(In First Look, we visit a new restaurant or bar in Central New York to give readers an idea of what to expect. If you know of a new place, email me at cmiller@syracuse.com or call/text me at 315-382-1984. If I take your suggestion, I just might buy you a meal.)

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North Syracuse, N.Y. — Opening a coffee shop in Sweetheart Corner might sound like a gamble. Starbucks couldn’t make it here. Tim Hortons fizzled out a decade ago. Even Café Kubal eventually pulled the plug before its second birthday.

But Zaman Coffee House, which opened Aug. 10, is already rewriting the script. Since its soft opening, this family-run café has seen a steady stream of customers, some traveling from as far as Oswego for their daily cup.

Tiffany Smith drove nearly 40 miles from Oswego just for an iced p

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