Qamaria Yemeni Coffee
Qamaria chose 17th Avenue for its first location in Canada. The chain sources its beans directly from the Haraz region of Yemen, and the room is built around that: Yemeni coffee served properly, with the pastries that traditionally go with it. Order the pistachio latte hot or iced, Adeni tea — the spiced, milky tea of Aden — honeycomb pastry, rose milk cake, or the pistachio knafeh chocolate that made the chain go viral. There is no meat on the menu at all, which is the simplest possible answer to the halal question. Free underground parking, and it stays open late. This is the flagship; there is a second Calgary location on Sarcee Trail in Beacon Hill.