Our Story
Our Story
From a dream to your favourite neighbourhood café
The Beginning
How It All Began
In 2020, in the middle of a pandemic, Arjun Mehta and Sneha Kulkarni quit their corporate jobs with a shared dream — to build a place where great coffee and freshly baked bread could bring people together. Armed with a second-hand espresso machine, a sourdough starter named “Charlie,” and an unshakeable belief that Mumbai deserved better coffee, they opened a tiny 200 sq ft takeaway window on Carter Road.
What started as a pandemic passion project has grown into one of Bandra’s most beloved community spaces. Today, Brew & Crumb serves over 5,000 cups of specialty coffee daily across three locations, roasts its own beans in-house, and runs a baking academy for aspiring pastry chefs. But through all the growth, the soul of the place hasn’t changed — it’s still about that first sip of a perfect flat white, the warmth of a freshly baked croissant, and the joy of slowing down in a city that never stops.
We didn’t just want to serve coffee. We wanted to build a place where people slow down, connect, and savour the moment. Every cup we brew, every loaf we bake — it’s our love letter to this city.
— The Founders
Milestones
Our Journey
The Beginning
Opened our first takeaway window on Carter Road during the pandemic with a single espresso machine and a sourdough starter named Charlie
Full Café Launch
Expanded into a 1,200 sq ft sit-down café, started in-house roasting, and hired our first team of 6
First Award
Won ‘Best New Café — Mumbai’ at the Times Food Awards and launched our popular baking workshops
Three Locations
Opened our second location in Juhu and third in Powai. Launched the Brew & Crumb roastery and online ordering
Our Philosophy
What We Believe In
The principles that guide every cup we brew
Sustainability First
Compostable packaging, reusable cup discounts, coffee-ground composting, and carbon-neutral sourcing. We’re building a café the planet can be proud of.
Community at the Core
Free WiFi for remote workers, pay-it-forward coffee boards, and monthly open-mic nights. This is your space as much as it is ours.
Quality Without Compromise
Single-origin beans, 72-hour fermented dough, seasonal ingredients. We’d rather run out of something than serve it below our standard.
Fair & Direct Trade
We pay our partner farmers 40% above market rate and visit every estate in person. Great coffee starts with treating people right.
Our Team
The People Behind the Counter
Passionate, trained, and obsessed with great coffee
Arjun Mehta
Co-Founder & Head Barista
SCA Certified • 3x Latte Art Champion
“Every cup is a conversation between the bean and the barista”
Sneha Kulkarni
Co-Founder & Pastry Chef
Le Cordon Bleu Paris • Sourdough Specialist
“Baking is science, but the magic is in the love you add”
Rohan D’Souza
Senior Barista
Pour Over Specialist • Q Grader
“The perfect V60 is meditation in motion”
Ananya Iyer
Barista & Mixologist
Coffee Cocktail Innovator
“I blur the lines between coffee and craft cocktails”
Direct Trade
Where Our Beans Come From
We maintain direct relationships with coffee farmers across three continents. Every harvest season, Arjun visits our partner estates to cup the new crop, select the best lots, and ensure our farmers are paid fairly. Our beans arrive green and are roasted in small batches at our Bandra roastery within 72 hours of delivery.
Coorg
Chocolate, Citrus, Nutty — Full-bodied with a caramel finish
Yirgacheffe
Floral, Blueberry, Bright — Light-bodied with tea-like qualities
Huila
Toffee, Red Fruit, Smooth — Medium-bodied with wine-like acidity
Recognition