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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 inWindsor'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'dexpect to in acafe: 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 hashbrowns; 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 ShwayCafe is located at1471 Ottawa St. in Windsor.