A NEW café focused on wellness and mindfulness has opened its doors in the city centre.
Casa Luma, located on Commercial Street in Hereford, began welcoming customers in late August.
The family-run café offers a menu of plant-based, Mediterranean-inspired breakfasts, salads, and drinks, including a selection of matcha beverages.
Beren Kupeli from Peterstow near Ross-on-Wye, who runs the café with her parents, Metin and Meral, said the name Casa Luma means "house of light," reflecting the family’s vision for the café as a relaxing space.
"A lot of thought has gone into everything," she said.
"Even the sandwiches are sourdough; they all come from my uncle’s bakery in London."
She said the opening had been "nerve-wracking" but added that the family is "really grateful" for the positive response from customers in their first month of trading.
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The cafe serves homemade cakes, vegan pastries, and a range of matcha drinks, which self-confessed matcha lover Beren said are made using powder sourced from Kyoto, Japan.
The menu also features chia seed pudding bowls, pancake and waffle stacks, and Mediterranean-inspired salads.
Beren's mother prepares the salads, while other members of the family contribute to the day-to-day running of the café.
Before opening Casa Luma, the family operated a takeaway business in Ross-on-Wye and also owns a Turkish restaurant, with hospitality "embedded" in the family.
The café took five months to renovate before opening on August 20.
Casa Luma is open every day from 8pm to 5pm, with Sunday trading hours standing at 9am to 4pm.
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