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Ann Arbor now has its own location of one of Dearborn\u2019s most popular<\/a> coffee shops, Bayt Almocha. Just a five minute drive from Central Campus and walking distance from the Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Bayt Almocha welcomes its customers to grab something to go or sit in the cafe, with a menu<\/a> offering a range of coffees, teas, snacks and sandwiches.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cBayt Almocha\u201d directly translates to \u201cHouse of Mocha\u201d in Arabic. Founder Abdulla Alysofi and operating partner Rafed Al-Serri, grew up near Mokha, Yemen,<\/a> a Yemeni port known for its coffee trade during the 16th to 19th century. The pair said they wanted to bring the Yemeni coffee culture\u00a0 to the United States.\u00a0<\/p>\n In an interview with The Michigan Daily, Al-Serri said the design of the coffee shop \u2014 filled with large cushioned seats and navy blue and gold accents \u2014\u00a0is intentional.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s a place where you can actually sit down, have a conversation for hours and drink coffee and tea,\u201d Al-Serri said. \u201cIf you just want to grab something and go, you can do that too. \u2026 It\u2019s a very welcoming, homey, local coffee shop. We want it to feel almost like you\u2019re inside your own house.\u201d<\/p>\n