Durga

Durga - Paud Rd, Pune

Durga is more about nostalgia and college days than about food. Its a tiny place near MIT college on Paud Road. Almost all engineering students from Pune (more so if you are in MIT) make it a point to have coffee at Durga at late nights during the PLs. Once you go there after a "well deserved" break from studying .. be it 10, 11 or past.. you will surely meet a few acquaintances, have the delicious cold coffee (or two) .. sitting on your bike parked at the road as theres no space to sit inside .. and maybe even a double-bhurji if you are hungry. The point is you hang out with friends who are all more or less in the same boat as you .. thinking about which chapters to put for 'option'. lol. Durga is fun.

Its hard to find a place to sit at nights .. especially if the engineering PLs are going on. If you go in the morning you can enjoy some decent upma or pohe. Or better still .. the tried and tested cold coffee and bhurji. The cold coffee at Durga is the most popular item here .. its a mix of many things .. the coffee itself is very good, plus the atmosphere you enjoy it in .. friends .. late nights .. add to it .. and then theres the unquestionable benefit of the price. Durga serves cold coffee at prices other coffee places (CCD, Barista) spend on their electricity bill in the time you spend there. But I shouldnt compare .. Durga has its moments as does Barista.

A must visit if you are a student in Pune.

Food: *** Ambiance: ** Price: $/2
Last visited: mid-2007