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INFINITEA

Infinitea is a first of its kind, premium tea room where you get a vast range of premium teas sourced from all over the world. You do not get coffee here! Teas range from Darjeeling, Assam, first, second, third and fourth flushes, green, black, oolong and even tea milkshakes which are particularly refreshing on a warm day. They also sell teas. Infinitea has continental food which includes pizzas, pastas, salads but are most famous for their momos.

The owner, Gaurav Saria is a tea planter from Bengal and wanted to showcase his production in a modern retail format. He started Infinitea ?so that customers could learn about tea and be able to choose one like we do

our wine.?

Some teas come served with a sand hourglass which is used to measure the brewing time. Quaint but delightful.

Address: 2, Shah Sultan Complex,

Cunningham Road,

Bengaluru- 560052

Fixed Line: +91 80 4114 8810/8428

Buy teas online@www.infinitea.in

CHAIPATTY

A simple, warm and friendly neighborhood tea café, Chaipatty is a roadside chai place that?s a cross between a college canteen and roadside tea stall. This cute, colourful place is for one and all. ?We welcome everyone from students, professionals, families, friends, couples, colleagues and even pets. A place that is all yours, any time of the day. We are a great snack place and perfect for that 4 pm hunger pang. You can have Awesome Chai, Maggi, Pakodas, Momos and other snacks. All in all some great chai time fun,?says owner

Chirag Yadav.

They are in three locations: Indira Nagar, Koramangala and Whitefield.

KOSHY?S

This iconic landmark institution is one of the few places where tea is still served in a kettle. Now they even serve herbal tea in a pot. Their fresh chutney, cheese, boiled egg sandwiches are perfect at tea time. Koshy?s is known for its strong, freshly brewed coffee as well.

Address: 39 St Mark?s Road, phone no: 22213793

KC DAS

This well known joint that serves Bengali sweets and snacks. It also makes a cuppa that you can have with a singara (Bengali samosa) and beetroot cutlet. Plus there is a huge array of authentic Bangla sweets to choose from. The place is always busy and crowded and is good value for money.

Address: 38 Church Street, phone no: 25587003

ROGUE ELEPHANT

This cosy, unpretentious garden café cum restaurant is known for its warm hospitality, personalised service, delicious home cooked style food and tea time snacks. Try their Iced Tea, Green Tea, Darjeeling, Assam, Jasmine and Earl Grey. They serve some wholesome carrot cake, banana walnut loaf, apple pie and chocolate brownie, which go really well with a cup of tea!

Rogue Elephant is located at Ulsoor and Basavanagudi.

MECCA

Mecca is a 20-year-old tea adda inside Johnson Market. Things at Mecca are decidedly rudimentary. It is simple and unpretentious. At ` 4 for a small cup of tea and ` 5 for a similar serving of coffee (` 8 and ` 10 respectively for the large one), this is a place for repeats and long conversations. The Suleimani (black tea with lime) here can range from being quite an excellent specimen of its genus to

just pedestrian.

Greasy, deep-fried onion samosas or khajoor (a thick, mildly-sweet biscuit) are what you will get if you

are peckish.

Address: Aga Abdullah Road, Johnson Market, Richmond Town

Daily: 5.30 am-midnight

URBAN SOLACE

This café is known for its poetry reading sessions and its casual ambience. Listen to the works of upcoming poets over a cuppa and a snack. They have an extensive menu including an

English breakfast.

Address: Ulsoor,

Phone no: 25553656

SAVERA TEA CENTRE

For over 30 years now, Savera Tea Centre in Shivajinagar has been the destination for auto-rickshaw drivers, late night revellers, policemen on the graveyard shift and anybody in the area thirsting for a good cuppa. This institution?s forte through the last three decades has remained its Bombay special tea.

Savera sells an average of 2,000 cups of the sweet, strong and milky fare at ` 4 each. Savera?s tea is also a regular feature at Muslim weddings, and finds its way into many business houses in the area, delivered in cupfuls held in wrought iron holders, and at times even parcelled in small polythene bags.

If you do manage to fight your way to a seat at one of the five tables in Savera, the khajoor (` 4), a sweet biscuit made from wheat flour and jaggery, is recommended.

Address: HKP Road, Broadway, Shivajinagar. Daily 6 am-12 am. Cards are not accepted.

ANJU?S

You get a decent cuppa served in a glass for Rs 10. Snacks like sabudana vada, vada pav, kheema pav, brownies and samosa go well with the tea. If you are really hungry, they even serve thalis at lunch time and local delicacies like akki roti. So while you are waiting for a play to begin at the Ranga Shankara Auditorium, a stimulating cup along with a snack will energise you.

Address: Ranga Shankara, 36/2, 8th Cross, JP Nagar, 2nd Phase, Bengaluru