Where is the coffee actually good?

Mumbai cafes worth going to for the coffee itself

Everything else on this site scores a cafe as a workplace. This list does not. These are the roasters and specialty rooms where the coffee is the reason to go, whether or not you open a laptop.

9 cafes · ranked by overall score

1. 1Blue Tokai — New ExcelsiorFort · South Bombay3.4Specialty coffeeSpecialty coffee inside a 1930s cinema, with a terrace. The best-value work cafe in Fort.
2. 2Araku CoffeeApollo Bunder · South Bombay3.4Specialty coffeeAn 1897 building, a modbar, and a reading area someone actually curated. Behind the Taj, and worth finding.
3. 3Blue Tokai — Nariman PointNariman Point · South Bombay3.4Specialty coffeeThe closest decent coffee to Marine Drive, and the nearest thing Nariman Point has to a third place.
4. 4Subko Coffee — Mary LodgeChapel Road · Bandra3.2Roasts its ownThe reference point for Indian specialty coffee, in a Ranwar bungalow that refuses to hurry you.
5. 5Third Wave Coffee — ChurchgateChurchgate · South Bombay3.2Specialty coffeeTwo minutes from Churchgate station and open absurdly late. The commuter's coffee.
6. 6Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters — Perry RoadPerry Road · Bandra3.1Specialty coffeeSmall, functional, reliably good — the cafe you go to when you need the coffee to just be right.
7. 7Nandan CoffeeKala Ghoda · South Bombay2.9Specialty coffeeSingle-estate coffee from a Kodaikanal wildlife sanctuary, poured by people who want to explain it.
8. 8Subko — The Cacao MillColaba · South Bombay2.4Roasts its ownA cacao mill that also pours coffee. The most single-minded room on this map.
9. 9KCROASTERS by KoinoniaChuim Village · Bandra1.4Roasts its ownIndia's first dedicated siphon bar. Come for the brewing, not for the wifi.