Debating the best coffee in Dubai is a touchy subject, considering the hundreds of cafes around the city, from Palm Jumeirah to Al Qouz to Port Rashid. So, I narrowed my search by selecting only the cafes that also roast their coffee.
Needless to say, there were still plenty of places around town, and in my research, I came across this thread on Reddit discussing the best coffee in Dubai. A spreadsheet and an hour later, I had my list ready based on the comments and the preferred cafes.
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There was one name that the entire Tbreak office unanimously selected as one of the top three places for the best coffee in Dubai, and coincidentally, that place starts with an A. I knew right away that the best way to sort this list would be in alphabetical order.
%Arabica (Multiple Malls)
Almost everyone at Tbreak agrees that in this hunt for the best coffee in Dubai, %Arabica deserves a spot at the top. The Spanish Latte is my favourite drink at %Arabica.
Price for an Espresso: AED 17
Price for an Americano: AED 18
Price for a Latte: AED 25
Price for a Chemex: AED 21
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Black Coffee by Cafe Younez ( SZR Media City, Palm Jumeirah)
Price for an Espresso: AED 18
Price for an Americano: AED 20
Price for a Latte: AED 22
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Cafe Rider (Al Qouz)
Cafe Rider is iconic, and the first roastery I visited made me realize how good coffee can be. That was almost ten years ago, and it’s still on this list of best coffee in Dubai. Talk about consistency.
Price for an Espresso: AED 21
Price for an Americano: AED 21
Price for a Latte: AED 24
Price for a Chemex: AED 30
Price for a V60 Pour Over: 32
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Coffee Lab (Port Rashid)
Price for an Espresso: AED 20
Price for an Americano: AED 21
Price for a Latte: AED 26
Price for an Iced Filter V60: AED 30
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Emirati Coffee (Al Quoz)
Funny story- at one time, the Tbreak office was located RIGHT NEXT to Emirati Coffee in Al Qouz and that almost immediately replaced my morning stop at Starbucks. I still visit them and love their coffee- easily a contender for the best coffee in Dubai.
Price for an Espresso: AED 17
Price for an Americano: AED 18
Price for a Latte: AED 24
Grandmother (Al Quoz)
Price for an Espresso: AED 22
Price for an Americano: AED 22
Price for a Latte: AED 33
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Mokha 1450 (Jumeirah, Palm)
I discovered Mokha 1450 purely by accident, as my wife wanted to look for furniture at 2XL next to it. It was love at first sip- the coffee here is just so good.
Price for an Iced Americano: AED 16.83
Price for an Iced Latte: AED 22.15
Price for a V60: AED 29
Price for a Chemex: AED 73.50
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Nightjar (Al Serkal Avenue, City Walk)
Price for an Espresso: AED 18
Price for an Americano: AED 18
Price for a Latte: AED 22
Price for a V 60: AED 25
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Raw Coffee (Al Qouz)
Price for an Espresso: AED 18
Price for an Americano: AED 18
Price for a Latte: AED 23
Price for a V60: AED 25
Price for a Chemex: AED 44
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Sum of Us (Sheikh Zayed Road)
The owners of Tom & Serge are well known in Dubai, and The Sum of Us is one of their places, which not only serves one of the best coffee in Dubai but also excellent breakfast dishes.
Price for an Espresso: AED 16
Price for an Americano: AED 18
Price for a Latte: AED 19
Price for a V60: 21
Price for a Chemex: AED 24
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