Asali Desserts & Cafe

We came here after the Thai food to try the dessert my buddy was bragging about. We walked in and were happy to see 5 different shelves of offerings lol. We ended up ordered a tahini chocolate tart. We also ordered baklava cheese cake. My buddy got the Bavarian chocolate chip cake. All were very delicious. The tahini tart was 7 bucks. It was small for what it was. So I hope there was a lot of work that went into it. Overall, everything was delicious !

This is a dessert cafe with Middle Eastern roots. As I perused the selections, I saw some more European-style items, several local flavors, and some things that indeed were redolent of the Middle East. It was a tough choice, and given my chocolate craving I compromised for a chocolate cake with cinnamon and pistachio with coconut shavings on top. I ordered an unsweetened tea for balance. The cake was as luxurious as one might expect, and the nuts did notably shift the flavor to a distinctive realm. My tea offered a needed bitter flavor contrast.There were people who seemed to be conducting some sort of business meeting, which I don't know how you'd do while staring at the delicious display.

I'll start off with the customer service, as soon we walked in we were greeted. My friend began to ask for suggestions and the lady at the front was very helpful. She suggested a few desserts and drinks to try and let's just say they were splendid! The atmosphere was quite nice, there were some people studying, a family that gathered at the lounge area, so it's a place for anyone to come and enjoy a good pastry or coffee. This place is unique in aesthetics and the coffee they serve. I highly recommend anyone to give this place a visit.

The most inventive desserts ever. The kanafah French toast is just perfection. And the pastries and cakes oh mi goodness. My MiL who doesn't usually like anything sweet gobbled down some birthday treats I brought her. I have tried several similar bakeries being from Chicago, but Asali's is still the best. If you haven't tried it yet, go now and fall in love!

Asali is very popular in the Raleigh area and rightfully so. My friend and I decided to grab a casual cup of coffee and some snacks. We tried the monkfruit vanilla latte, hazelnut latte, coffee cake, tiramisu, zataar pie and hummus and chips. The food was great! They have so many pastry options, it was so hard to choose. The ambience is very chic and the service is fast. The coffee shop is almost always crowded but they still do well in terms of service times and cleanliness. Loved my experience here and I will visit again when I am in the area.

I was craving something sweet and researched the area I was visiting. Apple Maps led me to this place and I do not regret it! Small in size but large in appeal. Wide variety of coffees and teas. I settled on the lychee tea. Have never tried it but glad I did. So many delectable choices, but I settled on the chocolate hazelnut cheesecake (pictured). Comfy seating area, pleasant and friendly staff. Definitely worth the drive over!

I love Asali and come often for their strawberry cake. They are a super cute, clean, and beautifully presented cafe with so many different options for desserts, coffee, and pastries. They have a few tables inside to sit and enjoy your food but they can get busy! The staff has always been friendly and welcoming and the prices are great.They just started serving a unique brunch menu recently and we got the kenafa french toast and a beef pastry. My friend loved her french toast but I would say I like their breakfast pastries more than the one I got. They also have great macarons here if you're a fan and this place is also a very instagrammable cafe to come with your friends.

I really liked the baklava cheesecake but was not much of a fan of the kenafa cheese. I did enjoy the kenafa cream.

Lovely little bakery/cafe!! I highly recommend visiting and supporting I got a hot chai and it was great, plus the portion was very generous! They accidentally brought out an extra coffee cake and they let me keep it which was soooo nice.. and it was a great coffee cake!! Sweet staff, high quality drinks/food, and an amazing selection that makes you want to keep coming back to try more! It was pretty crowded in there though, so we weren't able to find a seat inside. Hopefully next time I can get a table in there though, because the ambiance seemed great. Parking is easy to find here too :)

Delicious! Great atmosphere and really tasty pastries. I'm not a huge coffee person but I'll definitely come back to try that next time.