The life in the Indore starts with Chai, The heartbeat of every Indoris’ heart.

Chai or Tea is one of the very few things that we are actually thankful to the Britishers for bringing to us. The smell of Chai has been successful in creating a strong nostalgia amongst people, reminding us of homes, no matter where we are. Indoris’ no doubt love chai. We have glorified each and every food dish that comes towards us, but chai holds a special place. The very first chai trends revolve around Gumtis near schools, colleges or offices where people went to loosen up, gossip and relax. The most special thing about chai is its affordability and reach. Chai not only is the healthiest beverage out there but it also extremely convenient to make. With modern trends infiltrating our city, and coffee being introduced, chai was feared to be losing its relevance. But we Indoris couldn’t let that happen, could we? We revolutionized Chai by linking it to the café culture that was soon gaining popularity.

Indore is proud of the fact that three of the major Tea café franchises of India were founded and popularized in Indore, which are The Chai Sutta Bar, Chai Kaapi and Tealogy.

The Chai Sutta Bar

Anubhav Dubey along with his friend Anand Nayak, at the age of 22, started the Chai Sutta Bar in 2016 which was later joined by their friend Rahul Patidar. The first outlet was opened in Bhavarkua, after which there was no looking back. Their highlight is to serve authentic and hygienic chai in Kulhads, keeping it close to nature. There are more than 24 outlets all over India now, all ready to expand. They have proved to be quite successful in their mission which is to become an inspirational food venture where the goodness of Indian tradition is served on the bar table by providing high-quality hygienic beverages in Kulhad at affordable prices.

Chai Kaapi

Started in May 2016, Chai Kaapi inaugurated four outlets at once. The bohemian themed café is wildly famous for bringing chai lovers under one roof, whilst serving amazing snacks and finger food. Founded by Athar Ali Nagpurwala, Suyash Singh Thakur and Sahil Juneja in 2016, the startup’s main priority is to establish outlets and to deliver the authentic taste of ‘Chai‘ from north And ‘Kaapi‘ from the south. They are currently serving in 4 Indian states with 17 open outlets running successfully.

Tealogy

Founded in 2018, in Indore, Tealogy is a café that focuses primarily on chai and tea beverages. The café serves tea in Kulhad with affordable prices and a range of snacks, providing a friendly ambiance for people to chat and friends to hang out together. Now spread in 5 Indian cities, Tealogy have 11 successfully running outlets, and almost 22 in the making. The major highlight about this brand is that they provide employment to about 40 rural families based in villages, for making hand-made Kulhads. The first tea brand in India with a mascot logo, Tealogy is spreading its roots all over the country.

Apart from these majorly successful tea-based brands of Indore, there hundreds of café dedicated to tea in Indore, including The tea factory, The chai bar, Tea shack, Tea de pot, Tea diaries café, Tea positive, Indori Tea adda to name a few. Tea has always held a special place in the hearts of Indoris, and creating success out of it is just the cherry on the cake!

Article By: Umme Salma Saifee