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    Sana’a Cafe

    4.7 (22 reviews)
    ModerateCoffee & Tea

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    Moderate noise
    Good for working
    Dogs allowed

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    Lights, for when you need to dispel the Darkness.
    Frank E.

    The service here is great, and the milk cake divine! You are greeted with a warm, contemporary decor as you enter, and the tranquility is noticeable the longer you stay. I ordered a wide range of items spread over a couple of visits about a month apart. The quality and taste of the foods and drinks remained consistently high through the passage of time. Try this place if you're in the area, and order the Turkish Coffee Kettle "for here" if you have some time to spare.

    Eric D.

    Cute place and wonderful people! Food and drinks left a bit to be desired. They just didn't have a lot in the way of flavor overall as I've come to be acustomed to from other Yemeni bakeries and coffee shops. Honeycomb was just okay with the cheese inside very cold and condensed and the bread itself was almost hard roll like instead of the sweet bread I'm used to. The adani chai normally a favorite of mine tasted burned? Or lacking in flavor entirely to be honest. Maybe just an off day but it was enough that it'll be a while before we come back. 2 stars for the ambiance and the friendly staff and prices 1 star for the food and drink so far

    A large kettle of Mofawar
    Mark D.

    We have been to this little Cafe off hertel avenue on many occasions, but I didn't realize that I have not written a review for it. It is so good that we have chosen to visit this one amongst the many yemeni cafes in Buffalo. The staff is friendly, it is family owned, and the yemeni coffee tastes very authentic. For reference, I was born and raised in the Middle East. The area is even good and it is comparatively easy to find parking nearby. We personally prefer to order either the medium or large kettle of coffee, while we sit and talk. They also have a variety of pastries and other baked goods. The area within the restaurant is clean, well kept, and they usually have piping. Arabic music playing, but not too loud to where you can hold the conversation.

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    Myra C.

    The deserts were amazing! & the aroma of coffee was great! The service was fast, the sweetness and crispy pistachio baklava and cookies were everything cant wait to go again. The ambiance was beautiful & definitely a comfy coffee shop to check out.

    Hillary F.

    This place was great! Our drinks were so delicious, and the flavor selections were terrific. I recommend the pistachio flavor; it's so tasty. The service was also friendly, and the gentleman guided us through the menu. I ended up getting an iced matcha and a brown sugar expresso. Both were phenomenal! A must-try for sure!

    Beautiful decor
    Katie B.

    Sana'a Cafe was a delight! The cake we selected was the Lotus (similar to Speculoos/cookie butter flavor from Trader Joe's). There were several tables full of patrons enjoying the many desserts and specialty coffee/tea beverages, so we opted to get the cake to go. We will be back because the vibes were really cute and the cafe was quite cozy. Highly recommend popping in for a treat.

    Sarah P.

    If you're looking for a slightly different take on a cafe, well this is your place! Yemen coffee n' treats. I got the caramel milk dessert (absolutely delicious! And creamy). I got the mofawar coffee (hot) it's a medium roast with cardamom and cream, no sugar. I enjoy the flavor. Since it's a beautiful warm day here in Buffalo, I should have gotten the cold coffee. They play Yemen music in the Cafe adding to the ethnicity of the ambiance! I also order some treats to go. So, I am excited to see more diverse places open up in Buffalo as we are a pretty diverse city ! The staff is very friendly! If you're looking for sweets and coffee this is a place to go. There's no savory food at the moment. Hopefully their menu will expand in time. I learned from the staff this is a franchise from California.

    Honeycomb and mofawar

    Gorgeous and comfortable cafe. I went solo on a quiet Tuesday morning and enjoyed a Mofawar and honeycomb cake. Only drawback was the coffee is extremely hot-had to wait about ten minutes before it was drinkable. The honeycomb was perfect for breakfast. I was a bit worried it would be too sweet but it's more like a yeast bread with pockets of cream cheese and a honey drizzle. The other in house made desserts looked amazing. I look forward to visiting again. Very pleasant service and environment.

    Jen A.

    We stoped at a coffee shop I've been dying to try! Sana A Cafe on Hertle. It's a a stunningly beautiful little cafe... Literally everything inside is gorgeous. We got the Turkish coffee and it came beautifully presented in a pot with a gorgeous little cup next to it. I got the iced pistachio latte which I was really looking forward to and was honestly a little underwhelmed. It did have pistachio cream in there but just not enough pistachio flavor for me it just tasted like a regular iced coffee. We were on a pistachio kick because we also got the pistachio cake which was light and fluffy and delicious and then the pistachio baclava which was served warm and was absolutely amazing! Even the forks were a gorgeous gold color everything inside was truly beautiful. We will absolutely be going back because I want to try all the other coffees and about 10 more of the desserts that they had in the beautiful case.

    Mocha latte?  I forgot lol, this was on the house just to try

    So happy Buffalo has a Yemeni cafe now! Nicely decorated. Me and my friends all got different iced lattes and desserts. My favorite was this caramel tres leches type cake, I don't remember the name lol. They even ended up giving us two free hot lattes, very sweet welcoming people!

    honeycombs & Yemeni black tea

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    The owner and employees are extremely hospitable, the coffee very very good and interesting. Also, great place to study.

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