Ephrem Abebe and Steve Chu open Ekiben’s second location in Hampden

Baltimore, Maryland - February 04, 2021: Ekiben owners Ephrem Abebe, left, and Steve Chu, right, stand outside their second location in Hampden — with a tower of The Neighborhood Bird sandwiches and their bottled Vietnamese Cold Brew coffee Thursday February 4th, 2021. Abebe and Chu are two first-generation millennials and UMBC college grads who opened up their little Asian-fusion spot Ekiben in Fells Point, and found more success in a Hampden alleyway storefront.
CREDIT: Matt Roth for Baltimore Magazine

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Baltimore, Maryland - February 04, 2021: Ekiben owners Ephrem Abebe, left, and Steve Chu, right, stand outside their second location in Hampden — with a tower of The Neighborhood Bird sandwiches and their bottled Vietnamese Cold Brew coffee Thursday February 4th, 2021. Abebe and Chu are two first-generation millennials and UMBC college grads who opened up their little Asian-fusion spot Ekiben in Fells Point, and found more success in a Hampden alleyway storefront. <br />
CREDIT: Matt Roth for Baltimore Magazine