Move Over Flat White: The Cold-Brew Coffee Craze & Where We’ve Found It

If you haven’t been to their roastery yet, this gives you a reason to. You can literally see how and where your coffee is made. I’ve had every single coffee on their menu; and though their Cortado is my favourite, they score brownie points for their cold brew coffee.

What To Expect: Blue Tokai keeps it classy and classic with no whipped cream/brownie Sunday infusions to the cold brew – and is likely to be enjoyed by folks who really like and know their coffee, rather than those who just want a cold drink.

Keep In Mind: The roastery is beautiful, but their seating is limited, and it’s not a restaurant, so don’t go here expecting a full-blown meal – the quiches, sandwiches and desserts are small but wonderful. Also, it’s a great place to work out of.

Price: Starting at INR 100 for a cup of coffee

Gurgaon’s hub for good coffee, Bizibean has got the best possible reputation when it comes to serving good quality coffee.

What To Expect: Sit down, relax, and start sipping. They’ve got a fantastic cold brew and cold brew cubes {frozen cold brew cubes! Seriously!} based drinks on their menu – including a smashing MochaChillo {two shots of espresso + condensed milk + chocolate syrup + three cubes of cold brew}.

Keep In Mind: There’s no takeaway option for the cold brews yet. So grab that seat before everyone else does.

Price: Starting at INR 120

My {current} favourite wine bar and cafe in Delhi serves a deadly range of coffees too. Their Vietnamese coffee is a hit, and their cold brew doesn’t fall far behind either.

What To Expect: Also keeping it classic with a coffee menu similar to Blue Tokai, Perch’s cold brew packs a punch with its Kaffa Cerrado beans, delivering just the wake up call you need with a meandering, sweet aftertaste.

Keep In Mind: There’s a Perch in Vasant Vihar too, and it’s usually quieter than the Khan Market one. Grab a book, and head there for breakfast and a glass of cold brew.

Price: Starting at INR 225

This one is a Korean restaurant. But if you’re a coffee lover, then there is one thing that will attract you. That’s their Dutch Coffee; this is a perfect coffee to pick up if you don’t want to visit a cafe everyday, and nor do you want to brew your own cold brew at home.

The coffee is in fact concentrated cold brew sold in a 750 ml bottle. You can pour 10 to 20 ml of this concentrate into a glass and fill the rest up with cold water, and you have your cold brew ready to serve at home. Isn’t that amazing for a lazy summer afternoon ?

And while you are at the Breeze Kitchen, also look out for their topokki and kimchi momo.

What To Expect: You can buy bottles of cold brew and take home and use it for days.

Price: Starting at INR 120

Cold brew delivered to your doorstep – that’s what you get when you ask two law students to whip up a business idea. And no one’s complaining. These guys made it easy AF to have fun with cold brew – and also simple AF to understand what cold brew is on their web homepage. I’m sold on the coffee tonic – sounds weird, but give it a shot.

What To Expect: A website. Start by going here, placing an order, and wait for a Tuesday/Friday for the coffee to be delivered to your doorstep. Expect a brown cardboard box to show up, with instructions on how to have your cold brew in four different ways.

Keep In Mind: Sleepy Owl has been selling out fast. I tried ordering twice and missed the boat. Also, a carton comes with about eight -10 servings of Cold Brewed Chikmanglur coffee. At INR 550 a carton, that’s not a bad cost at all for someone else doing all the work.

Price: Starting at INR 550 for one box