Two traditions, one soul.
Shay is tea and bunna is coffee in Amharic. They're the two drinks poured in every Ethiopian home, and the heart of this café.
What's in a name.
We named the café after the two drinks that bring people together back home.
Shaytea
Spiced black tea, simmered with cinnamon, cardamom and clove. It's poured all day long, for guests, for breakfast and for no reason at all.
Bunnacoffee
Coffee from the country where it began, roasted, ground and brewed with care, and always meant to be shared.
Meet Genet.
Genet Mengistu grew up in Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee, where the coffee ceremony is part of everyday family life.
For Genet, coffee has always meant people: family and neighbors gathered around the jebena, with nobody in a hurry to leave. That's the feeling she wanted to bring to Atlanta.
After a career built on serving people with care and consistency, she opened Shay Bunna to share that tradition with her neighbors, and to make it fit a busy morning. You'll find her behind the bar most days, and at the table every Friday.
- Heritage
- A lifetime of Ethiopian coffee and tea traditions
- Hospitality
- A career devoted to taking care of people
- Craft
- Barista training guided by specialty coffee experts
Coffee began in Ethiopia.
The story goes that a goat herder named Kaldi, in the forests of Kaffa, noticed his goats dancing after eating the red cherries of a wild shrub. Whether or not the goats danced, coffee has been part of Ethiopian life ever since, and it's still roasted and shared at home every day.
What we believe.
Culturally Ethiopian
Heritage coffee, tea and hospitality that honor centuries of tradition, served without shortcuts.
Modern and fast
Quick service built for a commuter's morning, with no compromise on what's in the cup.
A weekly gathering
Every Friday the coffee ceremony turns the café into a living room. Everyone is welcome at the table.
Made for this corner of Atlanta.
North Druid Hills runs on early shifts, long commutes and busy families. We built Shay Bunna around them.
Healthcare teams
Open early for shift changes, with orders ready to grab on your way in or out.
Commuters
A fast, quality stop off I-85, with short-stay parking right by the door.
Neighbors and families
Seats to stay a while, pastries for the kids, and a Friday tradition for everyone.
The people behind the bar.
Our baristas are trained in specialty coffee and in the Ethiopian way of welcoming people. They'll learn your order, and your name, fast.
We're growing, and we're always glad to meet people who love coffee and care about the person in front of them.
Come taste it for yourself.
Stop in for a buna on your way to work, or save a seat at Friday's coffee ceremony.