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The Cafe at Sam’s Bakery opened earlier this month in Bay Ridge, but Sam (short for Samia) has been shipping her famous baklava all over the world via SamsBakery.com for a while now. We heard that Sam was giving out free baklava with the purchase of any coffee or espresso drink, and we headed down to 94th Street over the weekend to check it out. Unfortunately, the shop was unexpectedly closed for a family emergency on Saturday afternoon. We’re told that the cafe also serves Lebanese specialties like spinach pies, lamb pies, “bold and garlicky hommous,” and “smokey eggplant babaghannouj,” and the sign in the window says they’ve got tres leches cake, too. Plus, Sam’s has free wifi and “2 electrical outlets for every 1.5 seats.” Sounds like a great local spot, and hours are posted as 7am to 7pm on weekdays and 7am to 11pm on weekends, but we’d recommend calling ahead before making a long trip there. GMAP