Haraz Coffee House

"Fans of spiced coffee and vibey music can enjoy the first San Francisco outpost of Haraz now that the Dearborn, Michigan-founded company has set its eyes on California. There are decadent Yemeni desserts and pastries here, such as honey-drizzled bee bites, but the drinks are the main attraction. Try the pistachio latte, which comes with a double shot of espresso." - Dianne de Guzman, Paolo Bicchieri

"SF is a city with an early bedtime—there are bike rides and yoga classes to get to in the morning, after all. So it’s hard to find a place open past 9pm, especially if you need somewhere to get work done or find espresso after the sun goes down. Unless you go to Haraz Coffee House, which is open until 10pm (11pm on weekends) with seating and wifi galore. The spacious Yemeni coffee spot (and national chain) in Lower Nob Hill is caffeine central, whether you’re in the mood for an entire pot of cardamom-spiked black coffee or a pistachio latte. They also have things like rose milk cakes, excellent baklava, and bee bites stuffed with cream cheese to keep you fueled for another hour or so of work." - Julia Chen

"Fans of spiced coffee and vibey music can enjoy the first outpost of Haraz now that this Dearborn, Michigan-founded company has set its eyes on California. There are decadent Yemeni desserts and pastries here, such as honey-drizzled bee bites, but the drinks are, of course, the main attraction. Try the pistachio latte." - Paolo Bicchieri, Lauren Saria

"Haraz Coffee House will open on the corner of Bush and Franklin streets in mid-August, the first California outpost for the popular Dearborn, Michigan-founded company. Haraz Coffee House CEO Hamzah Nasser says Haraz is an experience, not just another coffee shop coming to the neighborhood. The menu will be the same as at the company’s Michigan locations, including golden saffron cakes and rich pistachio lattes. For the uninitiated, Yemeni coffee houses tend to serve modern, Western-originated drinks including espresso and lattes, but also pride themselves on old-school Yemeni items like the delah, a classic Yemeni coffee pot, and milky adeni tea. The drinks at Haraz are much the same, and the food leans on Yemeni tradition, too, with options including bee bites, a cream cheese-stuffed bread served hot with honey drizzled atop. Still, Biscoff cheesecake and king brownies are commonplace at Haraz, too. Haraz Coffee is named after the Haraz Mountains in Yemen’s southwest region, a nod to the country where coffee was first exported and sold outside of Ethiopia and still grows today. The company has gone from a local operation when it opened in 2021 to a booming chain across four states with more than 200 employees." - Paolo Bicchieri