Best Cold Coffee and Shakes in Bargarh

Chai is what Bargarh is known for, but in summer the line outside both our counters is mostly people ordering cold coffee and shakes. Here is the complete list, what is in each one, and which are worth the money.

Everything we blend, and what is in it

The six cold coffees

The plain cold coffee at ₹50 is brewed coffee, chilled over ice and blended with a little sugar. It is the cheapest and the most refreshing, and it is the one people order when they have just walked here.

Adding ice cream is what turns it into a dessert drink and doubles the price. Vanilla is the default and chocolate is the upgrade most people take. The dry fruits cold coffee at ₹100 is the most expensive thing we serve and the one that has the most opinions about it — nut, dry fruit and chocolate ice cream, blended thick, closer to a kulfi than to a coffee.

The six shakes

Six shakes, three flavours — Oreo, Kitkat and 5 Star — each with vanilla or chocolate ice cream, ₹60 to ₹90. They are blended from scratch, which is why a shake takes a couple of minutes and a cold coffee takes about thirty seconds.

Oreo is the volume seller. Kitkat is the one people photograph. 5 Star with chocolate ice cream is the richest thing on the menu and the one most likely to be too much, which is exactly why people order it.

Which ones are worth it

• Best value: the normal cold coffee at ₹50. There is no better drink for the price.
• Best for a hot day: the dry fruits cold coffee at ₹100. Order one and share it.
• Most ordered: Oreo shake with vanilla ice cream, ₹60.
• Best for kids: 5 Star shake with vanilla ice cream, ₹70. It is not too strong and they will finish it.
• Skip: choco cold coffee with chocolate ice cream at ₹85. It is ₹20 more than the vanilla version and you cannot taste the difference after the first spoonful.

Why we blend instead of pouring syrup

A syrup-based shake is faster, cheaper and consistent. It also tastes like syrup with a cold drink added, which is a different product from a shake. Since we already brew the coffee on the counter for hot coffee, we brew and chill it for cold as well, and scoop the ice cream when you order.

It costs us money and it costs you two minutes. That trade is the whole reason the place has a following among people who have tried the other counters in the city.

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