"Founded by two Kurdish doctoral students, I found Muri to be a buzzy coffee shop, dessert bar, and tea house that expands beyond standard espresso drinks to feature Kurdish chai made from black tea, saffron, rose buds, and cardamom (servable in a traditional Kurdish teapot), plus custom cakes and a rotating pastry display with pavlovas, opera cakes, and Paris-Brest." - Candice Woo