Roots Cafe in Delhi is a zero-grid cafe run entirely on solar power. On weekends, the cafe is packed with 400-500 visitors. The cafe aims to spread awareness about renewable energy and sustainability. It adheres to its theme of being eco-friendly in numerous ways, from using solar power for electricity and hot water, to composting waste onsite and creating food with minimal processing or preservatives.

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F & B REVIEW
to Vinod Dani, the cafe’s soft spoken
manager, the place is packed to the rafters
on weekends, with anywhere from 400 to
500 people visiting.
I spied cliques of friends and families; a
lone reader perched on a corner bench
with a very patient fudge brownie; and a
motley group of corporate servants on a
brainstorming break. A bunch of college
goers laughed more than they ate and an
expat or two with steaming mugs of coffee
completed the scene.
The objective of RGEP, where Roots is
housed, is to spread awareness about
renewable energy, energy conservation,
energy efficiency and climate change
mitigation. Adhering to the theme of the
venue, Roots is a zero grid cafe, entirely run
on solar power. Its eco consciousness goes
beyond energy efficiency, however. The
restaurant’s mantra is ‘Natural’. It tries to
use nature to create its food as much and
as pervasively as possible.
From leveraging the Sun for electricity,
cooking and hot water, to creating only
preservative free food, and composting its
waste at the compost pit located on RGEP’s
solar panel-dotted compounds, Roots goes
the extra mile to be green. So admirable
and novel are these attributes in the Delhi
Solar Rooftop
Outdoor seating