Top Cafes of Pune!

Coffee Culture is fast evolving in Pune and the city now boasts of some pretty amazing cafes. And i am a HUGE coffee fan myself, I love exploring it in my own city. With experience of trying out cafes from the birth-place of coffee, Ethiopia, to the largest consumer of coffee, Norway, I have wide experience in exploring coffee culture. To me coffee is also not just about the product itself, but also the sentiment behind it, and the ambience of cafes certainly add quite a bit more to the whole coffee experience. Let's explore some of my top cafes in my city Pune though a coffee trail :)

The Wanderer at Book Cafe Ssong

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I love traveling and I love exploring cafes everywhere I go. So I spent a weekend recently on a coffee trail in my lovely city Pune to bring to you all some stories from some of the places that I personally visit often :)

1. Pagdandi Books Chai Cafe, Baner

Let us start from close to my home in Pune, and with a cafe which is very close to me. I know the owners (Neha and Vishal) really well and the place almost feels like home to me. More importantly its a place which brings Coffee and Books together, and so makes for a great companion when you are by yourself and want to just read. Read more.

I also sometimes sit and write my blog here, and also meet many new people for my 365 days project #TellMeYourDream2015.

Address

Regent Plaza
Baner - Pashan Link Rd
Baner, Pune, Maharashtra

Timings

10am to 11pm

2. Durga Cafe, Kothrud

Durga Cafe is one of those iconic cafes in the town which are extremely simple but become popular because of one legendary food item. The legendary food here is the Cold Coffee. I am usually not a huge fan of cold coffee as I do not take sugar with my coffee, but the one here surely grows on you. I didn't like it the first time I had it, and now if I am in the area, I do make it a point to have it :)

It is also a breakfast place and has some good local breakfast items, particularly the poha is good. The best time to visit is early morning or later in the evening. The place comes alive with the huge student population around.

Address

Gururaj Society, Paud Main Road
Near MIT college
Kothrud
Pune - 411 058

Timings

7am to 11pm

3. Minus Eighteen Degrees, Baner

Now this is a really new place in Pune but within just a few weeks it has proved itself to be a winner! It has some fantastic ambiance, and you can also eat some really good food with your coffee. 

The story behind the name is really interesting as well - he name actually denotes the temperature at which the ice-cream sold here is stored :) So when you visit the place next, do not forget to try out their ice-cream!

Address

273/ 5 (Near Maruti service station)
Baner Main Road
Pune, Maharashtra

Timings

8am to 11pm

4. Book Cafe Ssong, Aundh

Spending time at Book Cafe Ssong is like spending time in a cafe in Korea :)

The place is good not just because of good coffee and books, but because the owner herself is really nice and smiling. In fact, the place is called Song, because its also her name. Song is always there and always smiling. There is chair and table seating on the ground floor, but the first floor has floor seating and I really like sitting there with my cuppa of coffee.

Address

18, Stellar Enclave, Opposite MSEB Office
Behind McDonald's, Aundh
Pune  Maharashtra

Timings

10am to 10pm

5. Yogi Tree Cafe, Koregaon Park

There are many very nice cafes in KP (Koregaon Park), and one of them is Yogi Tree Cafe. The place has decent coffee, but I really like it for it's laid-back attitude. At the end of a long day, its really tempting to just come here, order a coffee and sit for a few hours. You will find some really interesting people crossing your path during the time.

Address

294 2, Ragvilas Society
Koregaon Park
Pune  Maharashtra

Timings
7.30am to 10.45pm

Some other cafes

It was impossible to cover all the cafes I like in this one video, and the list extends to many more. Here are some more that I frequent :)

1. Peter Donut, Aundh
2. German Bakery, Koregaon Park
3. Cafe Abaca, Koregaon Park
4. Fat Cat Cafe, Wanowrie

And finally, here is a Coffee Map for Pune. It's of course, not static and I shall try and update it as I visit other cafes in town :)

Pune Coffee Map