As Ziad Alobaidi of Haraz Coffee House in Minneapolis's Lyn-Lake neighborhood puts it, “Our goal is for people to stop by and just enjoy themselves, whether solo, with family, or with friends. The cultural cafe is nothing new in Minneapolis. Similarly, hookah or shisha lounges like Yafa or Pyramids Cafe in Columbia Heights shared traits with today’s cultural cafes, though their clientele was predominantly male, there to play cards and smoke. These cultural coffee shops aren’t just coming to Minnesota. Below is a sizable yet not exhaustive list of the cultural cafes and coffeehouses in the Twin Cities metro worthy of your consideration.