Originally reported and written in November 2022, this story has been republished as part of our archival content.

At O’Baque Jaipur, the main draw is the experience of tasting a host of new dishes and snacks whilst marvelling at the place’s old-world charm. Nestled in the quarters of a 60-year-old ancestral bungalow, the cafe and patisserie has a one-of-a-kind ambience curated by sister duo Swati Rathore Borgohain and Sanyogita Rathore.

The origins of this cafe has roots in a Pinterest board, which Swati says has been on her phone for as long as she can remember. “I was working in the hospitality sector for around 10 years before we started O’Baque Jaipur. All this time, I had a dream of opening my own bakery someday,” she tells The Better India. 

“I would add my ideas on my Pinterest board, from the decor and the aesthetics to the pop of colour that my bakery would one day have,” she recalls. 

And while Swati was dreaming of opening a bakery, her sister Sanyogita had spent her childhood experimenting with recipes and her love for cooking.  

“I would often watch MasterChef Australia and take down recipes to try out later. My love for cooking only deepened through the years and I did a course at the Lavonne Academy of Baking Science and Pastry Arts in Bengaluru,” says Sanyogita. 

So, when the COVID-19 lockdown gave the sisters ample time to sit and talk, they began to wonder if life could exist beyond the corporate world. 

“We hadn’t spent much time together during our growing years as we were, more often than not, in hostels. The pandemic was the time we grew closer and decided to tie our individual dreams into a common venture — a cafe where........

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