{"id":58671,"date":"2021-11-02T15:10:58","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T15:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=58671"},"modified":"2021-11-16T14:30:48","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T14:30:48","slug":"the-new-fusion-cafe-in-roath-blending-flavoursome-food-with-instagrammable-aesthetics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2021\/11\/02\/the-new-fusion-cafe-in-roath-blending-flavoursome-food-with-instagrammable-aesthetics\/","title":{"rendered":"The new fusion caf\u00e9 in Roath blending flavoursome food with Instagrammable aesthetics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aiming to kickstart the Cardiff brunch scene, Kaya Kafe is coming to snap up the two things everyone wants: food and Instagram likes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u0301-1-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Hanging lanterns suspended over tables\" class=\"wp-image-58753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u0301-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u0301-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u0301-1-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u0301-1-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u0301-1-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u0301-1-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u0301-1-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u0301-1-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u0301-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u0301-1-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Hanging lanterns suspended over tables\" class=\"wp-image-58753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u0301-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u0301-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u0301-1-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u0301-1-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u0301-1-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u0301-1-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u0301-1-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u0301-1-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u0301-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Warm and cosy, the caf\u00e9 hopes to be the highlight of customers\u2019 Instagram stories. (Photo credit: Abby Allen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A new caf\u00e9 promising an instagrammable experience from start to finish is coming to Roath\u2019s City Road in mid-November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hoping to expand their business in a post-lockdown venture, cousins Maithem and Shane Al-Kelaby will feature Cardiff\u2019s first Middle Eastern-British fusion brunch spot amid suspended garlands, feature walls, and aperture lighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The caf\u00e9\u2019s owner and creative mastermind Maithem, 28, originally planned to open at the start of October, but due to staff shortages, delivery issues, and a missing head chef, it was pushed back to mid-November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previous owners of La Shish, a restaurant across the road, the cousins decided to shut down their second business during covid and focus their efforts into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kayakafe.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kaya Kafe<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was a hard time for us to be honest,\u201d admitted Maithem, \u201cwe had to work out what we could do to differentiate, adapt, reinvent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Opting for a new business angle, they based the concept of Kaya Kafe on the one thing that guarantees likes: Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adorning their pre-existing restaurant with lanterns and mood lighting, Maithem\u2019s business partner and cousin Shane, 27, noticed that \u201cpeople came just to get the photo shoot done and out they went\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s when the eureka moment came to me,\u201d said Maithem. He thought that if they harnessed the power of social media to get people through the door and curated it with aesthetic food concepts, Kaya Kafe could succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u03013-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u03013-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u03013-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u03013-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u03013-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u03013-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u03013-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u03013-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u03013-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u03013.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u03013-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u03013-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u03013-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u03013-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u03013-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u03013-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u03013-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u03013-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u03013-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/Food_AbbyAllen_InstagramCafe\u03013.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The menu is set to provide a Middle Eastern twist to traditional British brunches. (Image credit: Abby Allen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Paying homage to his Iraqi-Welsh heritage, Maithem has designed plates such as The Full Arabic and The Turkey Breakfast, alongside Smashed Avocado and Eggs Royale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigating the business <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kayakafecardiff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">through social media<\/a>, Maithem hopes to be the first to successfully satisfy the Middle Eastern palate with locally sourced ingredients. The menu will also be halal, as well as non-pork, <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2019\/11\/18\/the-welsh-vegan-winterfest-is-back-in-cardiff-with-its-biggest-selection-of-food-yet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vegan<\/a>, vegetarian and gluten free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kaya Kafe plans to open mid-November and operate from 8am to 4pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aiming to kickstart the Cardiff brunch scene, Kaya Kafe is coming to snap up the two things everyone wants: food and Instagram 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