Food. Art. Coffee. Conversation.
A 100% vegetarian café inside Kalakriti Art Complex in Banjara Hills. Come for handcrafted coffee and food worth returning for. Stay for the art on the walls — and the conversations that start here.
More than a café
The Gallery Cafe brings food, art and community into one room. Our menu travels across café classics, Italian and Continental favourites, Indian chaat, comforting mini meals, desserts and handcrafted beverages — all of it entirely vegetarian, all of it made by chefs who have been doing this a long time.
We sit alongside Kalakriti Art Gallery, which means lunch can lead into an exhibition, a coffee can begin a collaboration, and an ordinary Tuesday afternoon can turn into the conversation you remember from the week.
Every chair, table and canvas here was made by an artist.
Find your reason to visit
Eat
Sandwiches, pasta, homemade pizzas, soups, Indian chaat, mini meals and desserts. A vegetarian menu that doesn’t feel like a compromise.
View the menu →Pause
Handcrafted coffee, Meter Kaapi, teas and coolers — and quiet corners to read, work or meet someone properly.
Plan your visit →Gather
Birthdays, anniversaries, team lunches and private conversations for up to 24 guests, surrounded by art.
Plan a gathering →Participate
Book readings, workshops, artist conversations and curated pop-ups — at a scale where you’re part of it, not watching it.
Explore the space →Six things worth ordering
Our menu balances café comfort with Indian flavour and a little playfulness. Whether you’re stopping for a coffee, settling in for lunch, or spreading a long unhurried meal across a table of friends — there’s something here you haven’t had before.
Meter Kaapi
South Indian filter coffee, pulled the long way, exactly as it should be.
Corn & Spinach Focaccia Sandwich
Warm focaccia, sweetcorn and spinach — the sandwich regulars order without looking.
Paneer Tikka Pizza
Our homemade base, charred paneer, and no apology for the fusion.
Pasta with Pesto
Basil, garlic, parmesan. Restrained, and better for it.
Dal Afghani Mini Meal
Slow-cooked dal with rice, bread and accompaniments. Lunch, solved.
Brownie, Chocolate Sauce & Ice Cream
Warm, cold, molten. Order one to share and regret sharing.
The chair you’re sitting on is for sale
The Gallery Cafe was built as an extension of Kalakriti Art Gallery — a room where artists, collectors, students and the merely curious could meet without the formality of a gallery floor.
So the art didn’t stay on the walls. It came into the furniture, the plates, the objects on the shelves. And nearly all of it is available to buy, with proceeds shared with the artists who made it.
Ask about anything you like the look of. Someone will know who made it.
The one thing here you can’t take home
Almost everything in this room is available to buy. The chairs, the plates, the canvases, the objects on the shelves.
The mural is the exception. It was painted onto the wall, which means it cannot be lifted off, sold, or moved to a different room. It stays here, and everyone who eats beneath it borrows it for an afternoon.
It is the largest single work in the café, and the first thing most people photograph without quite deciding to.
About the work
Artist name · Title of the work · Year
CONFIRM: the artist, the title, the year, and what the mural
depicts — then rewrite this credit line and the paragraphs above to match. I
have not seen the image.
Small gatherings, properly hosted
Not every occasion needs a banquet hall. Some need a room where twenty-four people can actually hear each other.
We host birthdays, anniversaries, team lunches, farewells and family celebrations in a space that already has character — so you don’t have to import any. Our team will help with the seating, the menu, the cake, the beverages and the shape of the afternoon.
- Birthdays
- Anniversaries
- Kitty parties
- Family get-togethers
- Corporate lunches
- Team meetings
- Farewells
- Alumni meet-ups
Planning for schools, corporates, individuals or social clubs?
A space for ideas, expression and exchange
The Gallery Cafe has always made room for emerging artists, musicians, poets and writers. Authors read from new work here. Artists lead conversations. Educators run workshops. Independent makers introduce ideas to a room small enough that everyone in it participates. The scale is the point. Nobody sits at the back.
- Book readings & launches
- Author conversations
- Poetry & storytelling
- Art & craft workshops
- Heritage conversations
- Photography discussions
- Design workshops
- Community meet-ups
- Curated pop-ups
- Small product showcases
What’s happening at the café
Bookbinding for Beginners
Meera Rao
Fold, stitch and bind a pocket notebook in three hours. All materials provided.
₹1,800 · 12 places
A Reading: The Long Afternoon
With the author
A reading from the new collection, followed by a conversation and a signing.
Free entry · 24 places
Collecting Contemporary Indian Art
The Kalakriti team
What a first purchase actually costs, how to look, and why provenance matters.
Free entry · 24 places
A café the world has noticed
From international travel press to Hyderabad’s own creative community, The Gallery Cafe has been recognised for its vegetarian kitchen, its artistic setting, and its habit of bringing people together.
Named among Hyderabad’s top ten cafés by The New York Times.
What guests remember
“A must try place for all the artists. Amazing place to showcase your art and also enjoy every picture in detail. Food is also yummy.”
Avani Mekala · Google review
“If you are looking for a place to spend an afternoon chatting with a friend over good vegetarian food, this is the perfect place. The service is prompt but discrete, and there is no distracting music.”
Natasha Ramarathnam · Google review
“One of my favourite places in town. The perfect experience for every art lover. My usual itinerary is to spend an hour at the gallery before even entering the café.”
Savi Ghoriwala · Google review
Come spend some time with us
The Gallery Cafe
Kalakriti Art Complex
8-2-465/1, Road No. 4
Banjara Hills, Hyderabad – 500034
Opposite Ofen Bakery, near GVK One
- Café: 11:00 am – 10:00 pm, daily
- Gallery: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm, Mon–Sat
- Valet parking available
- Wheelchair accessible
- +91 90306 16161
- Cards and UPI accepted