Geometric alternatives of Nesterov's method also require the strongly convex of objective function. However, I think BB method may be a suitable alternative.
Here is the original paper https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Boris_Polyak2/publication/243648538_Some_methods_of_speeding_up_the_convergence_of_iteration_methods/links/5666fa3808ae34c89a01fda1.pdf?origin=publication_detail