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About us

A coffee house for conversation.

Round marble tables with brass bases and navy chairs along the velvet banquette
Gold stars painted on the navy wall above the velvet banquette

Tête-à-Tête is a women-owned, Ukrainian-founded coffee house at 239 Sunrise Highway in Rockville Centre, open since August 2026.

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Founded and owned by Mariia Rahmani

Brass-legged chairs and a marble table by the front window

01 · The founder

It started with a search for a table.

It began with a simple wish: somewhere good to sit down with someone and talk.

Mariia Rahmani, an Oceanside mom, wasn’t planning to open a café. She was looking for somewhere to have coffee.

After moving her insurance company from Brooklyn to Garden City, she couldn’t find a place nearby to sit down with a client over a good drink and a pastry, and actually talk. So she opened one.

She had never worked in food, so she did the research first. She went to Costa Rica to learn about coffee, and visited 30 pastry shops around the country to find exactly the taste she wanted.

She came to this country from Ukraine on her own. She has since visited more than 40 countries, and touches of them run all through the café. The RAF on our menu is a coffee popular in Ukraine, where she is from.

There was no good place where I could talk to someone in the setting I was looking for. Now, there is one.

Mariia Rahmani, to Greater Long Island
Countries she has visited
40+
Pastry shops tried for the right taste
30
Opened on Sunrise Highway
Aug 2026

Founder’s story from Greater Long Island, August 13, 2026.

02 · Where it comes from

Four coffee cultures, one room.

On her travels she collected flavors and stories from four coffee cultures, then brought the best of them to Rockville Centre.

  1. Italy

    Espresso bars, bold aromas and the rhythm of mornings.

  2. Paris

    Cozy cafés, buttery pastries and long conversations.

  3. Vienna

    Elegant coffee houses, layered desserts and tradition.

  4. Istanbul

    Vibrant bazaars, warm spice and shared rituals.

Rooted here

  • Women-owned

    Founded and owned by Mariia Rahmani.

  • Local makers

    Our coffee beans and pastries come from local artisans who care about quality and community as much as we do.

  • Against hunger

    We partner with local efforts to fight hunger, and every purchase helps us contribute.

03 · The name

A conversation for two.

In French, a tête-à-tête is a private conversation between two people. It fits a café born out of the search for exactly that.

Inside: a long navy velvet banquette, round marble tables, brass-legged chairs and gold stars painted on the navy wall.

The long navy velvet banquette with round marble tables

Visit

Come sit for a while.

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Questions? Read the FAQ or call (516) 724-8804.