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Best Cafés in India (2026)

Coffee shops, bakeries, tea rooms and dessert spots for breakfast, a light lunch or a break between sights.

18 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 cafés in India

  1. Kyani & Co. Irani cafe, Marine LinesAround 120 years old and described as Mumbai's oldest operating Irani cafe, serving bun maska, Irani chai, keema pav and cherry custard near Marine Lines.
  2. Tapri Central Tea house, C-Scheme (Central Park)Jaipur's best-known modern chai house, overlooking Central Park on Prithviraj Road, with a long tea list, vegetarian snacks and a small design store upstairs.
  3. Wenger’s Historic bakery and patisserie, Connaught PlaceA Connaught Place bakery with roots in a Swiss couple's 1920s catering business, known for plum cake, shortbread, lemon tart, patties and pastries.

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1. Kyani & Co.

Irani cafe$Marine Lines

Around 120 years old and described as Mumbai's oldest operating Irani cafe, serving bun maska, Irani chai, keema pav and cherry custard near Marine Lines.

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2. Tapri Central

Tea house$C-Scheme (Central Park)

Jaipur's best-known modern chai house, overlooking Central Park on Prithviraj Road, with a long tea list, vegetarian snacks and a small design store upstairs.

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3. Wenger’s

Historic bakery and patisserie$$Connaught Place

A Connaught Place bakery with roots in a Swiss couple's 1920s catering business, known for plum cake, shortbread, lemon tart, patties and pastries.

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4. Britannia & Co.

Parsi and Irani cafe$$Ballard Estate

A Parsi-Irani cafe in Ballard Estate since 1923, famous for its berry pulao made with barberries from Iran, salli boti, dhansak and caramel custard.

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7. Anokhi Café

Organic café and bakery$$C-Scheme (Prithviraj Road)

Relaxed café beside the Anokhi store on Prithviraj Road, using produce from the Anokhi farm for salads, pizzettas, organic breads and fresh pomegranate juice.

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8. Merwan & Co.

Irani cafe and bakery$Grant Road

An Irani cafe and bakery opposite Grant Road station since 1914, famous for mawa cakes, butter buns and Irani chai that often sell out by mid-morning.

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11. Cafe Lota

Regional Indian café$$Pragati Maidan

A courtyard café at the National Crafts Museum that reinvents regional Indian dishes with local grains, in a setting styled on a roadside dhaba.

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12. Kala Ghoda Cafe

All-day cafe and bakery$$Kala Ghoda

An all-day cafe and bakery on Rope Walk Lane with three rooms, from a high-ceilinged coffee room to a moody wine bar, known for salads, sandwiches and cakes.

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13. Cafe Madras

South Indian breakfast cafe$Matunga

A busy Matunga cafe serving South Indian breakfasts and lunches, from fluffy idli with sambar to benne pessarettu dosa and pineapple sheera.

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16. Kohhee

All-day brunch café$$C-Scheme (Bais Godam)

Casual brunch café on Sahakar Marg serving bagels, burgers, risotto, smoothie bowls and flavoured coffees, with gluten-free options and a well-liked blueberry cheesecake.

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