₹₹₹Converted home serving Vietnamese coffee from Vietnamese beans, brewed at the table in a phin.
Order: Vietnamese egg coffee · Vietnamese espresso · Banh mi
💻 Has co-working nooks; wifi not confirmed
Fewer sources for this one: check details before you go.
Kana by Coffee Mechanics
Bali-inspired two-level cafe from roaster Coffee Mechanics, pouring its single-estate coffees.
Order: Cauvery Peak single estate · Cortado · Litchi Coconut Coffee
Fewer sources for this one: check details before you go.
Bhavani Koffee Roastery
₹Retail outlet of a coffee works founded in 1965, grinding Chikmagalur and Bababudangiri beans for filter coffee.
Order: Filter coffee · Fresh-ground filter coffee powder
Fewer sources for this one: check details before you go.