Inside Subko's The Cacao Mill on 2nd Pasta Lane, Colaba: a double-height stone-walled room with counter seating on a mezzanine above the glazed chocolate-making floor

Subko, The Cacao Mill

3.5

A cacao mill that also pours coffee. The most single-minded room on this map.

Come for what you cannot get anywhere else in the city, bean-to-bar cacao made on the premises, next to coffee from the same sourcing discipline. Not a working cafe; a destination.

2nd Pasta Lane, Colaba, Mumbai

A surprisingly large two-floor room, tagged work friendly, where a reviewer says people camp for six hours, but no source confirms wifi or power sockets.

How Subko, The Cacao Mill compares in South Bombay

Subko, The Cacao Mill ranks #7 of 134 scored cafes in South Bombay for working on a laptop, with a workability score of 3.5 out of 5. That is 1.9 above the area average of 1.6.

Of the 2 factors we could verify, Wi-Fi is the strongest at 4 out of 5 and work is the weakest at 3.5.

Not yet verified: power, quiet, seating. If you have worked here, the submit page takes corrections.

It is open Daily 9am–11pm. Typical spend is ₹900+. It sits in Colaba, South Bombay.

If work matters most for your session, Third Wave Coffee, Colaba in Colaba scores 4 for it.

  • Wi-Fi

    Reviewers/roundups describe 'warm vibes and free wifi make it an ideal spot for work or catch-ups'; overall summarized as 'a well-regarded spot for working with reliable wifi'.

  • Seating

    Reviewers note the space is spacious for Colaba with natural light, but 'space and seating may be limited during busy hours' — mixed, not scored.

  • Work friendliness

    Multiple sources describe it as an aesthetically pleasing spot with reliable wifi good for working, though seating can get tight when busy.

We last checked this cafe on 2026-09-08. Wifi gets worse and rules change. If you're sitting there now, one tap keeps the next person honest.

Did the wifi hold up?
Could you plug in?
Did they let you stay?

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