Kesar Sandwiches & Juice Centre

You can find our little shop in the 5th Khetwadi Lane in Mumbai. It’s a tight little street, like most of the lanes around here. Our shop, Kesar Sandwiches & Juice Centre, is right near the Rameshwar Mandir. You can often hear the bells from the temple while we’re working. It’s a small space, mostly taken up by the counter and the sandwich presses. We start early in the morning getting the vegetables ready and making sure the fruit is fresh for the juices. Mumbai is always moving, and Khetwadi is no exception. People are constantly walking past, heading to work or the temple. It gets very hot in the afternoons, especially with the griddles going, so we keep the fans on full blast. We don’t have fancy seating or a big menu with words you can't pronounce. We just make sandwiches and pour juice. The walls are a bit plain, and the floor has seen better days, but it’s a clean place where we work hard. We know most of our customers by name because they live right around the corner. It’s a local spot where you can grab a quick bite without any fuss. We’ve been at this for a while now. The lane is narrow, so it’s mostly foot traffic and the occasional scooter. We just focus on keeping the ingredients fresh and the customers fed. When the evening rush starts, the whole lane gets even noisier than usual.