THe Forest in a Cup

Coffee is known to acquire flavours from its neighbouring plants, which makes every batch unique. It is this very quality of the beverage that a new café in the capital seeks to amplify for your discerning senses. Baba’s Beans Coffee Bar, the first brick and mortar shop of the eponymous artisanal coffee brand, sprouted recently in the entry lobby of Vivanta by Taj-Ambassador, New Delhi. While a regular menu here offers the everyday cappuccinos and espressos, a lab menu presents a variety of brewing experiments, including Cantatas—coffee platters of hot and cold brews infused with a host of organic flavours. Named after Baba Budan, who brought the first coffee beans to India in the 17th century, the company is the brainchild of two college friends, Sadhavi Ashwani and Mrinal Sharma. Try their spiced hot coffee, and affogato with candied orange and walnuts. babasbeans.com