Cafe Boulevard

Cafe Boulevard sits right at Ganpati Chowk on Dhole Patil Road. It’s a spot where you can see the whole world go by if you sit by the window long enough. We spend our mornings cleaning the espresso machine and putting out the chairs on the sidewalk. The street is always full of students from the nearby colleges and people working in the offices around here. It’s a bit noisy with the traffic, but we’ve got used to it over the years. We don't have any fancy uniforms; we just wear what’s comfortable and get to work. Some people come in and sit for three hours with just one cup of coffee, and that’s fine with us. We know their faces and how they like their snacks. The walls could probably use a fresh coat of paint, and one of the tables has a slight wobble that we’ve tried to fix a dozen times. In the evenings, it gets quite crowded, and we have to move fast to keep up. It’s a local hangout more than anything else. We don't go in for all that corporate coffee shop stuff. We just serve what we have and keep the place open until late. It feels like a second home to a lot of the regulars, and we like it that way. Dhole Patil Road has its own vibe, and we are just a small part of it.