Shibam Coffee Co. is open in downtown Ann Arbor, adding Yemeni coffee and tea to the local café scene.
The shop at 414 S. Main St., Suite 100, serves traditional Yemeni drinks alongside lattes, cappuccinos and espresso, according to its online menu and Ann Arbor location page. The menu includes Adeni tea, which combines black tea, milk and cardamom, and qishr, a drink prepared from coffee husks with ginger and other spices.
The company’s pastry menu lists sabaya, a layered Yemeni pastry accompanied by honey, along with honeycomb pastry, milk cake, cheesecake and pistachio bites. Its fall 2026 drink listings include an Adeni Pumpkin Chai and a Cinnamon Draft Latte.
MLive reported in May that the family-run café takes its name from Shibam, Yemen, known for its mud-brick towers. Co-owner Amjed Oudeif, of Ypsilanti Township, told the outlet his family found the space in December 2024 and started construction the following summer.
The Ann Arbor shop is one of 24 Shibam Coffee locations listed on the company’s website.
In interviews with The Emery, Huron High School’s student newspaper, freshmen Sarah Philip and Isabella Kemp described their visits. Philip had cheesecake and a latte; Kemp tried a samosa and milk cake.
“I think it’s a chance to experiment and try new things,” Kemp said.
The café is open Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., according to its location page.
