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Aksum Cafe on the way in West Philly
Tentatively set to open its doors by April (May at the latest), Aksum Cafe (4630 Baltimore Ave.) has been showing us signs of developmental progress in West Philly. Sure, this part of town is especially rich in Moroccan and Ethiopian cuisine, and coming from Aksum's kitchen (to start) will be daily dinner service and weekend brunches, offering items such as Fattush salads, grape leaves, grilled calamari over chickpeas, lamb stews and hummus, among countless other Mediterranean offerings. Eventually, they hope to move into a daily lunch menu that features all-day breakfast. You'll be able to take in all of this while smoking some Egyptian-flavored tobaccos from hookahs with your homies. While the pipes are all set up for your enjoyment at low tables, Aksum is doubling as a retail store on their website, selling Egyptian Shisha tobacco flavors, hookah models and charcoal for those who want to practice at home. They remind us that "smoking a hookah with someone expresses a gesture of trust and bonding" in the Middle Eastern/Mediterranean tradition, so just sit tight — they'll be ready for y'all sooner than later.
Aksum Cafe on the way in West Philly
Tentatively set to open its doors by April (May at the latest), Aksum Cafe (4630 Baltimore Ave.) has been showing us signs of developmental progress in West Philly. Sure, this part of town is especially rich in Moroccan and Ethiopian cuisine, and coming from Aksum's kitchen (to start) will be daily dinner service and weekend brunches, offering items such as Fattush salads, grape leaves, grilled calamari over chickpeas, lamb stews and hummus, among countless other Mediterranean offerings. Eventually, they hope to move into a daily lunch menu that features all-day breakfast.
You'll be able to take in all of this while smoking some Egyptian-flavored tobaccos from hookahs with your homies. While the pipes are all set up for your enjoyment at low tables, Aksum is doubling as a retail store on their website, selling Egyptian Shisha tobacco flavors, hookah models and charcoal for those who want to practice at home. They remind us that "smoking a hookah with someone expresses a gesture of trust and bonding" in the Middle Eastern/Mediterranean tradition, so just sit tight — they'll be ready for y'all sooner than later.
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