A restaurant at the former Downtown Allentown Market has reopened just a few minutes away, ready to serve wraps, bowls and more.
Zahra opened Friday at 323 S. Cedar Crest Blvd. in Allentown, owner Samantha Younes said. Red Wings Shoes previously operated there.
The menu offers hummus, babaganouj, tabouli, shawarma, falafel, burgers, fries, baklava, Syrian tea and Turkish coffee.
“I can’t wait to see my old customers and new customers,” Younes said last month.
The restaurant operates 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
Zahra was one of the nine original vendors of the Downtown Allentown Market when it opened in 2019 at Allentown’s ArtsWalk at 27 N. Seventh St., and of the three remaining few around when the market closed just over a year ago.
“My biggest trouble was parking and the limited parking that I had,” Younes said last month. “Parking and visibility were my biggest struggles down there. But with being in this strip mall in a highly visible and busy corridor like Cedar Crest Boulevard, I think I improved both visibility and … there’s an enormous parking lot, so that addresses that concern.”
The sister restaurant Aladdin operates at 651 Union Blvd. in Allentown.