Khosla Coffee & Restaurant

Paharganj Main Bazar 5124 is a very hectic place to be. There are always travelers with big bags walking past our door and motorcycles honking in the street. Our shop, Khosla Coffee & Restaurant, is right in the middle of all that noise. We have a few wooden tables and chairs that have seen better days. The coffee machine is quite old and it makes a loud hissing sound whenever we steam the milk. We serve food too, mostly things that are easy to cook in our small kitchen area. My brother stays in the back near the burners while I handle the front and talk to the people who come in. The menu is just a simple piece of paper that we had printed a long time ago. We do not change it much. Sometimes the electricity goes out and we have to use candles until it comes back on. It gets very dusty because of the construction work nearby, so we are always wiping down the counters. Many people come here just to sit and get away from the sun for a bit. We do not mind if they stay a long time. It is an honest living and we have been doing it this way for years. We just try to keep the place running and make sure there is enough coffee for the morning rush.