Juice Zone

Our shop is at 212A/2 in the B.G.N. Market over in Munirka. It’s a crowded little market, especially in the evenings when everyone is out getting their groceries. We’ve got the blenders running pretty much all day long. It gets a bit sticky on the counters when we are busy, but we try to wipe it down as we go. We aren't one of those fancy health cafes with expensive furniture. We just have some crates of fruit stacked up and a few stools if you want to sit for a minute. The noise from the market is always there—people shouting, cars honking, and the sound of the metro nearby. New Delhi summers are brutal, so that’s when we stay the busiest with people looking for something cold. We get the fruit delivered early in the morning from the big wholesale markets. Sometimes a batch of oranges isn't as sweet as the last one, but we use what we get. It’s a small family-run type of spot. We know many of the students and office workers who pass by every day. It’s not a glamorous job, peeling fruit and cleaning machines, but it keeps us going. We’ve been in this corner of Munirka for a good while and like the energy of the crowd. We usually have a few bags of ice sitting in the corner because you can never have enough when it gets really hot.