Coffee & cafés in Chennai
Chennai has 26 listed coffee shops and cafés, from quick espresso stops to slow weekend brunches. Most popular: Beans to Take Home (1), Specialty Coffee (1). The coffee scene spans 13 Coffee Shops, 12 Cafes & Coffee Shops. Dietary options are covered too: Vegetarian cafés (15), Vegan cafés (6). Price levels: Cheap coffee, Mid-range cafés, Upscale coffee houses. 40 landmarks and neighbourhoods have their own nearby-coffee guides.
By coffee:Pour-Over (10)
Coffee scorecard
| Metric | Chennai | India median |
|---|---|---|
| Flagged as specialty in our listings | 77% of 26 venues | 35% (median of 130 cities) |
| Not part of a chain we track | 100% of 26 venues | 100% (median of 130 cities) |
| Median rating | 4.5 across 20 venues with 25+ ratings | 4.5 (median of 123 cities) |
| Cheap price tier | 53% of 19 venues with a price level | — |
| Mid-range price tier | 26% of 19 venues with a price level | — |
| Upscale price tier | 21% of 19 venues with a price level | — |
| Open late (closing 22:00 or later) | 80% of 25 venues with listed hours | 89% (median of 130 cities) |
| Open on Sundays | 88% of 25 venues with Sunday hours listed | 98% (median of 130 cities) |
| Open all 7 days | 84% of 25 venues with listed hours | 95% (median of 130 cities) |
| Most-mentioned features | Pour-Over (10 venues) | — |
Computed from the cafés listed on WorldCafeMap; not a census of every café. Figures describe the cafés listed for Chennai on WorldCafeMap, not every café in the city. Country figures are the median across its cities with 20 or more listed cafés.
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Mad Over Coffee
padmanabha theatre, Back side of old, 10/26, sabapathy st, Kondithope, George Town, Kanchipuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600079, India
★ 4.9 (86)₹1–200
Exist : Coffee shop
New no 11 no 5, Exist : Coffee shop, old, Barnaby Rd, Kilpauk, Chennai, Greater Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600010, India
★ 4.9 (63)₹1–200
Outdoor seating
Manis Coffee
70, Alagappa Rd, Purasaiwakkam, Chennai, Greater Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600084, India
★ 4.9 (36)
Double Quotes Coffee Space
Shyams Garden, 10, Khader Nawaz Khan Rd, Srirampuram, Thousand Lights West, Nungambakkam, Chennai, Greater Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600006, India
★ 4.8 (234)₹200–400
Outdoor seating
Double Quotes Coffee Space
1st Floor, Double Quotes Coffee Space | DQ COFFEE, 55, Ormes Rd, Sylvan Lodge Colony, Kilpauk, Chennai, Greater Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600010, India
★ 4.8 (141)₹200–400
Outdoor seating
Cafe Double 9
95/1, Medavakkam Tank Rd, near Amalya Eye Hospital, Sanyasipuram, Kilpauk, Chennai, Greater Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600010, India
★ 4.8 (108)₹1–200
Outdoor seating
Leo's Cafe
3rd Floor, Leo's Cafe, Cudappa Rangiah, 29/14, Kattur SadayappanStreet, above Hotel Ak International, Periamet, Park Town, Chennai, Greater Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600003, India
★ 4.8 (58)₹1–200
Outdoor seating
Dot.. Coffee shop
Avvai Shanmugham Salai, Lakshmipuram, Royapettah, Chennai, Greater Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600014, India
★ 4.8 (4)
Mesa Coffee
154, Big St, Narayana Krishnaraja Puram, Triplicane, Chennai, Greater Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600005, India
★ 4.7 (149)₹1–200
Museum Cafe
1st Floor, 27WH+HXV Museum Cafe, State Commissionerate for the Differently Abled, Marina Beach Road, behind Avvaiyar Statue, Naddu Kuppam, Triplicane, Chennai, Greater Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600005, India
★ 4.6 (134)₹1–400
Laptop friendly
The chennai coffee house
2, The chennai coffee house, 1/1, Tamil Salai, Egmore, Chennai, Greater Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600008, India
★ 4.6 (14)₹1–200
Delifina - Cafe, Bakery, Deli
Ground Floor, Delifina - Cafe, Bakery, Deli, 19, Wallace Gdn 3rd St, Thousand Lights West, Nungambakkam, Chennai, Greater Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600006, India
★ 4.5 (620)₹200–1,000
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Vel Chakra Coffee Private Limited
H.O No.16, Vel Chakra Coffee Private Limited, 3, Kandappa Chetty St, kothawal bazaar, Parrys, George Town, Chennai, Greater Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600001, India
★ 4.5 (82)₹1–200
Madras Coffee House
Government estate metro station, Mount Road, Anna Salai, Triplicane, Chennai, Greater Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600002, India
★ 4.5 (26)₹1–200
Coffee? Since 1999
1, Pycrofts Garden Rd, Subba Road Avenue, Thousand Lights, Chennai, Greater Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600006, India
★ 4.4 (1548)₹200–1,000
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Madras Coffee House
18, Madras Coffee House | KNK Road, Landmark:- Nasi & Mee Building, 24, Khader Nawaz Khan Rd, Thousand Lights West, Nungambakkam, Tamil Nadu 600006, India
★ 4.4 (96)₹1–200
Wild Gardencafe
Amethyst, near, Whites Rd, next to Union Bank, Express Estate, Royapettah, Chennai, Greater Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600014, India
★ 4.3 (8143)₹400–1,600
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Writer's Café
98, Peter's Rd, Gopalapuram, Chennai, Greater Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600086, India
★ 4.3 (7789)
Laptop friendly
Writer's Café
No. 55/22, Writer's Café, Dr, Dr PV Cherian Crecent Salai, Egmore, Chennai, Greater Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600008, India
★ 4.3 (4652)₹200–400
Laptop friendly
KUP Coffee Roasters, Nungambakkam
KUP., 7/2, Pycrofts Garden Rd, Thousand Lights West, Thousand Lights, Chennai, Greater Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600006, India
★ 4.2 (558)₹200–1,000
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
SOROCO HOUSE
23, Wallace Gdn 3rd St, Thousand Lights West, Thousand Lights, Chennai, Greater Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600006, India
★ 4.2 (424)₹200–400
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Madras Coffee House - Dr.MGR. Central Railway Station, Chennai
Central New Concourse Area, Dr.MGR. Central Railway Station, Platform No - 11, Madras Coffee House, Southern Railway, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600003, India
★ 3.4 (396)₹1–200
Aavin Booth
Outdoor seating
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Madras Coffee House
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Chennai coffee — FAQs
How many coffee shops are there in Chennai?
There are 26 coffee shops, cafés and roasteries listed in Chennai on WorldCafeMap, with addresses, opening hours, photos and ratings.
Where is the best coffee in Chennai?
Top-rated coffee shops in Chennai include Wild Gardencafe, Writer's Café, Coffee? Since 1999. See our ranked list of the best coffee shops in Chennai.
Are there coffee shops with outdoor seating in Chennai?
11 venues in Chennai have outdoor seating, terraces or gardens.