Chezhiyan Coffee Works

chennai's specialty coffee scene has been quietly expanding for years, moving well beyond the filter kaapi traditions that still anchor morning routines across the city. chezhiyan coffee works, sitting on adisankaran street in madipakkam, is one of the places that serious coffee drinkers in the city seem to find their way back to. the karthikeyapuram neighborhood isn't a destination most people map out in advance, but that's partly what makes it feel like yours once you're there. this is a roaster with a strong local following, the kind that builds slowly and holds. if you're tracing specialty coffee across chennai rather than just staying in the more obvious pockets of the city, madipakkam deserves a stop, and adisankaran street is where you start.