The Signature Cafe

On the eastern edge of Minneapolis, in the beautiful, aging-hippie enclave of Prospect Park, stands the witch’s hat tower, a landmark known to anyone who’s lived here more than five minutes. Two blocks to the west is another neighborhood landmark known mainly to the localest of locals: the Signature Cafe. Since 1999, Mahmoud Arafa and his wife Zeinab have been serving home-cooked Egyptian fare that’s fresh, flavorful, and affordable. All the regional favorites are on hand, from taboule and baba ganoush to shawarmah (that’s gyro, if you please) sandwiches and a robust lamb stew with couscous. “Unassuming” might be a nice way to say “dingy,” but despite the plastic table cloth covers, the Signature’s sunny, hardwood, plant-filled atmosphere is pretty and pleasant. And by next month you ought to be able to take your hibiscus tea or Egyptian coffee at an outdoor table on this quiet street where the loudest noise—other than distant freeway drone—will be neighborhood kids at play. Lucky you!


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