Chandigarh (the real coffee city)
1) Blue Tokai, Sector 8 — the state's only serious specialty coffee, single-origin pour-overs at $4, fibre wifi, sockets at every second seat. 2) Nik Baker's, Sector 9 — bakery with strong wifi and generous laptop tolerance, cappuccino $2.50. 3) The Willow Cafe, Sector 26 — quieter mornings, sockets on the balcony seats.
Chandigarh's grid layout means cafe-hopping between sectors takes 10 minutes by auto. Base yourself in Sector 8 or 9 for the density.
Amritsar and Jalandhar
4) Brew Estate, Ranjit Avenue Amritsar — the best in the holy city, but avoid weekends when it fills with families. 5) Cafe Coffee Day at Heritage Street — chain, but the only reliable wifi within 500m of the Golden Temple. 6) The Boston Bites, Model Town Jalandhar — surprisingly good, $3 lattes.
7) Costa Coffee, Elante Mall Chandigarh — corporate but reliable, open until 11pm, the fallback when you need to grind through. Avoid Starbucks branches in India for wifi work — they cap sessions at 60 minutes.
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