Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Gen Z Turns Homes Into Cafes For World Coffee Day
Lakshay Bherwani enjoys making coffee for his friends.
On weekends, he turns part of his home into a tiny cafe.
His friends visit and tell him which drinks they want.
He prepares the drinks for them.
Sometimes they give him tips.
The tips are mostly a joke because everyone is short on money.
Lakshay does all the jobs, including barista, owner, waiter and dishwasher.
His story shows how some Gen Z people are enjoying coffee-making at home.
Lakshay Bherwani has turned part of his home into a tiny cafe.
He makes coffee for friends who visit on weekends when he is off work.
Friends choose what they want him to prepare.
They sometimes give him tips, jokingly treating the setup like a real cafe.
Bherwani describes himself as the group’s barista, owner, waiter and dishwasher.
- Who
- Lakshay Bherwani and his friends.
- What
- Bherwani has created a small home cafe and makes coffee for his friends.
- When
- On weekends when Bherwani is off work; the story is presented for World Coffee Day.
- Where
- Part of Bherwani’s house.
- Why
- The excerpt presents the setup as part of Gen Z’s home-barista culture and a way to serve friends coffee.
- Featured person
- Lakshay Bherwani
- Setting
- A part of Bherwani’s house
- Operating time
- Weekends when he is off work
- Customers
- Bherwani’s friends
- Payment
- Friends sometimes give him tips
- Roles
- Barista, owner, waiter and dishwasher