In this note
The short version
Not yet. No P.S. Coffee Pod is open today. P.S. Coffee is a grab-and-go specialty coffee brand building its first Pods in and around Ahmedabad's offices, co-working spaces, campuses and gyms. The areas being explored include Prahlad Nagar, SG Highway, Makarba and SBR, plus GIFT City and the TCS area in Gandhinagar. None is confirmed.
Key takeaways
No P.S. Coffee Pod is open yet. Ahmedabad is the first city.
Areas being explored: Prahlad Nagar, SG Highway, Makarba and SBR in Ahmedabad, plus GIFT City and the TCS area in Gandhinagar. None is confirmed.
A Pod sits inside a building or on the corner outside it, wherever the day already passes.
Opening news, with the address, goes to the waitlist first.
Every Pod is written to the place it sits in
A postscript needs a letter. The letter is your day: the meetings, the lectures, the commute, the one more thing. The coffee is the line you add after it. That is where the name comes from, and it is why every Pod will be addressed to its building before it opens.
This is the first of those letters. It is written to the city rather than to a building, because no building is confirmed yet.
Dear Ahmedabad. We are coming to your building.
What is coming: a small format for a daily cup
A P.S. Pod is P.S. Coffee's compact grab-and-go format: 50 to 200 sq ft, specialty coffee ground at every order, placed inside a building or on the corner outside it. It is not a cafe, and it is not a kiosk. There is nowhere to sit, by design.
The board will hold four drinks that never change: P.S. Black, P.S. White, P.S. Green and P.S. Strong. Behind them sits a rotating few, numbered rather than named. The planned menu is on the Menu, and the format has its own post: Grab-and-go specialty coffee, and what it leaves out.
Where the first Pods are being explored
These are the areas on the list. Each is being explored, not confirmed. No address, building or date is set for any of them.
| Area | City | Why it is on the list | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prahlad Nagar | Ahmedabad | Office buildings within walking distance of each other | Exploring |
| SG Highway | Ahmedabad | Office towers along a single corridor | Exploring |
| Makarba | Ahmedabad | Offices near the SG Highway belt | Exploring |
| SBR (Sindhu Bhavan Road) | Ahmedabad | Offices and a busy walking stretch | Exploring |
| GIFT City | Gandhinagar | A planned district of office towers | Exploring |
| TCS area | Gandhinagar | Large technology campuses | Exploring |
If your building is not on this list, that does not rule it out. The list is short because it is early. GIFT City has its own page: Coffee in GIFT City.
Inside your building, or the corner you pass on the way in
Not every Pod will be inside a building. Some sites have the footfall but not the space, or the space but not the permission. There, the Pod sits on the corner outside, on the route people already walk.
The rule is the same either way. A Pod goes where the day already passes, so the coffee is a stop and never a detour.
What is confirmed, and what is not
Confirmed
- +Ahmedabad is the first city
- +The Pod format: grab-and-go, 50 to 200 sq ft, no seating
- +The Letter: four drinks that never change
- +Specialty grade, every lot, ground at every order
Not yet
- –Any address or building
- –Any opening date
- –The app, which is a prototype for now
- –The rotating slate for opening week
A short list of true things beats a long list of hopes. When something moves from the right column to the left, the waitlist hears first.
Tell us where you would stop
The map is built partly from what people tell us. Four kinds of message help most.
People who work nearby. Tell us the building and the time you usually want a cup. That is worth more than any footfall report.
Building and facilities teams. If your building has daily footfall and 50 to 100 sq ft to spare, we bring the counter, the barista and the beans.
Campus teams. Universities and colleges with a long day and a short walk between blocks.
Gym owners. Early peaks, a predictable walk out, and people who know what they want to drink.
Frequently asked questions
Tell us where you would stop for a cup.
Join the opening waitlist and name your area. If you run a building, a campus or a gym, start the conversation about hosting a Pod.