Shibam Coffee Co. plans to hold a soft opening on October 24 at 4647 US-280 in Inverness, its first Alabama cafe. The Hoover location adds a Yemeni-style coffee shop to a corridor the City of Hoover describes as a shopping destination for nearby residents, workers and visitors, with retail sites including the Village of Lee Branch and Tattersall Park.
The Michigan-based chain’s menu is expected to include Yemeni coffee and Adeni tea, a spiced milk tea, along with pastries such as sabaya and basbousa, according to Bham Now’s preview. The company was founded in Dearborn in 2022, according to Second Wave Media. Bham Now reported that the Inverness shop will offer 50% off drinks and giveaways during its soft opening.
A local opening in a wider, varied field
Shibam’s arrival is one local example of Yemeni coffee businesses operating in the United States, not by itself evidence of a particular national growth rate. Qahwah House says it has more than 30 cafes across the country, according to the company’s website. Separately, The New York Times reported in June 2025 that Haraz Coffee House founder Hamzah Nasser planned to double that Dearborn-based chain’s locations from 30 to 60 by year’s end. That was a stated expansion plan; it does not establish how many locations ultimately opened, or predict Shibam’s growth.
For Inverness, the immediate development is more specific: a new cafe at a busy US-280 shopping area, with a menu centered on Yemeni coffee and tea. Shibam’s October preview did not establish the shop’s regular hours or whether its opening plans will change, so those details remain to be confirmed.
