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   Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 25-Jan-2026 02:13:41 JST Adrianna Tan

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   @Sharksonaplane @pixouls my theory is that there were already pre-existing yemeni communities in many areas and there were new immigrants from family visas and new war stuff, many have links to coffee farms in yemen (long history), saw that arabic coffee spots were doing well in michigan and new york, and decided to expand that model (actually read a story about how some yemeni cafe owners went to detroit cafes to apprentice)

   also yemeni food is very unknown here and difficult to promote compared to coffee, which is a shame coz it's my fave food from that area

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     Shar(yna)Tran/Shark(aeopteryx) (sharksonaplane@mastodon.sandwich.net)'s status on Sunday, 25-Jan-2026 02:13:42 JST Shar(yna)Tran/Shark(aeopteryx)

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     @pixouls Oh exclusively restaurants, they've actually taken over (neutral) some other Middle Eastern restaurants that I think were going to close otherwise

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     covered in moss (pixouls@post.lurk.org)'s status on Sunday, 25-Jan-2026 02:13:44 JST covered in moss

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     @Sharksonaplane do you get restos? my friend made an interesting point that yemeni cafes are popping up, but not as many yemeni restos

     she also thinks that they might be gaining popularity due to the dubai chocolate, which i hadn't thought about at all..

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     Shar(yna)Tran/Shark(aeopteryx) (sharksonaplane@mastodon.sandwich.net)'s status on Sunday, 25-Jan-2026 02:13:45 JST Shar(yna)Tran/Shark(aeopteryx)

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     @pixouls 👀
     Looks neat! I'm surprised that we don't have one yet, a lot of Yemeni places have been opening up in my area

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     covered in moss (pixouls@post.lurk.org)'s status on Sunday, 25-Jan-2026 02:13:46 JST covered in moss

     There’s a new Yemeni coffee chain popping up across the US. They also have various non espresso drinks - traditional teas, and pastries. They’re also open quite late in some locations, which I’m a fan of. Too many alc centered coffee bars out there.

     https://www.qamariacoffee.com/

     Cali, Georgia, North Carolina, Illinois… maybe near you