If you’ve been keeping up with the North Texas coffee scene, you’d know that Middle Eastern coffee shops have been all the rage. Last week, our cover story featured Arwa Yemeni Coffee and Aladdin Cafe, which both reside in the same Arabian Village shopping center in Richardson. Just across the street from them, Shibam Coffee serves up the same authentic Yemeni roasts. Haraz Coffee House and Peace Middle Eastern Cafe are among our other favorites.
Downtown Frisco was ready to get in on the action. Heritage Cafe held its grand opening on May 31. It’s owned by Almadhi Saleh, a Yemeni businessman born in Memphis, and his wife, Hibah Abudaabes, who was born and raised in McKinney to a Palestinian family.
Heritage’s menu reflects the couple’s mix of backgrounds, with Yemeni traditions like Adeni tea and milk cakes, a Palestinian-inspired watermelon mint lemonade, and American coffeehouse standards like cappuccinos, mochas and cold brews…