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About us

An open-front corner where Ranchi slows down.

One counter, one stove, and chai that tastes like someone made it just for you - because someone did.

The Local Chai's open-front counter lit up at night, staff pouring behind the bar

What we are

A 100% vegetarian chai café, est. 2017.

Ground floor, Mewa Centre Compound, Ranchi - an open-front street café where the kettle goes on at 2:30 PM and stays on till the last regular leaves.

No concentrates, no shortcuts, no premium surcharge. Whole spices, real saffron, and food made fresh when you order it. Students, families, office-walas - sab apne hain.

The Local Chai outdoor seating at dusk - yellow counter, fairy lights, and the neon द लोकल चाय sign
Cutting chai in a glass - steam, spices, the everyday cup

How the chai is made

“The secret is in the making - how the decoction is drawn, how the leaves meet the hot milk, the timing of it. Cooked properly. Every single time.”

- Ankit Kumar, founder

Kesar, masala, elaichi, adrakh, chocolate - five ways to your kind of kadak. Watch it drawn high from the pan; that stretch is where the taste lives.

More than chai

Made fresh when you order it.

The menu isn't long for the sake of long - it's the things a chai corner should do well, done well.

Desi chai

  • Kesar
  • Masala
  • Elaichi
  • Adrakh
  • Chocolate

& more

  • Coffee
  • Cold drinks
  • Maggi
  • Sandwiches
  • Pasta
  • Pizza
  • Nachos
  • Toast

The feeling

Fairy lights at dusk, your order remembered.

We sell chai. What people come back for is ahsas gharwali - the feeling of being home.

Bring us to your next event.

Themed chai counters for weddings, corporates, and celebrations across India.