The bean
Peaberry and plantation A from Chikmagalur, roasted medium-dark, ground with 20% chicory each morning.
Est. 1974 · Mylapore, MadrasDecoction poured slow,
Decoction poured slow,
froth pulled high.
Filtercoffee Cafe keeps the Madras ritual intact — brass-filter kaapi in a steel davara, tiffin off the iron griddle, banana-leaf meals at noon, and jaggery sweets made at dawn.
The filter
Heavy-gauge brass filters set at 4 AM. The first drop is thick, bitter-sweet and unhurried.
The draw
Poured arm's length between davara and tumbler until the foam stands on its own.
Kitchen
Tiffin all morning, meals at noon
Batter ground on stone and fermented overnight. Sambar simmered with fresh-pounded podi. At half past twelve the leaves go down and full meals begin — rice, kootu, poriyal, rasam, curd and payasam, served until the pot is empty.
Full menuA taste of the board
Filter Coffee
வடிகட்டி காபி- Degree Kaapi₹45
- Black Decoction₹35
- Jaggery Kaapi₹55
Tiffin & Snacks
டிபன்- Ghee Podi Idli₹90
- Medu Vadai₹70
- Ghee Roast Dosai₹130
Lunch & Dinner
சாப்பாடு- Banana Leaf Full Meals₹220
- Mini Meals₹160
- Chettinad Kara Kuzhambu Meals₹210
Sweets
இனிப்பு- Ghee Mysore Pak₹120
- Pineapple Kesari₹65
- Adhirasam₹60
Fresh Juices
பழச்சாறு- Nannari Sarbath₹70
- Elaneer₹60
- Panagam₹55
“The decoction cannot be hurried. Patience is the only spice we measure by hand.”