“Keep your circles small and your kaapi strong” — where that line came from
It’s the most photographed wall in the cafe, and the line means what it says: small tables, strong coffee, no performance.
“Bend a bit. The dosa is worth it.” — the wall nobody photographs correctly
It wraps around a beam and over an arch, so every photo of it is slightly wrong. That’s sort of the joke.
The tenth coffee is free. Here’s how the card works.
Nine stamps, one per coffee, the tenth is ours. No app, no points, no email address. Just a card in your wallet slowly getting stamped.
Two hours to kill before a flight at Pune airport
You’re early, the terminal is grim, and Viman Nagar is right there. A plan for two spare hours that doesn’t involve airport sandwiches.
Where to sit with a laptop in Viman Nagar (and where not to)
Some cafes are offices with espresso. We’re not one of them, and this piece explains exactly where we do and don’t work for a laptop.
Pune monsoon and filter kaapi: a defence of hot drinks in wet weather
The rain arrives, everyone orders something cold, and nobody enjoys it. A short case for hot coffee in wet weather.
Exam season survival food at Benne & Brew
Heavy lunches end study sessions. Here’s what to eat in exam week, what to drink, and when to stop drinking it.
Podi, gunpowder, milagai podi: what’s actually in that little pile
Everyone orders it. Almost nobody can tell you what’s in it. Roasted lentils, chilli, sesame — and a name that oversells the heat.
Vada vs medu vada vs vada sambar: three things people mix up
One is a category, one is a dish, one is that dish after a swim. Six hundred words to settle an argument nobody was having politely.
Why Benne & Brew’s dosa is thicker than the one you’re picturing
If you expected a paper-thin roll the length of your forearm, this isn’t that. Here’s what a Bengaluru benne dosa does differently, and why.