Restaurant India News: Gurgaon’s SH/FT Launches Specialty Coffee Café with Vinyl Concept

SH/FT is a new entry in Gurgaon’s café landscape, offering a vinyl-focused coffee house that combines specialty brews, an evolving menu, and a flexible space designed to adapt to the time of day. Conceptualized as more than just a coffee destination, SH/FT encourages guests to slow down, engage, and enjoy a tactile, analogue experience amid an increasingly digital lifestyle.

The café currently operates its Day Shift, providing a sunlit, vibrant environment with precision coffee, comfort-focused dishes, and curated vinyl records. A Night Shift will launch in the future, transforming the space into a full-fledged vinyl bar. Until then, SH/FT focuses on daytime operations, attracting coffee enthusiasts, freelancers, and visitors seeking a relaxed, engaging environment.

SH/FT is positioned as a community-focused space, with plans for book reading clubs, open mic nights, trivia evenings, and local home brewer pop-ups, fostering meaningful interactions beyond coffee. Vinyl records form a central element of the experience, promoting both music appreciation and cultural exchange.

The interiors are designed to be airy and immersive, with flowing white curtains, natural textures, and a central record player providing a curated vinyl soundtrack throughout the day. The space adapts to different activities, whether focused work in the morning or leisurely social interactions in the afternoon.

The menu emphasizes intentional simplicity and bold flavors, featuring dishes such as Gochujang Burrata Rigatoni, Tahini-Lime Buddha Bowl, and Vietnamese Bánh Mì. Vegan, gluten-free, and low-sugar options are also available without compromising on taste. SH/FT is the first café in Gurgaon to serve Subko coffee, India’s craft coffee movement known for micro-lot sourcing, artisanal roasting, and sustainability focus. Beverages include flat whites, pour-overs, slow brews, Vietnamese Iced Coffee, Cranberry Espresso Fizz, Orange Cinnamon Cold Brew, and the caffeine-free Mixed Berry Matcha.

Music is integral to SH/FT, with handpicked vinyl records ranging from jazz to disco, forming a key part of the café’s identity rather than serving as background noise. As SH/FT prepares to introduce its Night Shift bar program, the focus remains on refining the daytime café experience and cultivating a community centered on coffee, culture, and conversation, establishing the space as a multi-functional hospitality concept in Gurgaon.