The best specialty coffee in Riyadh
Riyadh takes its coffee seriously — roasters with single-origin menus, baristas who will happily explain your beans' life story, and V60s poured with lab precision. The specialty list, ranked by the people who queue for it.
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- Chérie — Al Olaya · Specialty coffee & pastries
A concrete-and-light room in Olaya with outdoor seating facing Faisaliah Tower. The menu centers on Spanish lattes, a za'atar-feta croissant, crème brûlée and tiramisu; doors open in the afternoon. - Alf — Al Wadi · Specialty coffee & desserts
Aegean-style white arches around a central water feature, with a dessert-led menu — date cake, honeycomb French toast, chocolate chip melts — plus iced lattes. - BTW — An Nafal · Specialty coffee
By The Way — an Olaya specialty roaster running since 2019, serving Ethiopian and Ugandan V60s, an iced Spanish shaken and tarts, with outdoor seating. - Belong — Nuzha · Specialty coffee
A neighborhood cafe open from six in the morning till two at night — lattes, light bites, and a baklava cheesecake on the dessert side. Noise stays low enough for studying most hours. - Crops — An Narjis · Specialty coffee
A roastery-cafe serving single-origin coffee roasted on site, in a minimalist room with fast wifi and working plugs. Set up for both work sessions and slow tastings. - Truth — Alquds · Specialty Coffee
A specialty roastery with an espresso-centered menu and a cheesecake on the side. Busy at peak times — nearby parking takes a few minutes. - ORIGIN — Hittin · Specialty Coffee
A quality-focused roastery pouring El Salvador espresso and Ethiopian filter from six in the morning. The room is simple with limited seating — built as a quick stop more than a long sit. - The Sift — Hittin · Specialty Coffee
A Hittin bakery-cafe mixing Saudi and Western flavors — saffron cake, cinnamon crème brûlée, creamy cheese pecan — with batches that often sell out before noon. Morning visits get the full case. - Basementers — Al Malqa · Roastery & specialty coffee
An Al Yasmin roastery-cafe with natural light and flowers on the counter, running Ethiopian and Colombian espressos. The space is small, the wifi holds, and personal cups are welcome. - Never Enough — An Narjis · Bakehouse & specialty coffee
A bakehouse on an evening schedule — four in the afternoon until one at night — with croissants, tarts and signature cookie-dough scoops, in a white wicker-and-greenery room. - Kultúra — Al Ghadir · Specialty coffee
The cafe that launched the cloud coffee — a cap of sweet cream over iced coffee or matcha — alongside a burrata-pesto sandwich and crispy French toast. Stone counter, desert palette, and managed entry at peak times. - VEO — Hittin · Specialty coffee
Specialty coffee on Suwayd Ibn Harithah Street with an all-Saudi barista team. Cinnamon buns and cheesecake round out the menu. - Black Wolf — Ghirnatah · Roastery & specialty coffee
A roastery in Al Shuhada serving espresso drinks alongside tiramisu and the house "wolf cake". - Camel Step — At Taawun · Roastery & specialty coffee
Roasting since 2013, Camel Step is one of the founding names of Saudi specialty coffee — a coffee-first setup selling beans, brewing gear and classes. One branch won an international architecture award in 2025. - Dopamine — Dhahrat Laban · Specialty coffee
A "third place" cafe running since 2018 — adults-oriented with a no-under-7s policy, espresso classics, dark-chocolate mocha and gourmet pastries. - Markab — King Fahd · Specialty coffee
A new design-led coffee spot a short walk from the metro — varied seating, a no-music policy, and a compact espresso menu. - Jadeel — Al Malqa · Specialty coffee & desserts
A multi-branch specialty spot where cakes share top billing with the coffee — New York cheesecake, Matilda cake, cinnamon buns — plus flat whites and V60s. - Jazel — Ad Diriyah · Specialty coffee
A specialty cafe with branches in Diriyah and near Al Quds, pouring around sixteen coffee crops at the counter — among the widest selections in the city — plus a lamington cake. - Mkth — Ghirnatah · Specialty coffee
A design-led cafe whose name comes from "lingering" — marble-wrapped columns, warm wood, and a layout built for long stays. - GLIM — Ar Rahmaniyah · Specialty coffee
A recent opening in Ar Rahmaniyah with a second spot on Takhassusi Street — a compact specialty menu while the brand settles in. - CAF LAB — Qurtubah · Specialty coffee
A lab-themed specialty concept with periodic-table branding, serving until two in the morning across its branches, including Qurtubah on the east side. - SHOTS — Hittin · Specialty coffee & sweets
Specialty coffee and artisanal sweets on Hittin's cafe strip, with hand-drawn cup art and small gifts included with orders. - Shml — Al Qirawan · Specialty coffee
A Qirawan neighborhood cafe combining wood, plants and Saudi patterns, with an Ethiopian V60 and a Dolce tart on the menu. Weekends run busier than weekdays. - FOR Coffee Roasters — Al Qirawan · Roastery & specialty coffee
A Qirawan roastery with a counter sculpted after Tuwaiq mountain under a modernized Najdi ceiling, open early morning to one at night. The Signature FOR is the house drink. - Over Under — VIA Riyadh · Specialty coffee & brunch
Specialty coffee and brunch by day; at night "The Flip" turns the room into a mocktail bar. A London-via-New-York concept at Via Riyadh. - ORIGIN JAX — JAX District · Specialty Coffee
ORIGIN's flagship in a converted JAX warehouse — cafe, working roastery and workspace in one industrial hall. Opens evenings only. - Caffeination — Laysen Valley · Specialty Coffee
An indoor-outdoor cafe built like a shared living room, with filter coffee and substantial sandwiches. - Opinion — Hittin · Specialty Coffee
A 24-hour specialty coffee bar in Hittin — one of two Riyadh branches, the other in Al Mathar Ash Shamali. Most visits land in the SAR 20–40 range.