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Coffee & Sweets

Roasters and bakeries worth crossing town for. What to order, when to go and what it costs.

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25 Oct

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Photo: Yamanote Atelier

Japanese bakery, The Dubai Mall and more

Yamanote Atelier

Japanese bakers turning out milk bread, croissants and buns all day. Kumo, the caramel-filled shiro pan on the Halloween menu, is the one to drive for.

When
Not published on its site. Call 800 92626683
Price
Kumo AED 26
Book
Walk in, or call 800 92626683 to order ahead

yamanoteatelier.com

Photo: @rawcoffeecompany

AL QUOZ, ROASTERY CAFÉ

RAW Coffee Company

Kim and Matt's roastery buys direct from farms and runs its café as a showroom. Breakfast and long lunches in an old warehouse.

When
Coffee daily 7:30am–6pm. Kitchen from 8am
Price
Cup prices on the board, not online
Book
Walk in

rawcoffeecompany.com

Photo: @kairosuae

Roastery in Al Quoz

Kairos Coffee Assembly

The UAE's first Bellwether roaster runs in full view, under 30 clay tiles by Kamal Alzubi. Take a seat at SHED Studio's two-metre communal table.

When
Daily 7am–6pm
Price
Menu not published online
Book
Walk in. Alserkal Avenue is a short drive away

kairoscoffeedxb.com

Photo: @subkouae

Roaster and bakehouse at Alserkal

Subko

Mumbai's specialty roaster chose Alserkal for its first home outside India: roasting, sourdough and bean-to-bar chocolate on two levels. Order Pastry Experiment No. 2, karak chai, laminated.

When
Daily 9am–10pm
Price
Menu not published online
Book
Walk in. Sat 31 Oct it runs a bread workshop at What The Food

subko.coffee

Photo: @ona.dubai

Specialty coffee in Jumeirah 1

ONA Dubai

World Barista Champion Saša Šestić's Canberra roaster opened its first café outside Australia here. The coffee is chosen by flavour, and there is a sensory room.

When
Daily from 8am. Fri–Sat to midnight
Price
Coffee from AED 26, Panama Geisha AED 90–190
Book
Walk in. Breakfast until 1pm

Photo: @cherryhouse

Roastery and bakery in Al Safa

Cherry House

A Loring roaster, an open bakery, and beans that ride an overhead belt across the room. The sourdough ferments for up to 48 hours.

When
Sun–Thu 7am–11pm, Fri–Sat 7am–midnight
Price
Croissant AED 23, flat white AED 27
Book
Walk in. Ask at the bar about cuppings

thecherryhouse.com

Photo: @mokha1450

AL WASL, SPECIALTY COFFEE

Mokha 1450

Five Dubai homes, one idea: rare lots brewed by hand. The shelf runs from Yemeni Sabree to Colombia Red Bourbon.

When
Hours not published. Call +971 4 321 6455
Price
Beans from AED 171 for 250g (Yemeni Sabree) to AED 400 (Colombia Red Bourbon). Cup prices at the bar
Book
Walk in. Workshops and tastings booked on mokha1450.com

mokha1450.com

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From the editor

Our favourite coffee in Dubai isn't in the malls. It's in warehouses in Al Quoz, on side streets in Jumeirah 1 and Al Safa, in rooms where the roaster sits in plain sight.

Three of the four rooms in our first coffee guide are the first of something here: the UAE's first Bellwether roaster at Kairos, Subko's first home outside India, ONA's first café outside Australia. The fourth, Cherry House, runs its beans across the room on an overhead belt.

We name one thing to order at each, and the price where the café publishes one. Where it doesn't, we say so.

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