Gurgaon, India: Artisanal coffee and chocolate atelier Savorworks expands into Gurgaon with a new format that moves beyond the traditional café, bringing together craft, design, and a dynamic day-to-night experience under one roof. Founded by SCA-certified coffee roaster Baninder Singh and chocolatier Paweena Withyasathien Kochar, Savorworks has built a following for its precision-led approach to coffee and bean-to-bar chocolate. The Gurgaon outlet marks a natural evolution of this journey, introducing a more refined, hospitality-driven space that blends retail, dining, and mixology.
A Space Designed Around Coffee and Chocolate, designed by Aayushi Malik. The Gurgaon outlet translates the brand’s core world of coffee and chocolate into a tactile, design-forward environment. The interiors draw from the raw forms of cacao and coffee, expressed through layered textures, sculptural elements, and thoughtful detailing across surfaces. Among the defining features is a merchandise dome inspired by cacao pods, alongside a striking installation behind the coffee bar that reimagines Savorworks’ signature chocolate bar at an exaggerated scale. The space balances materiality with playfulness, reflecting the brand’s focus on craft and precision. Unlike its Greater Kailash 2 flagship, which serves coffee roasting and chocolate-making while functioning as a production hub, the Gurgaon outlet shifts the focus towards a more elevated retail-cum-café experience. The format moves away from Casual Cafe, offering a more considered and premium hospitality approach.
An Experience Built on Discovery, at its core, the space is designed less like a conventional café and more like an immersive tasting environment. With over 70 offerings across coffee, chocolate, food, and beverages, the emphasis is on exploration rather than transaction. Guests are encouraged to engage with the product tasting, discovering, and curating their selections in-store, creating an experience that draws closer to a modern artisanal sweet shop than a traditional café format.
“With Gurgaon, we wanted to move beyond the idea of a café as a single-format space,” say the founders. “This outlet allowed us to explore how people engage with coffee and chocolate across the day, from a slower, more immersive daytime experience to a more social, high-energy environment in the evening. It’s less about adding new elements and more about expanding how the same core ingredients can be experienced differently.”
The Chocolate Tap as a Centrepiece, A standout element within the space is Savorworks’ signature chocolate tap, an interactive feature that allows guests to experience chocolate in its fluid form. Designed as a tool for palate exploration, the installation invites customers to taste and compare variations, turning chocolate into a sensory and participatory experience. It also plays a key role in reinforcing the brand’s focus on engagement and education.
From Daytime Café to Evening Cocktail Destination, as the day progresses, the Gurgaon outlet transitions into a more vibrant, cocktail-led space. Post 7 PM, the café evolves into an open-format bar, introducing a program that builds on Savorworks’ expertise in coffee and chocolate. The cocktail menu reinterprets these core ingredients through a mixology lens, offering flavour-forward drinks alongside curated bar bites with Thai influences. This shift reflects a growing change in urban dining culture where spaces adapt seamlessly across dayparts, moods, and occasions. The cocktail program extends the philosophy behind POD, Savorworks’ speakeasy-style concept inspired by the cacao pod, translating it into a more accessible and social format in Gurgaon.
Looking ahead, Savorworks aims to become a national benchmark for artisanal coffee and chocolate, with plans for international expansion over the next five to seven years. Guided by science, curiosity, and craftsmanship, the brand is building a legacy where coffee and chocolate are experienced with depth, honesty, and quiet joy.
About Savorworks
Founded in 2019 by SCA-certified coffee roaster Baninder Singh and head chocolatier Paweena Withyasathien Kochar, Savorworks is a New Delhi-based artisanal coffee and chocolate brand built on precision, creativity, and process-led craftsmanship. With a true bean-to-cup and bean-to-bar philosophy, the brand produces both coffee and chocolate in-house, ensuring complete control over flavour, quality, and consistency.
More than a café, Savorworks is an experiential destination where science meets storytelling. With its Gurgaon expansion, the brand continues to redefine how coffee and chocolate are experienced in India thoughtfully, interactively, and with a sense of quiet indulgence.
