City Café Belay Teklu Pastry: 25 Years of Flavor, Family, and Community

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For over 25 years, City Café Belay Teklu Pastry has proudly served the Dallas community with authentic Eritrean-Ethiopian flavors and a deep commitment to tradition. What began as Belay Teklu’s vision in Addis Ababa has now become a multigenerational family legacy in Texas. Now led by the third generation of the Belay family, City Café continues to offer breakfast dishes and pastries rooted in culture, memory, and love. This is more than a café — it’s a continuation of a story worth sharing.

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A Legacy That Started in Eritrea

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​Belay Teklu built his bakery on one principle: everyone deserves to eat. He believed that even those in need should be fed, not for profit, but for people. As he often said:
“Little profits from many is better than large profits from a few.”
 

That spirit lives on today at City Café. We remain committed to affordability, hospitality, and feeding our community with purpose.

 

 

The Legacy Continues.

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