Our Story

Namrata Thakkar, Co-Founder of Mastermind Bicycle Cafe was finishing her internship in the Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT) course, for which she was performing a study on cyclists as a part of her curriculum. This was when she started spending more time collecting data for her study at Mastermind Bicycle Studio.

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The brainchild of her brother, Mukund Thakkar, having understood the Bike-Coffee relationship, their father had bought the beautiful La Marzocco Linea Mini for their studio where they could brew fresh coffee for their customers. Getting curious, she started to experiment with the machine and learn more about coffee, leading her further to the world of manual brewing. Every single cup was an experience, a connection, which always kept her motivated to brew more. She then got herself certified as a Barista and Manual Brewer by Specialty Coffee Association.

She was lucky enough to have a few cyclists friends who came with new coffees, new experiences, and new stories, every time that they met. This further brewed the idea of coming up with a Mastermind Bicycle Cafe where one can get their bikes fixed at the studio and at the same time get their caffeine and energy fixes at the cafe. Since that day, we are working to make this cafe welcoming to even non-cyclists to taste a bit of the cycling culture, if not, the various delicacies the cafe has to offer from homemade pizza, burgers, kinds of pasta, desserts, ice creams and what not! The menu tends to focus on having "something for everyone" be it any age, or any type of nutrition which includes an array of keto and vegan-friendly options. Our belief is to source local, traceable, and organic ingredients and to also make the majority of the dishes from scratch by our craftsman.

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To be surrounded by good food and coffee has now become Namrata's Ikigai. We are here to teach whatever we have learned, remain a student forever, and keep brewing better in life.