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Blending nostalgia with contemporary cafe culture, Kahale Filter Kaapi Bar in Jayanagar 4th block sits within a typical independent house in Jayanagar, converted into a coffee shop with 1980’s- 90’s era interiors and decor.

Named after the ‘Kahale’, a traditional wind instrument played to herald new beginnings.

Kahale Kaapi bar offers:

• Outdoor seating sporting the katte tradition of Karnataka, found beneath trees, engraved with the chowka bara board-game. 
• Indoor AC-seating with small tables and benches along the wall. They have a podcast room, a space for community building and conversations.

Kahale Filter Kaapi Bar offers filter coffee along with cold brews, iced blends and cold foams – an example of the ‘co-existence‘ of traditional and new-age coffee under a single roof.

They also serve tea (hot + iced ones), selection of refreshers (syrup-based coolers), biscuits and powdered beverages (Iced + Hot-versions of Milo, Boost, Horlicks, Hot Chocolate etc).

Must-Try:

Beverages:

• Bellada Kaapi: simple, classic and delicious – a premium version of our typical south-Indian Darshini filter kappi 🤤
• Hazelnut Cold Foam Cold Brew: This is my 1st cold brew with cold foam ever and it was refreshing and supremely delicious – can’t wait to try the other ones. 😍
• Vietnamese Iced Filter Kaapi: I didn’t like this one, very flat in taste ☹️
• Jackfruit Jackie: jackfruit and coconut based drink – very tasty.
• Seebe Subbi: their version of chilli-guava – was delicious.

Eats:

• Gulab Jamoon Cheesecake: absolutely delicious! Never imagined this combo of gulab jamoon and cheesecake would taste so darn good! 🤤
• Tiramisu: We couldn’t get to try this, since it was sold-out 🙁

Useful Information:

• Ambiance:
  • Indoor AC seating for a max of 15-20 guests
  • Outdoor seating under the trees – katte-style for a max of 10-12 guests.
  • Best for date-nights, couples, friends and work meets 
  • Pet-friendly: Yes
• Service: the entire staff is extremely warm, polite and serve the order to your table.
• NOT for big groups of over 6 people:
  • Limited seating capacity (max 20-30 people) 
  • Limited food Menu: offers only desserts, biscuits etc –  a great place for coffee meets only, limited only by the food options.
  • Best to visit on a weekday for a relaxed experience. 
  • Weekends and evenings post 6 pm are crowded – so if you are group of more than 4, anticipate longer waiting time for your order.
• Facilities:
  • High-chair for Kids/Toddler/Infant: Not available
  • Breast-feeding room: Not available
  • Wheelchair Access to the cafe: No
  • Wheelchair Friendly Toilet:  No 
  • Customer Toilets: Present – clean, well-maintained
  • Food Parcel/takeaway: They parcel all the items on the menu
  • Food Delivery: Listed on popular food delivery apps
  • EV Charging Point: No EV charging point is available at the premise for cars or motorcycles
• Cost of the Meal: for 2 adults is INR 200 
• Mode of Payment: Cash, UPI, Credit and Debit cards are all accepted
• Parking for motorcycles & cars:
  • No dedicated parking for cars and motorcycles – Free parking on the public roads opposite or around the bylanes of the coffee shop.
  • Being Jayanagar, finding parking for cars is an absolute task, however it is easy for the motorcycles.
• Timings: 2 pm to 10 pm [Open all days of the week]
• Location: Kahale – Filter Kaapi Bar, Jayanagar 4th Block, Bengaluru [Find them on Google Maps]

Kahale is a nostalgic coffee shop for short meets in small groups, with good ambience, good coffee and limited, but delicious desserts – for which I would go-back!

Thanks Adi and Ravi for our coffee meets and motorcycle conversations. ❤️🤗