CupsnChai Celebrates Four Years With the Canton and Ann Arbor Communities That Made It Home
Michigan's family-owned South Asian chai cafe marks four years since opening in Canton, with a second cafe in downtown Ann Arbor and a franchise program now open to new partners.
- Ann Arbor, MI (1888PressRelease) November 10, 2026 - CupsnChai, a family-owned South Asian chai cafe with locations in Canton and downtown Ann Arbor, is celebrating four years in Michigan this month. Since opening its first cafe on Joy Road in Canton in January 2023, CupsnChai has become a regular gathering spot for families, students and professionals in Wayne and Washtenaw counties, and its founders are marking the anniversary by thanking the communities that made it possible. The cafe's story began long before 2023. In the early 1990s, founder Noman Husain arrived in the United States with his mother's handwritten chai recipe book. During the pandemic, he and his son, Bilal Husain, saw how much people missed having a place to sit, talk and feel welcome, and they built CupsnChai around the chai they grew up drinking.
"My mother wrote those recipes so we would not forget how home tastes," said Noman Husain, founder of CupsnChai. "Four years later, people we had never met come in every morning and order a karak or an Amore by name. We are grateful to every one of them."
After building a loyal following in Canton, CupsnChai opened its second cafe in late 2024 at 214 S 4th Ave in downtown Ann Arbor. The 1,600-square-foot space seats about 50 guests and sits a short walk from the University of Michigan campus. Both cafes serve karak chai, the signature Amore chai and masala chai, along with coffee, iced drinks and South Asian street food such as kati rolls, shahi melts and flatbreads. CupsnChai also caters weddings, corporate events, birthday parties and private dinners, and it has hosted cultural and music events at its cafes.
"Canton gave us our first regulars, and Ann Arbor showed us this could grow," said Bilal Husain, co-founder of CupsnChai. "This anniversary is a thank-you to everyone who brought a friend in, booked us for an event or told us what they wanted on the menu."
Looking ahead, CupsnChai has opened its franchise program to operators who want to bring the cafe to their own communities across North America. Details are available at https://cupsnchai.com/franchise/.
ABOUT CUPSNCHAI
CupsnChai is a family-owned South Asian chai cafe founded in Michigan in 2023 by father and son Noman and Bilal Husain. Built on recipes from a handwritten family recipe book, CupsnChai serves karak chai, Amore chai, masala chai, coffee, iced drinks and South Asian street food at its cafes in Canton (43339 Joy Road) and Ann Arbor (214 S 4th Ave), Michigan. The company also offers event catering and franchise opportunities. Learn more at https://cupsnchai.com.
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