DUBAI · THE FOOD NOTEBOOK
Choose your coffee style, then a pastry worth adding to the visit. Compare espresso, flat white, Americano, Vietnamese iced milk coffee and V60, alongside croissants, doughnuts, nata and Franzbrötchen. Use the branch map before pairing stops across Alserkal, City Walk, JLT and other Dubai areas.
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RAW’s espresso, Nightjar’s flat white and % Arabica’s Americano are not equivalent drinks. Saigon’s iced milk coffee and Mind’s V60 add different preparation choices. Check the drink details and beans with the venue when they matter to you. The older Arabica espresso record remains a separate qualified link below; the main City Walk choice here is the researched Americano.
Compare a zaatar croissant, chocolate croissant, doughnut, plain nata or cinnamon Franzbrötchen according to whether you want savory, chocolate or spice. Their branches are spread across Dubai; do not assume the bakery sits next door to your chosen coffee. Read the linked map and stock notes, or use a Hunt that already explains its food-stop sequence.
THE SHORTLIST
Choose a dish that fits your visit. Check its exact branch before planning your stops.
Alserkal Avenue
Ordering notes
A flat white puts the focus on coffee with milk at Nightjar’s Alserkal roastery. Ask which beans are being served and choose your milk when ordering. Use the Alserkal branch pin for this Find; it can be a coffee-only pause during a gallery visit.
Warehouse G62, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz 1, Dubai, UAE
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Al Quoz
Ordering notes
An espresso at RAW’s Al Quoz roastery puts its house coffee in focus. Ask which beans are on the espresso bar; the coffee selection can change.
Warehouse 10, corner of 7A and 4A Streets, Al Manara Road, Al Quoz 1
A Hunt supplies a suggested order of visits. Check each route's travel notes; some span several areas or evenings. You explore independently and pay venues directly.
A Nightjar flat white, BRIX chocolate croissant and % Arabica Americano across three Dubai districts. Plan a coffee-and-pastry day with transport, or collect the stops over time.
A zatar croissant, avocado handroll and artisan chocolates inside Alserkal. Small orders leave room to notice the work at each counter.
Papaya crunch leads to a shared brisket pho, then condensed-milk coffee in a compact JLT Vietnamese outing.
Share labneh-zaatar parathas, split a chocolate cookie and finish with a V60 on a small Warqa neighborhood circuit.
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City Walk
Ordering notes
A hot Americano is the black-coffee order at % Arabica in City Walk. Ask which beans are being used and check the size when ordering. It is a useful choice if you want coffee without milk; confirm any additions separately.
City Walk, Al Wasl, Dubai, UAE
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Jumeirah Lakes Towers
Ordering notes
Iced milk coffee combines coffee, condensed milk and ice. Stir the condensed milk into the coffee before sipping, and ask about sweetness when ordering.
Balcony level, Lake Terrace Tower, Cluster D, Jumeirah Lakes Towers
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Al Warqa 1
Ordering notes
Choose the V60 from the manual-brew list. Ask which beans are available for V60 and choose the cup size before the coffee is brewed.
Shop 1, Al Mashroom Building, 28C Street, Al Warqa 1
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Alserkal Avenue
Ordering notes
Zaatar, sumac, olive oil and herb cream cheese fill a savoury croissant. Order the Zatar Croissant by name and check counter stock before making a special trip.
Warehouse 76, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz
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Jumeirah 1 & 2
Ordering notes
The chocolate croissant is a filled pastry order at BRIX Café by Jumeirah Fishing Harbour. Ask for the chocolate croissant specifically: the counter also lists other croissants and chocolate pastries. Confirm today’s stock and price before travelling, since the online menus show different selections.
Shop 1, Al Urouba Street, Jumeirah Fishing Harbour, Dubai, UAE
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DIFC
Ordering notes
A filled doughnut is the bakery order at Bread Ahead in DIFC’s Gate Avenue. Choose from the fillings available at the counter and ask about ingredients before buying for someone else. Check stock before a dedicated trip; the filling selection is not fixed by this Find.
Gate Avenue, DIFC, Dubai, UAE
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Jumeirah 2
Ordering notes
A plain nata custard tart at Lana Lusa's Water Canal restaurant, with a browned top and crisp pastry shell. Use the Water Canal restaurant and confirm the current time for coffee-and-nata visits; breakfast service was paused in the previous source check.
Four Seasons Private Residences, Dubai Water Canal, Jumeirah 2
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City Walk
Ordering notes
Franzbrötchen is Scarlet’s cinnamon Danish with almond paste. Ask for Franzbrötchen by name and confirm stock; the almond paste is part of this pastry's listed recipe.
Building 2A, City Walk
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