Zaman Coffee House opens second location at Township 5 in Camillus
Zaman Coffee House will open its second location in Camillus on July 2, bringing pistachio lattes, Turkish coffee and Middle Eastern pastries to Township 5.
Zaman Coffee House will open its second location in Township 5 in Camillus on Thursday, July 2, with a soft opening scheduled from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The Middle Eastern café is moving into the former Colorful Inspirations boutique space near Movie Tavern and Red Robin, putting it inside one of western Onondaga County’s busiest shopping and dining clusters.
The new Camillus shop follows the original Zaman Coffee House, which opened last August near Sweetheart Corner in North Syracuse. Owner Anas Almaletti said the expansion was driven by customers from Camillus and surrounding communities who were already making the trip to the Syracuse-area café for pistachio lattes, Turkish coffee and the shop’s Middle Eastern-inspired hospitality.
Zaman has built its identity around more than coffee service. Almaletti said the name means time, or time long-gone, in Arabic, reflecting a concept built around slowing down and connecting with other people. The company has described the café as a calm place “without alcohol” and “without loud music,” a deliberate contrast to the faster, noisier atmosphere common in many suburban retail strips.
The menu in Camillus will keep that focus on distinctive offerings. Zaman plans to serve Arabic coffee, Turkish coffee, Adani tea, Moroccan tea, traditional Middle Eastern pastries and desserts, along with booza and kunafa. The company’s first location has been described as the first authentic Middle Eastern coffee shop in Syracuse, and its bakery-style menu has helped set it apart in a crowded local café market.
Township 5 has promoted the addition as part of its mixed-use retail and dining district, where a family-run independent business now joins a corridor anchored by moviegoing, chain dining and steady traffic from nearby neighborhoods. For Camillus, the opening gives residents another place to meet, linger and buy coffee and dessert without driving into Syracuse. Almaletti has also said the company could expand again in DeWitt in the future, suggesting Zaman’s growth may not stop with Township 5.
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