Yafa Bakery & Cafe Plans to Expand, Opening a Location in Somerville's Davis Square

An award-winning bakery in Somerville is planning to expand to a second space.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Yafa Bakery & Cafe on Somerville Avenue is looking to open another location in Davis Square, with the Cambridge Somerville Independent mentioning that it will move into the space on Elm Street where Posto had been before it moved to Assembly Row. The original location is known for its Palestinian foods including spinach and cheese rolls, hummus, Jerusalem bread, baklava, dates, sandwiches, and coffee.

Yafa Bakery & Cafe has received multiple "best of" awards from both Boston Magazine and The Boston Globe since opening its doors in 2022.

The address for the original location of Yafa Bakery & Cafe is 594 Somerville Avenue while the address for the upcoming second location is 187 Elm Street; its website can be found at https://yafabakerycafe.com/

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Falafel Inc. to Open in Cambridge's Kendall Square

A few months ago, we reported that a cheap eats spot in Washington, DC, was looking to expand to the Boston area. Now we have learned a bit more about where it will be opening.

According to an article from Eater Boston, Falafel Inc. is planning to open an outlet somewhere in the Kendall Square section of Cambridge, with owner Ahmad Ashkar mentioning that the neighborhood is a good fit for the place because of the college students and millennials there, saying that "It's cheap, it's affordable....You can get a sandwich for $3 or a bowl for $4." As stated earlier, Falafel Inc., which focuses on Palestinian-style falafel sandwiches and bowls, is committed to helping refugees around the world, as $10 spent at the eatery feeds a refugee for a day via donations to the World Food Programme. (EB also says that Falafel Inc. hires refugees as well.)

As soon as we find out where exactly Falafel Inc. will be located in Kendall Square--and when it might open--we will post an update here.

The website for Falafel Inc. can be found at http://www.falafelinc.org/

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Falafel Inc. May Be Expanding to Boston

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Falafel Inc. May Be Expanding to Boston

A new cheap eats spot in Washington, DC, that is also looking to help people in need could be on its way to the local area.

According to an article on the WTOP site, Falafel Inc., which recently opened in the Georgetown section of the city, is planning an expansion to both Boston and Palo Alto, CA, with the dining spot focusing on Palestinian-style falafel sandwiches that cost $3.00 along with $4.00 falafel bowls and a variety of sides such as hummus and tabbouleh salad. The post says that founder Ahmad Ashkar--who is the son of Palestinian immigrants--has a mission to help people by selling the food items sold at the dining spot, where every $10 spent at Falafel Inc. feeds a refugee for a day via donations to the World Food Programme.

WTOP says that most of the recipes used for the foods offered at  Falafel Inc. come from Ashkar's mother and grandmother.

The Twitter page for Falafel Inc. can be found at https://twitter.com/falafeldc

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