Cafe Positive

India’s first cafe run entirely by HIV-positive youth, opened in 2018 in a 120-square-foot Jodhpur Park garage after landlords across the city refused the team space. Why it matters: its founders grew up in shelter homes after being abandoned because of their status, and every coffee served here chips away at the stigma they’ve faced all their lives. Now in a bigger spot on Southern Avenue, the crew turns out proper cappuccinos, grilled sandwiches and bakes at prices that undercut the Park Street chains. Go for the coffee, stay for a chat – the team is famously warm, and that’s rather the point.