Devan's is looking for a little bit of history inside a modern coffee bar

A third-generation coffee and tea store now sports a sophisticated coffee bar

There’s almost nothing as decadent as the aroma of freshly brewed coffee wafting out of a café. In a fairly unlikely location, amid government quarters and an unglamorous little market in New Delhi, this decadence has been a hallmark at Devan’s, a store that has been selling ground coffee since 1962. Surrounded by small tailoring shops and grocery stores, Devan’s stands like a white oasis in messy New Khanna Market. Previously called South Indian Coffee & Tea and now renamed Devan’s at Lodhi, the unassuming shop has recently branched out from selling coffee powder (and coffee beans and teas) to