Neera cafe becomes a sensation in Hyderabad

Inaugurated on the banks of the Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad on 3 May, the café sells around 500 to 600 litres of Neera a day.

[{"selector":"#anim-a92fa862-2b85-4747-b6f7-a100fa70f16f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-24.93504830000007%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":2,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Featured Read the Article

At Neera Cafe, the palm sap drink is stored at temperatures below -4 degree Celsius to prevent it from fermenting.

[{"selector":"#anim-f03455e9-6fc8-4412-a538-35cf1bc77aec [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(36.37329084441877%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":2,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Featured Read the Article

People are lining up at the café in large numbers to buy neera ever since the establishment was opened.

[{"selector":"#anim-f6ce15f1-9a41-412f-a73e-82f968e4ad9f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":2,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Featured Read the Article

The drink is sourced from the Goud community members in Mudwin and Cherikonda villages in the Rangareddy district.

[{"selector":"#anim-e61bfabd-4bcd-4adf-baf4-6b535bdb0675 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":2,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Featured Read the Article

Neera is the sap of the palmyra palm which, in Telangana, has been sold mostly in the local markets.

[{"selector":"#anim-eaf1de1d-1366-4612-8138-279ea148af6b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(15.88784995690045%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":2,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Featured Read the Article

Usually, it is sold fermented as toddy. However, in Neera Café, it is alcohol-free.

[{"selector":"#anim-6042e701-af15-4913-8479-7430007ece46 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-11.607142639559232%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":2,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Featured Read the Article

A 175 ml glass of neera is sold for ₹50 while a 300 ml bottle costs ₹90. But some felt the price was high.

[{"selector":"#anim-b8691e23-1588-4661-9309-ada0d9c90271 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Featured Read the Article

“We get a litre of neera from the tappers for around ₹50 a litre,” a man at the café said.

It tastes different from what I had tasted earlier. The real flavour is missing here,” Phanindra Prasad, a Hyderabad resident, said.

[{"selector":"#anim-777fc0c2-c91c-4901-af95-743dd0f32e37 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(34.166666570590614%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":2,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Featured Read the Article

“I’m having this drink for the first time. I liked the taste and it was refreshing. The cafe’s ambience is also good,” Neha Verma said.

[{"selector":"#anim-150517e1-0659-4252-8279-80c069bf761e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-19.763513380450874%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Featured Read the Article