Sarvi Café vs Central Perk

The Why Junction

- Sandesh

I was at Third Wave Coffee, sipping my ₹250 black coffee—though, thanks to reward points for ‘good behaviour’ (i.e., drinking mediocre coffee without complaining), it was discounted to ₹190.

Right then, a friend who now lives in Dubai texts, ‘I’m in Hyderabad, let’s catch up.’ When this happens with my current friends, the texts usually go like: Where should we meet? Broadway is too loud, Heart Cup is too far, and 10 Downing Street is not in London. But our texts simply went: I’ll be at Sarvi Café, Khairtabad, in 40 minutes.

That’s where I hung out with my friends before cafés based on the idea of Central Perk opened up.

An Irani café is basically Central Perk, populated only by Joeys and Chandlers. You won’t find Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, or Ross—especially Ross.

Here’s how hanging out at Sarvi goes: