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Baobab Fare breaks ground on second Detroit restaurant on East Warren

Overseeing construction of the East Warren location; opened Waka in Eastern Market in September 2026

Baobab Fare owners Mamba Hamissi and Nadia Nijimbere broke ground Oct. 26 on a second restaurant at 16900 East Warren. The 3,000-square-foot building, a former video rental store and tax office, sat empty about a decade. City officials put the project at $2.5 million; the renovation itself has been reported at $1.3 million. No opening date has been announced.

Updated Oct 30

Notable Quotes

"We want this restaurant to succeed, and we want that success to mean something for this neighborhood." — Mamba Hamissi, at the groundbreaking

from Baobab Fare breaks ground on second Detroit restaurant on East Warren · Updated Oct 30

"Detroit welcomed Nadia and me and gave us the opportunity to build Baobab Fare. Bringing Baobab Fare to East Warren is our way of continuing to invest in the city that believed in us." — Mamba Hamissi, in the city's announcement

from Baobab Fare breaks ground on second Detroit restaurant on East Warren · Updated Oct 30

"Today, the food is on us." — Mamba Hamissi, at the groundbreaking

from Baobab Fare breaks ground on second Detroit restaurant on East Warren · Updated Oct 30