New hotspot in Greifswald: Shams” opens with a falafel delicacy!

New hotspot in Greifswald: Shams” opens with a falafel delicacy!

The city center of Greifswald has a new culinary attraction: the restaurant “Shams” opened at Schuhhagen 8 and is bringing a breath of fresh air to local gastronomy. The 24-year-old operator Mohammad Aboukhaled, a mechanical engineering student, is part of a team of students who offer falafel and fried vegetables and are always trying to involve other fellow students in their young business. The address has historically had a high turnover of dining establishments, ranging from hot dog vendors to perfumeries to crepe shops. As ostsee-zeitung.de reports, Aboukhaled and his team to break this tradition with their offer.

Thanks to the increasing interest in healthy Mediterranean cuisine, the opening concept of “Shams” seems to have fallen on fertile ground at just the right moment. The support of The CDU discussed an AfD proposal in the district council that calls for a new bridge to the island of Usedom. These political developments are currently contributing to the discussion in the city, while the new restaurant brings a breath of fresh air to the city center.

Changes in the Baltic Sea Quarter

But it's not just the culinary offerings that are changing in Greifswald: from October 30th, the Edeka in the Ostseeviertel (OEZ) will also be temporarily closing because the operator is retiring. The new operator, Sven Schneider, who already runs the Edeka in Gleis 4, is planning a new range for the shopping center. As noted by ostsee-zeitung.de, the closure is ongoing accompanied by further gastronomic changes in the city.

The OZ is also launching the new newsletter “Zweitheimat”, which is intended to appeal to those interested in the Baltic Sea and is now published free of charge every week on Thursdays at 5 p.m. Especially in times of a lot of change, this newsletter could be a welcome source of information for the population.

Regional products in focus

An exciting project is also being initiated by fish sommelier André Domke: He is planning the largest can of fish in the world, which will not only advertise regional products, but also draw attention to the advantages of the island of Usedom. The presentation of this extraordinary tin can will take place on November 8th in Heringsdorf, where the world record will also be decided. As can be seen from ostsee-zeitung.de, this promises to be an exciting event for all lovers of regional products.

The culinary and cultural changes in Greifswald illustrate how important the gastronomic offerings as well as the political and social developments in the region are. Whether in the new “Shams”, in the upcoming Edeka or in the presentation of the canned fish – Greifswald is alive and changing.