{"id":78,"date":"2026-05-25T15:02:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T09:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8080\/a-cafe-that-feels-like-home-in-varanasi\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T16:56:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T11:26:28","slug":"a-cafe-that-feels-like-home-in-varanasi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meeratales.com\/a-cafe-that-feels-like-home-in-varanasi\/","title":{"rendered":"A Caf\u00e9 That Feels Like Home in Varanasi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">In an age when every moment is being designed as Instagram-worthy, Sparrow caf\u00e9 in the <a data-preview=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?ved=1t:260882&amp;q=Assi+area+Varanasi&amp;bbid=2010599205404955646&amp;bpid=8251755114426156800\" target=\"_blank\">Assi area<\/a> of <a data-preview=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?ved=1t:260882&amp;q=Varanasi&amp;bbid=2010599205404955646&amp;bpid=8251755114426156800\" target=\"_blank\">Varanasi<\/a> is a refreshing change. \u00a0A traditional home with a verandah and wide wooden windows has been running as a caf\u00e9 for a decade now. \u00a0The cosy setup reminds one of our grandparents&#8217; home rather than a regular caf\u00e9, with the guests often spending hours here with some delicious food, infused with local ingredients, for company.\u00a0 The cafe derives its name from the sparrows that flock in the morning, as they do in most homes.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A Caf\u00e9 That Feels Like Home in Varanasi\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1599\" data-original-width=\"884\" height=\"320\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/meeratales-78-4e7cb5ae.jpg\" width=\"240\"> <\/div>\n<p> <span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>An All-Woman Caf\u00e9 in Assi<\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The <a data-preview=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?ved=1t:260882&amp;q=all+woman+business+setup+Varanasi+cafe&amp;bbid=2010599205404955646&amp;bpid=8251755114426156800\" target=\"_blank\">all-woman setup<\/a>, perhaps the first in the city, came into existence around 2016. <a data-preview=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?ved=1t:260882&amp;q=Sakshi+Srivastava+Sparrow+cafe&amp;bbid=2010599205404955646&amp;bpid=8251755114426156800\" target=\"_blank\">Sakshi Srivastava<\/a>, who helms the caf\u00e9, says, \u201cInitially, people were apprehensive of a woman managing along with a team of ladies. This feeling ran in the family as well, but I was sure that this was my calling. \u00a0From the very beginning, I wanted to give a home like feeling to the guests coming to our place. The reason no change has been made to this nearly 80-year-old property.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A Caf\u00e9 That Feels Like Home in Varanasi\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"320\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/meeratales-78-42bb9d90.jpg\" width=\"240\"><\/div>\n<p> <span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0The verandah, which is a delight during the winters, has remained intact so are the other parts of the house- turned- caf\u00e9.\u00a0 A wall almirah stacked with crockery, books on the shelf and some paintings on the wall form the d\u00e9cor of the Sparrow caf\u00e9 in Varanasi.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A Caf\u00e9 That Feels Like Home in Varanasi\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"320\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/meeratales-78-1d01da30.jpg\" width=\"240\"><\/div>\n<p> <span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The guests are put at ease with the home-like gestures of the staff. \u201cOnce, a foreign traveller visiting us was quite enchanted by a colourful mug stacked in our crockery section. We not only served her in that mug but also gifted it to her as she could not find a similar one in the market,\u201d shares Sakshi.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A Caf\u00e9 That Feels Like Home in Varanasi\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"320\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/meeratales-78-5905d499.jpg\" width=\"240\"><\/div>\n<p> <span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Food That Brings People Back<\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">It is also the food that brings the customers to the caf\u00e9. Delicacies using seasonal ingredients make the cafe&#8217;s menu special.\u00a0 Locally sourced vegetables are used in the dishes, so the offerings change with the seasons. For instance, <a data-preview=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?ved=1t:260882&amp;q=cucumber+based+drinks+summer+recipes&amp;bbid=2010599205404955646&amp;bpid=8251755114426156800\" target=\"_blank\">cucumber-based drinks<\/a> are served in the summer. A dish titled <a data-preview=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?ved=1t:260882&amp;q=Buddha+bowl+recipe+parval&amp;bbid=2010599205404955646&amp;bpid=8251755114426156800\" target=\"_blank\">Buddha bowl<\/a>, made with parval (pointed gourd), is available only in the summer, as pointed gourd is a summer vegetable. Similarly, <a data-preview=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?ved=1t:260882&amp;q=broccoli+based+delicacies+winter+recipes&amp;bbid=2010599205404955646&amp;bpid=8251755114426156800\" target=\"_blank\">broccoli-based delicacies<\/a> are part of the menu only in winter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cFrom the very onset, we were very particular about using fresh and clean ingredients in our food, which has been well received by our guests. Over the years, a lot of celebrities have visited our caf\u00e9. \u00a0The main leads of the <a data-preview=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?ved=1t:260882&amp;q=Mirzapur+web+series&amp;bbid=2010599205404955646&amp;bpid=8251755114426156800\" target=\"_blank\">Mirzapur web series<\/a>, like <a data-preview=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?ved=1t:260882&amp;q=Pankaj+Tripathi+Mirzapur&amp;bbid=2010599205404955646&amp;bpid=8251755114426156800\" target=\"_blank\">Pankaj Tripathi<\/a> and <a data-preview=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?ved=1t:260882&amp;q=Shweta+Tripathi+Mirzapur&amp;bbid=2010599205404955646&amp;bpid=8251755114426156800\" target=\"_blank\">Shweta Tripathi<\/a>, have dined here. Recently, music composer <a data-preview=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?ved=1t:260882&amp;q=Sneha+Khanwalkar+Gangs+of+Wasseypur&amp;bbid=2010599205404955646&amp;bpid=8251755114426156800\" target=\"_blank\">Sneha Khanwalkar<\/a> of <a data-preview=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?ved=1t:260882&amp;q=Gangs+of+Wasseypur&amp;bbid=2010599205404955646&amp;bpid=8251755114426156800\" target=\"_blank\">Gangs of Wasseypur<\/a> fame came for her meals at our cafe,\u201d says Sakshi.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A Caf\u00e9 That Feels Like Home in Varanasi\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"725\" height=\"320\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/meeratales-78-782e9a83.jpg\" width=\"145\"><\/div>\n<p> <span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Apart from the food, the caf\u00e9 also hosts cooking classes aiming to preserve the traditional cuisine of the region. \u201cThere are a lot of recipes of our grandmother\u2019s that have been pushed to the margin, so we try to revive them through these cooking sessions, which most of our guests are more than ready to learn,\u201d says Sakshi.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an age when every moment is being designed as Instagram-worthy, Sparrow caf\u00e9 in the Assi area of Varanasi is a refreshing change. \u00a0A traditional home with a verandah and\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":81,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[8,18,10,32,28,7],"class_list":["post-78","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","tag-cafes","tag-food","tag-ganga","tag-people","tag-travel","tag-varanasi"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1-RC3 - 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