Barista Coffee Co. Ltd.

Down here near Mayur Vihar Phase-1, specifically in Trilok Puri, we spend our hours around the smell of ground coffee. The shop is at 28/177 and it is a familiar spot for people living around here. It isn't a massive place, but we have enough space for the machines and some stools for the customers. Every morning we have to calibrate the grinders and wipe down the steam wands. It can get messy with milk spills and coffee grounds getting into every crack. The heat in Delhi makes people come in looking for something cold, so we are always refilling the ice bins. We see students, office workers, and even some elderly folks who just want to sit for a bit. The street outside is usually full of noise, but inside it stays a little calmer. We don't use any fancy talk about our beans; we just brew them and hand over the cups. Sometimes the electricity goes out and we have to wait for the generator to kick in, which is just part of living in this city. We spend our breaks standing by the back door where there is a little bit of a breeze. Cleaning the floors is a never-ending task because of all the dust that blows in from the road. We just try to keep the place tidy and make sure the coffee stays hot for whoever walks in. It is just coffee and a bit of conversation.