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Specialty cafés in Delhi NCR

14 places to drink great coffee in Delhi NCR, with what each is known for and what to order. Places change: check opening hours before you go.

Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters (Champa Gali)

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Saidulajab, Saket · Roastery café · rustic, leafy lane

Café with an on-site roastery in the Champa Gali creative lane near Saket metro.

Order: Pour-over of the day · Cappuccino

💻 Laptop-friendly but busy on weekends

LoCol by Subko

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Lodhi Colony · Roastery café · heritage, community, bakery · 8 AM to 9 PM daily

Subko's first Delhi café, in a heritage building in New Khanna Market, with Indian microlots and an in-house bakehouse.

Order: Caco-Phony · Pour-over of the day

Devan's South Indian Coffee & Tea

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Khanna Market, Lodhi Colony · Heritage · old-school, calm

Roasting and selling coffee since 1962, often called the first coffee roaster in North India.

Order: Espresso · Monsooned Malabar beans to take home

Indian Coffee House

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Mohan Singh Place, Connaught Place · Heritage · retro, rooftop, nostalgic · 9 AM to 8:30 PM

The first Indian Coffee House (1957), a rooftop adda spot on the second floor of Mohan Singh Place.

Order: Hot coffee · Masala dosa

Quick Brown Fox Coffee Roasters

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Hauz Khas Market · Roastery café · bright, minimalist · 8 AM to 11 PM

Small-batch roaster café on a third floor in Hauz Khas Market, with a choice of beans and brew methods.

Order: Spanish latte · Piccolo latte · Coffee tonic

💻 Quiet on weekdays, good for getting work done

Caarabi Coffee Roasters

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Said-ul-Ajaib, Saket · Roastery café · educational, roastery lab · Wed to Sun, 9 AM to 6 PM

Experiential roastery and lab known for workshops, tastings and a four-course coffee omakase.

Order: Coffee omakase · Pour-over of the day

Shack Coffee Co.

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Shahpur Jat · Specialty café · arty, intimate · 9:30 AM to 7:30 PM

Tiny coffee bar and gallery space serving strong pour-overs from its in-house Kumkum blend.

Order: Pour-over (Kumkum blend) · Dirty coffee

💻 Popular with creatives and freelancers

Pour Over Coffee Roasters

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Khan Market · Roastery café · minimalist, day-to-night

Delhi roaster with a revamped Khan Market AM to PM bar mixing pour-overs by day and coffee cocktails at night.

Order: Pour over · Espresso tonic · Australian mocha

💻 Reviews mention it suits work sessions

Common Time

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Lodhi Colony · Specialty café · chic, community, vinyl · 7 AM to 10:30 PM

Multi-roaster café pouring beans from Indian artisan roasters, with vinyl on the decks.

Order: Pour-over · Mont Blanc cold brew with orange foam

Seven Seeds Coffee

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Arjun Nagar, Green Park · Specialty café · minimalist, late-night · Open until 4 AM

Minimalist pour-over spot that stays open until 4 AM.

Order: Pour-over · Iced latte

Fewer sources for this one: check details before you go.

ate | Altogether Experimental

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Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave · Specialty café · cozy, cave seating · 10 AM to 10 PM

Specialty café and patisserie with cave-style seating, praised for its milk coffees and desserts.

Order: Cappuccino · Flat white

💻 Reviewers mention laptop work and solo visits

Fewer sources for this one: check details before you go.

Savorworks Coffee & Chocolate

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One Horizon Center, Golf Course Road, Gurugram · Roastery café · polished, retail café

Roaster and bean-to-bar chocolate maker with a retail café on Golf Course Road.

Order: Salted caramel latte · Sea salt mocha

93 Degrees Coffee Roasters

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Sector 65, Golf Course Extension, Gurugram · Roastery café · industrial, roastery counter · 10 AM to 7 PM

Industrial micro-roastery with an open roaster and counter seating.

Order: Iced cortado · Coffee tonic · V60

Roastery Coffee House

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Sector 144, Noida · Roastery café · spacious, green courtyard

Bungalow-style café with a courtyard, brewing Indian estate coffees like Mandalkhan and Monsoon Malabar.

Order: AeroPress coffee · Hot cascara

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