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The best coffee shops in Chennai

Our pick of Chennai’s coffee — the filter-coffee institutions that made the city a coffee town, and the small specialty cafés now brewing single-origin Indian arabica alongside them. Each note says which is which. Sources: Culinary Culture Ultimate Restaurant Ratings 2026 https://culinaryculture.co · The World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops 2026 https://theworlds100bestcoffeeshops.com/top-100-coffee-shops/. A favourite.place selection.

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  1. Rayar’s Mess

    4.3(2,514)rated 4.3 out of 5 by 2514 people on GoogleVegetarian Restaurant · £

    Filter coffee institution
    31, Arundale St, Madhavaperumalpuram, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600004, India
    by Rayar's mess

  2. Karpagambal Mess

    3.5(4,158)rated 3.5 out of 5 by 4158 people on GoogleSouth Indian Restaurant · ££

    Filter coffee institution
    20, E Mada St, Vinayaka Nagar Colony, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600004, India
    by Ramesh Babu T

  3. Ratna Cafe

    4.0(17,066)rated 4.0 out of 5 by 17066 people on GoogleSouth Indian Restaurant · £

    Filter coffee institution
    Triplicane High Rd, Triplicane, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600005, India
    by 武田尋善

  4. Kumbakonam Degree Coffee

    4.5(11)rated 4.5 out of 5 by 11 people on GoogleServices

    Filter coffee institution
    8 shop no F2 Link road, Kilpauk Garden Road, Shenoy Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600030, India
    by Kumbakonam Degree Coffee

  5. Sri Krishna Sweets

    4.2(3,715)rated 4.2 out of 5 by 3715 people on GoogleConfectionery store

    Filter coffee institution
    Old No.53, New No.20, Venkatanarayana Rd, Parthasarathi Puram, T. Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600017, India
    by Sri Krishna Sweets

  6. Writer’s Cafe

    4.3(7,797)rated 4.3 out of 5 by 7797 people on GoogleCafe · ££

    Specialty café
    98, Peter's Rd, Gopalapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600086, India
    by Aditya Kulshrestha

  7. Backyard Coffee Roasters

    4.5(935)rated 4.5 out of 5 by 935 people on GoogleCoworking Space

    Specialty roaster
    53/23, 3rd Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600020, India
    by Backyard

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