Sun Shine Coffee Express

We set up Sun Shine Coffee Express right here at Aashiyana Chauraha. If you know Lucknow, you know this crossing gets pretty busy. We are at K-741, right across from the Spencer’s and the Axis Bank. It’s a good spot because people are always coming and going for their shopping or bank work. We started this because we liked coffee and noticed there weren't many quick spots right here on the corner. It isn’t a big cafe where you sit for hours on a velvet sofa. It's more of an express place, like the name says. We have some stools and a counter. The smell of grinding beans usually fills the air around the shop. We get a lot of office workers in the mornings and then younger kids from the neighborhood in the evenings. Sometimes the power goes out, but we have a backup to keep the machine running. It gets a bit noisy with the traffic outside, but that’s just life in Aashiyana. We don't do fancy latte art or anything, just hot coffee and maybe some snacks if we have them ready. It's a small team, mostly just me and a helper. We know most of our regulars by name now. They stop by, grab a cup, chat for a minute about the weather or the traffic, and then they're off. It's just a simple business we run. We've been here for a couple of years now and it feels like home.