The History and Culture of Coffee in the UAE

Located in Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood, The Coffee Museum narrates the history and traditions of coffee from a global perspective.

The museum showcases the coffee bean journey from around the world and how it was discovered back in time.

Visitors can absorb some deep-rooted intel on the importance of coffee in different cultures, its preparations like roasting and grinding, the tools used through time and the different kind of beans found around the world.

The two-storey museum features a display of authentic silver and brass urns, grinders, grippers, roasters, coffee-sacks, sampling implements, ornate cups and other utensils associated with coffee making in both Arab cultures and European and Western countries.

Adjacent to the foyer is a recreated majlis showcasing the coffee tools of the Bedouins in use since mid-15th century onwards.

Several rooms within the space are dedicated to artefacts of coffee-making and consumption, with a focus on Middle Eastern practices.

A centrepiece on the ground floor is a magnificent silver Egyptian charcoal fired burner that was custom built for the Museum.

The museum’s collection also features coffee grinders from the First World War made out of smelted bullets, and ancient brewing pots from Egypt, Yemen and Ethiopia.