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Qahwah House, a Yemeni coffee cafe, has expanded to 29 locations across the US with $28.8 million in sales, a 56% year-over-year increase. The cafe strives for authenticity by sourcing beans from Yemen, where the founder's family has cultivated arabica coffee for eight generations.
This Yemeni coffee cafe strives for authenticity, starting by sourcing beans grown in Yemen, where the founder's family has been cultivating arabica coffee for eight generations. Ibrahim Alhasbani opened the first Qahwah House in Dearborn, Michigan, in 2017, and it has since expanded beyond that state to New York, New Jersey, Texas, and Illinois, now numbering 29 locations, mostly franchised. Sales hit $28.
8 million, a year-over year increase of over 56%. The beverage lineup includes a Yemeni Latte infused with spices and Turkish Coffee along with mainstream coffee drinks, matcha, and chai. Yemeni-inspired pastries are also on offer.
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This story was originally published in Restaurant Business on October 29, 2026. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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