A very popular Middle Eastern dessert, consist of sweet melted cheese topped with generous handfuls of buttery shredded dough and sweetened with our homemade simple syrup.

Story of Success

Passed down from grandfather to father to son, this art of making Arabic dessert has traveled thousands of miles of away. The art of making Knafeh started hundreds of years ago in the city of Nablus (a city in Palestine). Only a few families mastered the making of Knafeh using their local Nablusian cheese. Knafeh eventually became very prominent in this city and spread to the broader region as “Nablusian Knafeh”.

Asem Abusir, an immigrant from the city of Nablus came to the United States 30 years ago and brought along this art with him that he inherited from his grandfathers. The Abusir family has many establishments throughout the Middle East preparing and serving Knafeh.

It became a tradition in the Middle East to serve Knafeh at weddings, engagements, graduations and other celebrations. Asem, who has been a computer engineer for the last 25 years decided to bring the original recipe of his forefathers to Southern California. Summer of 2012, he visited some elderly members of the family back home to document the original recipe in preparation for launching the “Knafeh Café” in Anaheim.

A very popular Middle Eastern dessert, consist of sweet melted cheese topped with generous handfuls of buttery shredded dough and sweetened with our homemade simple syrup.

Knafeh Cafe
Address: 866 S. Brookhurst Street, Anaheim, CA 92804
Website: www.knafehcafe.com
Email: info@knafehcafe.com
Phone: (714) 442-0044