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The 31 Best Coffee Shops in Dubai

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The best coffee shops in Dubai, according to the experts: The 50 and World Coffee Map have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Maisan15 comes out on top.

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The Grey Al Wasl - Coffee Lounge & Bar and % ARABICA DUBAI JBR hold the next two places. World Coffee Map shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with The 50 next.

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  1. Rank 1. Maisan15

    Middle Eastern Coffee Shop

    Part café, part restaurant, part gallery, part library, Maisan15 sits in Al Barsha doing several things at once and pulling off all of them. Prints by David Shrigley and Dan Witz hang on walls where the art is also for sale, and the kitchen sends out a Levantine-leaning menu in a room that smells of coffee and good intentions. A Discovery on The 50 list for Dubai.

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  2. Address
    9A St - Al Wasl - Al Safa - Dubai - United Arab Emirates · Dubai
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7:30 AM

    Wednesday 7:30 AM–11 PM

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  3. Address
    71A St - Jumeirah - Jumeirah 1 - Dubai - United Arab Emirates · Dubai
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7 AM

    Wednesday 7 AM–11:30 PM

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  4. Address
    Airport Rd - Al Rashidiya - Dubai - United Arab Emirates · Dubai
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7 AM

    Wednesday 7 AM–Midnight

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  5. Twenty-four floors up inside One Za'abeel, this specialty coffee shop trades Dubai's street-level bustle for a calm room with a skyline framing every table. The pour-over program gets the most attention, and the cold brew is serious enough to slow you down. It draws a mix of remote workers and people who simply wanted an excuse to be this high up with a good cup.






  6. Rank 12. CASSETTE

    Coffee


  7. A minimalist coffee shop tucked inside the Wadi Alamardi mall, Cross Coffee draws the laptop crowd and the genuinely unhurried in equal measure. The pour-over and cold brew are the ones to order. It's a calm room by Dubai mall standards, which is either an achievement or a miracle depending on the day.


    Address
    mall - Wadi Alamardi - Dubai - United Arab Emirates · Dubai
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 6 AM

    Wednesday 6 AM–Midnight

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    Instagram

  8. Rank 12. HEAL

    Coffee



  9. A coffee shop tucked inside Dubai Mall that somehow manages to feel calm, which is no small feat given the mall's general ambition to be a city-state. Luna leans into specialty beans, with pour-overs and lattes that actually make you slow down. The Burj Khalifa fills the window, so the scenery does its part too. Laptop crowd mixes with shoppers who needed a break from buying things.









  10. Address
    Palm Jumeirah Rd - The Palm Jumeirah - Dubai - United Arab Emirates · Dubai
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7:30 AM

    Wednesday 7:30 AM–Midnight

    Online
    Instagram


  11. Address
    Al Qouz Ind.third - Al Quoz - Dubai - United Arab Emirates · Dubai
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Wednesday 10 AM–7 PM

    Online
    Instagram

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