If you grew up on South Indian filter coffee, this Abu Dhabi café just turned your childhood ritual into a dessert. Abu Dhabi’s Chutney Stories in Al Khalidiyah has launched a filter coffee softy and it might be the most nostalgic AED6 you spend this summer.
What Exactly Is A Filter Coffee Softy?
Picture the deep, dark decoction from a traditional steel filter, the kind that slowly drips into a tumbler back home, except this time it’s swirled into a silky, chilled soft-serve. That’s the idea behind filter coffee softy: a modern mashup of India’s iconic filter kaapi and the universal comfort of softy ice cream. It’s not your average coffee-flavoured scoop either. Chutney Stories uses actual filter coffee decoction here, which means the flavour comes through richer, more aromatic, and noticeably less acidic than anything made with instant coffee.
Why It Hits Different From Regular Coffee Ice Cream
Most coffee ice creams lean on syrup or powder for flavour, which is exactly why they often taste flat. This one skips that shortcut entirely. Because the base starts with brewed filter coffee, the bitterness and aroma stay intact, so every scoop tastes like an actual cup of kaapi rather than a vague coffee suggestion. It’s bold, it’s authentic, and it somehow manages to feel both traditional and completely new at the same time, a genuinely smart way to level up your usual afternoon coffee run.
Where To Find It And What It’ll Cost You
Ready to try it yourself? Here’s what you need to know: At just AED6, it’s an easy add-on the next time you’re in the area, and honestly, an even easier excuse to make a special trip.
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The Takeaway
Filter coffee softy is proof that the best desserts don’t always need reinventing from scratch; sometimes they just need the right two traditions colliding. Chutney Stories clearly understood the assignment here, keeping the authenticity of filter kaapi intact while giving it a completely new, coolant-friendly form. If you’ve been missing that steel-tumbler nostalgia, this is worth the detour.
Where: Al Khalidiyah, Abu Dhabi
Cost: AED6
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