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CafeGreater Kailash
Savorworks roasts coffee, makes bean to bar chocolate and cooks Thai-leaning plates under one roof in Masjid Moth, Greater Kailash, in south Delhi.
DrinkBean to cup espresso paired with bean to bar chocolate
TipEvery coffee arrives with a small glass of soda to clear the palate; try a bar of the house chocolate alongside.
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CafeHauz KhasWork-friendly
Quick Brown Fox, a New Delhi specialty roaster, pours its own single-estate coffees alongside pizza and cookies at a third-floor cafe in Hauz Khas, Delhi.
DrinkPour over of the house roasted single origin
TipA note on the tables says laptops are not allowed at weekends; on weekdays, ask which single-estate coffee is on filter.
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CafeDefence Colony
Daily Drama pours beans from several Indian roasters side by side at this Defence Colony market cafe in Delhi, built for comparing origins cup by cup.
DrinkRotating multi roaster pour over flight
TipThe room is up on the 1st and 2nd floor of the market; order the flight format to taste several roasters at once.
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CafeSaket
Jugmug Thela strings fairy lights over indoor and outdoor tables in Champa Gali, pouring Vietnamese coffee and plating pasta in this lane of Delhi.
DrinkVietnamese coffee
TipParking near the lane costs about ₹50 an hour, so walk the five minutes from Saket metro station instead.
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CafeMajnu Ka Tilla
AMA Cafe serves a Himalayan breakfast of eggs, aloo khatsa and Tibetan bread from a first floor room in Majnu ka Tilla, Delhi's Tibetan colony.
DrinkHimalayan breakfast of eggs, aloo khatsa and Tibetan bread
TipIt opens at 07:30 for the Himalayan or an English breakfast; the pancakes and carrot cinnamon cake are the reviewed favourites.
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South IndianLodhi Colony
Carnatic Cafe plates dosa, idli and filter coffee from a Meherchand Market corner, a South Indian breakfast counter in Delhi's Lodhi Colony.
DrinkFilter coffee
TipThe Malleshwaram 18th Cross and ghee roast dosas draw the biggest crowd, so expect a wait of about thirty minutes.