Not for nothing is T.Nagar branded with the oft-repeated tag- ‘The shopping capital of Chennai’! But this shopping capital, sadly and blatantly lacked the one thing that the pretty young things hold oh-so-close to the heart- a coffee shop!

Yeah, yeah! There are your shops that boast of being ‘cafes’! But your authentic café was sadly wanted and missing!

While one section of the youth was craving for their cappuccinos, there was the other that got desperate for some intellectual fodder! Not a chain book store in sight and where, pray, do our geeks go when their soul craves for a book!?

Kuppu’s Arcade silenced those questions! Armed with Crosswords, Mother Care and Brio- Kuppus did what no other store in T.Nagar bothered to- provide a cozy book store and café for the youth to hang out and a delightful shop for young mothers to shop at!

With an outright modern look, glassy exteriors and chic interiors- Kuppu’s Arcade is nestled at the beginning of Venkatnarayana road, just next to the Thiagaraya nagar Club.

Two steep rising arches that span the entire height of the building, making the eye want to scan the entire distance in one sweeping glance; a dome that echoes like crazy when you even murmur a ‘thank-you’ to the person at the bag counter and ample parking space to your dad’s relief- Kuppus is all of the above! Two floors of your shops and the seven others for offices and residence, Kuppus arcade makes a style statement unique in this area.

Minimalistic style pervades the whole of the interiors. While mothers-to-be can gape and gawk at those trendy outfits that flatter their tummies with élan, Mother care is also a treasure trove to select all those cute stuff for your sweetums!

Crossword, I’m afraid needs to really keep with the trend and stock up more efficiently! However it is still a really warm cozy place with many a sink-in-me-and-forget-thyself couches strewn all over!

And when that hunger pang surfaces or the thirst tugs at the throat, Brio comes to the rescue. The bistro boasts of everything- from cappuccino’s to croissants, shakes to spicy sandwiches. Straight-lined Burma teak furniture compete with some cool urbane lighting to make this as stylish a hangout as it gets! However, the food and the drinks ought to be perked up in their standards to match up to the décor in its quality!

Old-4 New-60 Kuppu Arcade Venkatanarayana Road ,
T.Nagar ,
Chennai- 600017

Kuppu’s Arcade has just the right setting to woo in a crowd. A little tuck there, a sprucing up here is all that’s needed to make it raise its standards In quality and establish itself as the ‘koolest’ in town!