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Shibam Coffee

3.7 (13 reviews)
Open • 6:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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Sharika M.

The interior design is glamorous, well curated and stunning. The customer service is great too, during slower hours, someone is bound to greet you and bring your drink to your table. Rad'ai - not too strong, slightly watery but I think it is supposed to be Adani Chai (iced) - smooth and strong, I really enjoyed it. I asked for 50% sweetness and no honey and they delivered. Shibam Latte - very sweet, its their signature drink Taking a star off because the turkey sandwich has such little turkey in it, I was astonished! It is certainly not worth $14. It is a shame given the turkey sandwich and pastrami sandwich are the only savory option on the menu.

Chris L.

Only critique is they don't have names of pastries so it can sometimes be overwhelming to choose/describe which one I want but other than that highly recommend as so many options both food and beverage wise. Great service. Lots of space to post up and study or do work as well.

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YangHwa P.

It is really interesting to see all these Yemeni cafes popping up in and around Philly. Shibam recently opened and their Yemeni drink menu is pretty similar to other Yemeni cafes. One difference is the sweets. Unlike other Yemeni cafes where they showcase ultra sweet treats, Shibam source their sweets from Aroma Cafe & Bakery. Most of these sweets are fruit based and subtly sweet mousse gelatin are encased in a shell. However, just to warn you these are kind of pricey! The space is large and clean, lots of tables for people to gather or to study/work. The service is friendly and helpful. As with other Yemeni cafes Shibam also does not offer decaffeinated version of their coffee, so I ordered ginger tea. I asked them not to add sugar and it was perfect for me. Loved the ginger flavor a lot!

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Brandon F.

First visit to Shibam today. I heard that they opened up recently and loved to see the space since it's _open late_ and is _in University City_. A rare combo only a handful of places satisfy right now so I had to check it out at least. They are definitely still figuring out the kinks in their operations. Things were still getting set up when we arrived just after opening, but were soon humming along once the place started to fill up ~1 hour afterwards. I ordered a Mufawar, which took a minute to come, but once I got it was pretty good! I'm pretty new to, and thus not exactly digging Yemeni coffee flavors yet, but this drink was a nice complement to some afternoon working. Wi-fi is... workable. 4.5 up, 9 down here, but Comcast / xfinity public wi-fi is reachable from here, if you've got that access. Overall, there's a lot of good seating and the place is relatively clean. I'd be happy to spend some time late night working here, or even just catching up with a friend. I might just ordered a less spiced coffee for the time being while my personal taste adjusts.

Alise R.

Shibam is the cutest coffee shop ever!!! We stopped by today to check it out bc my bf had a coupon. And when we walked in, I immediately wanted to take pics bc I thought the place looked so inviting!!! They also have a nice outside seating area but I didn't sit there today. It took a little while to get our drinks and food but we weren't in a rush so it was fine with us to wait. If you are low on time prob order 15 min before you get there. The drinks were delish and the food was also quite yummy. I wanted dessert but I had to hold myself back bc I was having an early meal later. I'll def be back.

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