Cuppa

Our little shop is tucked away in HRBR Layout, specifically in the Navgitanjali Society area near Aundh Road and Bhau Patil Road. The address is 2Hm-201, and it’s a place where we do a lot of coffee making every single day. At Cuppa, the smell of roasted beans is basically stuck in our clothes by the time we go home. It’s a relatively quiet spot compared to the main roads, which makes it good for people who want to bring their books or work on their laptops for a few hours. We spend a lot of time steaming milk and cleaning the espresso machine. It’s a lot of repetitive movement, but there’s a rhythm to it that you get used to. We have a few regular tables that are almost always taken by the same people every morning. Sometimes we try out different ways of setting up the chairs to make more space, but it usually ends up back the same way. The staff here is pretty relaxed. We chat with the people who come in while we're making their drinks. We don't have a huge kitchen, so it’s mostly about the beverages and some light snacks. It gets a bit hectic when a large group comes in all at once, but mostly it’s just a steady flow of people looking for a caffeine fix or a quiet corner. We just try to keep the coffee hot and the tables as clean as we can manage during the busy hours.