Dropout Chaiwala
This venue is a finalist for best tea in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.
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If you need to ask what a chaiwala is, you’re probably early on your spiced tea journey. This fledgling Indian chain, started by former business student Sanjith Konda House (the “dropout” in the name), is a great place to begin. Make like the expats and order masala chai, fragrant with cloves, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg, or try a cardamom variation. Be sure to add a samosa.
Good to know: The question isn’t whether you’d like sugar, it’s how much.
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