Tawakal Halal Cafe will close in January

Tawakal Halal Cafe, a Somali restaurant located on Maverick Street, will officially shut down on January 5th

According to our friends at Boston Restaurant Talk, Tawakal Halal Cafe made the following Facebook post:

It’s hard to put into words the feelings swirling inside us as we share this message. Back in 2018, we started this journey with a simple wish: to share our mothers’ cooking and the flavors of our Somali heritage with you, our cherished friends who became like family. We wanted to bring the tastes and scents from our upbringing to more people, not knowing the challenges that came with running a business. But through it all, our love for sharing our culture through food never wavered. What followed was beyond our wildest dreams. Each time you walked through our doors, shared a meal, or exchanged warm embraces, our small place became a sanctuary. It echoed with laughter, the clinking of utensils, and the growth of beautiful friendships over steaming plates of food. The awards and recognition we received weren’t just about us. They were about the love you poured into every dish and the stories you shared at our tables. They were proof of the connections we built together here.

The team behind the cafe is hoping to find a new home soon. After debuting in 2010 on Bennington Street in Orient Heights and closing a year later to focus on catering, it reopened in 2018 on Maverick Street.