Meraki The Coffee House

We’ve been at No-45 on Piplod Main Road for a good while now. It’s right there in Raghuvir Society, near the Sri Nehru Nagar area. Most mornings start early, usually before the sun gets too high over Saraswat Nagar. We get the machines warmed up and start grinding the beans. It’s a bit noisy when the morning rush starts, but we’re used to it. The shop isn't anything fancy, just a spot to sit down for a bit. People from around Piplod come in, some stay for a long time talking and others just grab a cup and run. We spend a lot of time cleaning the counters and making sure everything is where it should be. Sometimes the milk delivery is late and we have to wait around, but that’s just how it goes. The neighborhood has changed quite a bit since we first opened our doors here. There’s more traffic on the main road these days, but our corner stays pretty much the same. We handle the coffee ourselves, measuring out the portions and steaming the milk until it looks right. It’s a lot of standing on your feet all day. By the time we close up the shutters at night, the whole place smells like roasted beans. We aren't trying to be the biggest place in town, just a regular one where you know what you're getting every time you walk through the door. Meraki The Coffee House has always been about that daily routine.