Café consultancy
Opening a café? Start with people who've run one.
Concept, menu, location, licences, fit-out, team and launch — from the team behind a Gurgaon café guests rated 4.9★. Your café, your brand.
4.9★ from 383 Google reviews · 12 months running a café in Gurgaon
Why listen to us
We know what works — and what closes a café.
Guests loved our café. Rent took more than half of what it earned, and we closed. That lesson is the first thing we check for you, before you sign anything.
Every engagement is led by founder Piyush Wason.
- We've done itBuilt, staffed and ran a café — not just advised on one.
- Numbers firstRent, footfall and margins checked before design and décor.
- Straight answersIf a site or plan won't work, we'll say so.
What we help with
Pick one thing, or the whole journey.
- Concept and menuWho it's for, what you serve, and pricing that leaves a margin.
- Location and rent checkFootfall, visibility, lease terms — and whether the rent can work.
- Layout and fit-outCounter, kitchen flow, seating and the corners guests remember.
- Licences checklistFSSAI, GST, trade and fire — what you need, in what order.
- Equipment and suppliersCoffee machine, grinder, kitchen kit and the vendors we trust.
- Hiring and trainingRoles, recipes, service standards and opening-week drills.
- Launch and local visibilityThe approach that took us to 383 Google reviews in a year.
- Swiggy and ZomatoWhether delivery pays for you, and how to set it up if it does.
How it works
From first call to opening day
- Free first call30 minutes on your idea, site and budget.
- Scope and quoteWhat you need from us, with a fixed fee — on paper.
- PlanConcept, menu, numbers and a launch timeline.
- Build and openHands-on through fit-out, hiring and opening week.
Questions
Before you book
What does it cost?
The first call is free. After it, we send a fixed quote for the help you actually need — a single rent check costs far less than full support to opening day.
Will my café be a Calm Cup?
No. Consultancy is for your own café, under your own name. If you'd like to run a Calm Cup instead, that's a franchise.
Do you work outside Gurgaon?
Yes. Site visits are easiest across Delhi NCR; for other cities we work over calls and plan visits around key milestones.
I've already opened and it's struggling.
Tell us. Rent, menu, pricing and delivery costs are the usual suspects, and they're easier to fix early.
Can you guarantee my café will succeed?
No one honestly can. What we can do is help you avoid the expensive mistakes — including the one that closed ours.
Book a free first call
Tell us about the café you're planning.
Two minutes. We read every message ourselves and reply within two working days.
Prefer to talk? Message us on WhatsApp.