Tea with a storyteller at Al-Nawfara café
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Al-Nawfara sits just east of the Umayyad Mosque in the Qaymariyya quarter and is known as the old coffee house of the Old City. A hakawati, or storyteller, sits in a raised chair and often performs in the evenings with tales of heroes and lovers. Go in the evening, take a table early because seats fill quickly, and know he does not appear every night. Order the cumin tea that regulars drink.
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Tea with a storyteller at Al-Nawfara caféQaymariyya quarter, just east of the Umayyad Mosque, Old City
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