11.5883° N, 92.6199° E
Where the ocean meets the art of being.
Vegan-first food, global flavors, and specialty coffee — named after the islands that inspired us.
Weekly showcases for local and visiting artists — music, photography, film, craft, and everything in between.
Every meal, every visit, every piece of art sold — supports the Island Lab Foundation and the communities of Andaman.
"Some places ask you to look at things. Onge asks you to feel them."
Smoky roasted vegetables, coconut tahini, wild rice.
Slow-fermented greens, cashew cream, turmeric flatbread.
Single origin, 16-hour steep, served over coconut ice.
Onge Cafe was born from a simple belief: that art belongs everywhere, and that the Andaman Islands — ancient, beautiful, and underrepresented — deserve a space that holds both.
Named after the Onge, one of the indigenous communities of the Andaman Islands, this cafe is an act of respect. A place that listens before it speaks.
We built it at Wandoor — where the forest meets the sea — because that is exactly the kind of tension we love: wild and quiet, raw and refined.
— Art that is paid, not just platformed
— Food that is conscious, not complicated
— A space that serves the community, not just the customer
— Long-term impact over short-term profit
A production technologist and filmmaker. Leads production technology across Asia for Netflix. Spends his quiet hours thinking about how creativity can change communities.
A leader, a builder, and a quiet believer in the power of community. Two decades of experience across operations, program management, and delivery leadership. Known for building cohesive teams and solving problems that matter. An avid fiction reader who collects quotes the way some people collect shells.
A walk through Onge — where the forest meets the sea, and every corner holds something worth noticing.
Onge is a multi-artform platform. Every week, the cafe transforms — into a gallery, a concert, a screening room, a workshop, or an open studio.
Artists apply or are invited. Each showcase runs for a week or a single evening. All artists are compensated. This is not a passion project for the artist. It is work. We treat it that way.
We cook global, we source local, and we name everything after the islands that feed our imagination. Vegan-first. A curated selection of vegetarian dishes. No compromise on flavor.
Every dish named after an island. Every plate a small act of intention.
For the youngest explorers — playful plates shaped like the islands they're named after. Every bite an adventure.
Onge Cafe
Wandoor Beach Road, Wandoor
South Andaman, Andaman & Nicobar Islands — 744 103
Tuesday – Sunday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Monday: Closed
Wandoor is approximately 29 km from Port Blair. Accessible by road — roughly 45 minutes. Shared autos and taxis available from Port Blair. Worth every minute of the drive.
Indoor and outdoor seating. WiFi available. Laptop-friendly during non-event hours. Quiet enough to think. Warm enough to stay.
Onge Cafe
Wandoor Beach, South Andaman
11.5883° N, 92.6199° E
Everything in the Onge shop is either made by artists we've hosted or designed in collaboration with the Island Lab Foundation. When you buy here, you support a working artist and a living community.
We are building something rare — a paid platform for artists in one of India's most beautiful and under-resourced regions. If you create — we want to hear from you.
— A stage, a wall, or a shelf
— Fair compensation
— A community that cares
— Documentation and promotion of your work
Onge is not just a cafe. It is a long-term cultural infrastructure project in a region that has never had one. We are looking for partners who understand that impact and quality are not in conflict.
— Artist residency programs
— Community art education
— Cultural heritage documentation
— Physical space expansion
Onge Cafe is the physical home of the Island Lab Foundation — a non-profit initiative dedicated to promoting art, storytelling, photography, and filmmaking in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Our focus is underprivileged communities, young creators, and the preservation of local cultural identity through contemporary creative practice. Every visit to Onge contributes to this mission.