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Veteran restaurateurs to open Middle Eastern bakery

By , Daily Memphian; , Special to The Daily Memphian Updated: April 06, 2026 7:45 PM CT | Published: April 06, 2026 4:56 PM CT

A new Middle Eastern bakery and dessert shop will open this summer in Cordova. 

Tripolis Sweets, located at 1250 N. Germantown Parkway, will offer sweets and baked goods, including baklava, meat-and-cheese pies, knafeh, Arabic-style ice cream and, eventually, an assortment of cakes. 

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Sophia Surrett

Sophia Surrett

Sophia Surrett is a University of Alabama graduate, where she received her B.A. in news media and M.A. in journalism and media studies. She covers small business, nonprofits, restaurant real estate, hospitality and tourism and manufacturing.

Erica Horton

Erica Horton

Erica Horton is a freelance writer in the Greater Memphis Area whose work has been published in various newspapers and online publications since high school. She earned her bachelor’s in Journalism and master’s in English at the University of Memphis. When she’s not reading, traveling or eating, she enjoys writing about reading, traveling and eating.


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