Opera, jazz and instrumental music is often playing at Opera Café and Coffeehouse.
Some diners think the local business is so named because the owners love opera, but the namesake is actually its signature dessert—Opera Cake—a French coffee-flavored cake layered with French buttercream and chocolate ganache, co-owner Aliya Amanzholova said.
“We wanted for the [shop] to be classy and relaxing. … The name kind of helped to create this atmosphere in the coffee shop,” she said.
Amanzholova and her husband, co-owner Anas Jawish, greet diners and whip up coffee drinks and food behind the counter.
