![]() Hearing about this spot on instagram, where else nowadays, it was first on my list whilst I had access to a car. Fruity and easy to drink and even if it was hot outside, the air-conditioned mall made you forget about it.ĭepresso – the feeling you get when you haven’t had coffee If you are not in hurry and want something different, then having coffee through the chemex method, which takes about 5-7 minutes, is a good option. I witnessed the barista asking a customer what type of beans she wanted with her cold latte and she kept just saying a cold Spanish latte, and witnessing the very customer friendly barista still insisting, I had to interject and say “just give her the house blend “.įor coffee geeks like me, I ordered a Chemex selecting their house filter single origin from Ethiopia. ![]() the top notch coffee can cost almost $20 or more) for filter brew, I think this is a bit avant grade for the typical UAE customer. It’s like an Italian style cafe, no place to really sit, you order at the till, just get your coffee, drink it or take it away, but of course their dedication to detail in brewing is top with their slayer espresso machinesĪlthough I think for coffee freaks like me, the idea of Arabica’s extensive coffee menu is impressive, ranging from different types of espresso drinks (hot or cold) with a choice of two type of beans and a long list of coffees going to 90+ (i.e. It was my first stop because for the first part of the holiday we resided with my cousin who lives in Mirdif. Part of the growing in popularity, Arabica Brand and located in a mall, nowhere near the hustle and bustle of Dubai – about 10 minutes drive from the airport and in a very residential part of the city. So, let’s start with the first contender. It’s good for the locals and by that I don’t mean people living in Dubai or Jumeirah but the local Emirati, who are actually the driving force behind this mushrooming of specialty coffee in Dubai, as they own most of them and have now gone into roasting (my next post insha’allah). Cafes are no longer harbouring in the most popular malls, but more neighbourhood ones and just little spots on the street, especially in Jumeirah (home of the Burj al Arab and the famous wave like Jumeirah Beach Hotel as well as many mansions), where I couldn’t even visit the 4-5 there – after all, there’s so much coffee I can take in 1-2 hours. Leaving me with the task of visiting pockets of London just to sample good coffee – enter Dubai in the Summer of 2018. although much smaller than London in size and population, the Dubai coffee scene reminds now of what I discovered in London about 6-7 years back – it was no longer possible to visit London and try out all the good coffee shops in 1 or 2 days because back then the good coffee shops had grown from 1-2 (Flat White on Berwick Street and Fernandez and Wells on Beak Street, all in Soho) to several. It seems like the specialty coffee bug has really hit Dubai in a massive way. I got back not too long ago from a fantastic holiday in Dubai, made better spending time with loved ones and of course with many good cups of coffee.
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