From a new bakery to a Jordanian grocery store, check out five business updates in Richardson.
Now open
Jubran Roastery & Market
Jubran Roastery & Market is now open in Richardson. The Jordan-based roastery and grocery store offers a variety of food products, including nuts, dates, coffee and chocolates.
Owner Eddie Tiraoui said the store offers fresh products and starts everything from scratch, including roasting coffee beans, making fresh peanut butter in-store, roasting nuts and seeds and grinding spices. The store offers 111 varieties of spices, Tiraoui said.
Tiraoui said he first encountered Jubran on a trip to Jordan and wanted to bring the concept to his Richardson hometown.
“It has pretty much everything from spices to nuts, dates, coffee,” Tiraoui said. “You can order any coffee you want [and] they’ll grind it for you right there.”
Jubran also has areas for people to sit and enjoy coffee or gelato in-store, he said.
“It’s some kind of getaway,” Tiraoui said.
Jubran started in Jordan in 1986, where it currently operates 18 stores. This is Jubran’s first international location, and Tiraoui said the Richardson store will serve as a model for future locations in the United States.
Coming soon
Milk Cake Bakery
Dessert shop Milk Cake Bakery is coming soon to Richardson as part of the new Habibi Market shopping center on Sherman Street.
The menu will feature specialty coffee and handcrafted desserts, including a honey cake and a brownie inside a chocolate shell.
Kunafa Factory
Kunafa Factory is set to open a new location in Richardson, per a social media announcement.
The Mediterranean bakery, which currently operates one location in Arlington, serves fresh baklava and kunafa, a crunchy, buttery Middle Eastern dessert made with layers of pastry and cheese, nuts or syrup.
According to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, the bakery is set to be under construction until the beginning of 2027.
Opening TBD
600 S. Sherman St., Ste. 108A, Richardson
Instagram: Kunafa Factory
Relocations
Vivi’s Boutique & Pink Pagoda Room
Vivi’s Boutique & Pink Pagoda Room has relocated to a new store in the Campbell Pavilion Shopping Center near the Richardson border.
Vivi’s closed its original location at 635 W. Campbell Road, Ste. 236 at the end of August and opened the new space on Oct. 6.
Vivi’s sells women’s clothing, accessories and gifts, as well as mahjong products like tiles, mats and racks. The new store also includes a Pink Pagoda Mahjong Room, which hosts weekly open play, lessons and private events.
Closings
Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea
Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea is now closed in Richardson.
The coffee shop, which has locations across the country, served specialty coffees, teas, pastries, desserts and sandwiches. The Richardson location first opened in 2019.
