Gate-side caffeine fix near departures in T4
Just past security in Terminal T4, Hudson News Cafe doubles as a coffee counter and grab-and-go stand for late tweaks to your carry-on. It runs typical airport hours that roughly match international departures, so you’ll usually find it open from early-morning check‑in waves through the last evening flights. Think quick espresso, packaged snacks, and bottled drinks, not a long sit-down meal.
Pricing at Hudson News Cafe tracks with standard airport markups: expect coffee in the ₹180–₹280 range and snack packs or sandwiches running roughly ₹200–₹400. Card payments are widely accepted, and most staff are used to dealing with foreign cards tied to international banks. If you’re trying to use up the last ₹500 note before leaving India, this is an easy place to do it.
Food here skews packaged: chips, chocolate, biscuits, and a rotating shelf of sandwiches and basic pastries. Fresh options are limited and reviews across Hudson outlets in other airports point to very average pre-made sandwiches, so treat this as fuel, not a food memory from Chennai. Soft drinks and bottled water sit in reach-in coolers, handy if you’re headed to a long-haul gate at the far end of T4.
Because Hudson News Cafe sits right on the main T4 concourse, it works best as a last-minute top-up stop before boarding. Seating is minimal or shared with nearby general waiting areas, so don’t bank on charging your laptop and working for an hour here. Use it the same way frequent flyers use Hudson in US terminals: grab a drink, a snack, maybe a magazine, then move to your gate.
Tip: If you want a proper hot meal in Chennai International before your T4 flight, eat earlier in T1 or T2 landside or airside, then use Hudson News Cafe in T4 only for coffee and water within 20–30 minutes of boarding.