Yafa Cafe

"Cousins Ali Suliman and Hakim Sulaimani opened Yafa Cafe in 2019 to spotlight Yemeni coffee culture in Sunset Park. It’s still going strong as a neighborhood cornerstone where the Yemeni-rooted food is just as good as the assortment of coffees. The cousins also started to roast an in-house line of coffee during the pandemic, offering blends and Yemeni single-origin roasts for sale from the shop." - Eater Staff

"Sunset Park-born Yafa Cafe is expanding this year, the first up is an outpost inside the People’s Forum." - Emma Orlow

"A coffee shop known for its Yemeni coffee and community space, with upcoming expansions to Downtown Brooklyn and Midtown." - Emma Orlow

"Yafa Cafe is a coffee shop in Sunset Park, New York, focusing on Yemeni coffee beans. Owned by Hakim Sulaimani, the cafe is known for its $7 cups of complex and unique-tasting Yemeni coffee." - Luke Fortney

"Ali Suliman, the co-owner of Yafa Cafe, credits Shared Roasting with improving profit margins and enhancing coffee freshness. Since joining Shared Roasting, Suliman has expanded the delivery arm of his business and connected with a wider range of coffee producers." - Tanay Warerkar