Judging by the name, decor, and website, the owners of Royal Coffee are proudest of their coffee. They’re not wrong to be: it’s fabulous—smooth and chocolatey, served with two little biscuits. But ...

Americans are good at breakfast — at least when it comes to the more-is-better school of cooking: eggs, pork products, pancakes, waffles, portable sandwiches, hot-and-cold cereals, sugary pastries, ...

Lily Fasil’s sister, Aida, dressed in flowy white garb, presides over the ceremonial preparation of the coffee on Sunday mornings. She sits behind her pulpit in the light-filled studio at Buna Kurs, ...

Our hostess spoons frankincense resin over a red-hot charcoal briquette in the ceremonial burner on our table, and a cloud of fragrant smoke blooms into the air. It smells like church. She also sets a ...