The cafe scene in Jeddah is now thriving and in Saudi Arabia there’s no better way to start the day than with a good quality of coffee.
But whether you’re a coffee person or not, cafes in Jeddah are now offering a modern cafe culture experience more in line with those in other major cities around the world.
Here are some places to start your mornings…
Cup & Couch
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Beside of the catchy name, the family-run founders Abdulrahman, Hamza and Ahmed Ashgan designed the café to be one of those friendly neighborhood places that bring together a community, with comfortable areas to sit, board games and cosy spaces.
Brew 92
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It has become a favorite coffee hangout for locals in Jeddah, and their coffee options are excellent, with Colombian, Ethiopian and Yemeni beans on offer. The industrial look of the place is also pretty cool.
Contact: +966 56 469 9118/ Website.
MEDD CAFÉ & ROASTERY
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Set up by a group of friends, the Medd Café & Roastery has already become one of the most popular places in Jeddah city, with a friendly atmosphere and semi-industrial wood and cement decor. It’s a good place for seasonal Saudi coffee paired with the famous Kunafa Pretzel and ‘Banana Masoub Cake.
Contact: +966 12 613 2122
BAFARAT ARABIA
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The founder Omar Ahmed Bafarat began the company to import spices and herbs but soon he moved into coffee and this has become one of the best places in the city to get hold of some traditional Arabic coffees.
Contact: +966 12 691 2433/ E-mail: dukkan@bafarat.sa/ Website.
#QATARAT CAFE:
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One of the most talked about coffee shops in Jeddah, Qatarat (which means drops) has baristas – rather than just staff – serving up speciality coffee. It’s a nice setting as well, with books and places to hunker down, while in the evening they show football on the big screen.
Contact: +966 12 606 0408
# LAYLA’S GOURMET:
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They set out on a mission to offer a slightly more healthy cafe experience and assure us that all products are all natural and contain no artificial preservatives. With good teas, cakes and tarts baked daily and a convivial setting this place is one of the more elegant venues to start a morning. Contact: +966 12 661 6176/ Website.
#BERT’S:
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While international chains are not always the best to experience a cafe culture, this one has 18 branches in Paris and if they can survive there against the competition they probably have something going for them. Located in the Rawdah Star development they’ve built a reputation not only for decent coffees, but also their hot chocolate. Go in the morning though because sadly they have gone big on shisha and it gets very smoky in the evenings. There are various branches around the city.
