‘Bean there, done that’: Imported coffeemakers turn the new luxury flaunt, with prices running into lakhs

For affluent and well-travelled Indians, the coffee machine isn’t there just to do its job — make a cup of coffee. It’s there to prove they have had it elsewhere and better.

India’s rich and young are now splurging a few lakhs of rupees on artisanal machines, exotic beans, and an aroma that reminds them of cafes, from Paris to Prague.