Windsor

Ottawa Street cafe serves all-day breakfast, Middle Eastern style

The Shway Shway Cafe — that's Arabic for "slow down" or "take it easy" — is one of the newest businesses in Windsor's Ottawa Street neighbourhood.

Windsor Morning's Jonathan Pinto learns about the Middle Eastern-style breakfast at the Shway Shway Cafe

A look at Shway Shway Cafe's Mediterranean breakfast plate

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Shway Shway Cafe owner Katherine Sims talks about one of her Middle Eastern-inspired breakfasts.

The Shway Shway Cafe — that's Arabic for "slow down" or "take it easy" — is one of the newest businesses in Windsor's Ottawa Street neighbourhood.

Shway Shway Cafe manager Amber Barker pulling a shot of espresso. (Jonathan Pinto/CBC)

They serve many of the items you'd expect to in a cafe: lattes, tea, sandwiches and baked goods.

Shway Shway Cafe manager Amber Barker pouring a latte. (Jonathan Pinto/CBC)

But as the name indicates, many of the items have a Middle Eastern influence.

What caught my eye was the breakfast menu.

Forget bacon and hash browns; how about fava beans and labneh to start your day?

Shway Shway Cafe's Mediterranean breakfast plate is made with two eggs, fava beans, hummus, house-made labneh (a type of yogurt), olives, cucumber, tomatoes and pita. (Jonathan Pinto/CBC)

Tap on the audio player to learn more.

The Shway Shway Cafe is one of newest restaurants on Ottawa Street. According to Jonathan Pinto, their Middle Eastern-style breakfast is worth talking about.

The Shway Shway Cafe is located at 1471 Ottawa St. in Windsor.