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These 9 Dubai Mall coffee shops are all open right now, verified in October 2026. They run from the specialty counters of % Arabica and Starbucks Reserve to Bacha Coffee and Home Bakery. Expect between AED 45 and AED 240 for two, depending on the café. Three of these spots sit on the fountain side, so you can watch the shows with your cup.
Dubai Mall is the city’s biggest shopping mall in Downtown Dubai, and its cafés range from quick food court counters to designer spots in Fashion Avenue. Below you will find 9 verified open coffee shops with their exact floor locations, honest prices and which ones have a view. Café lineups change fast in this mall, so check the official Dubai Mall dine directory before you go. If you want cafés beyond the mall, start with our Dubai-wide coffee guide.
| Café | Location in mall | Typical spend for two | Best for | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Arabica | Ground Floor, near Level Shoes; plus a Fountain branch on First Floor | About AED 45 (Zomato average for two) | Specialty espresso, Spanish latte | Yes, at the Fountain branch |
| Starbucks Reserve | Fashion Avenue, 1st Floor | About AED 55 at the regular mall branch (Zomato average for two) | Rare small lot coffees, reliable Wi-Fi | Near the fountain and Burj Khalifa |
| Bacha Coffee | Fashion Avenue, Level 1 | About AED 240 (Zomato average for two) | 200 single origin coffees, croissants | No |
| Hoof Café | Fashion Avenue, 2nd Floor | Check menu board | Quiet working, homegrown specialty coffee | No |
| Drop Coffee | Shoe Level, near the men’s shoes | Check menu board | A calm break from shopping | No |
| Home Bakery | Fashion Avenue, 1st Floor | Check menu board | Cookies and dessert with your latte | No |
| Armani/Caffè | Fashion Avenue, Ground Floor | Dishes from about AED 50 per person (per What’s On) | Designer people watching | Fashion Avenue views |
| L’ETO Caffe | Fashion Avenue, Level 2 | Check menu board | Milk cake and all day dining | No |
| Café Barbera | Lower Ground, near the food court | About AED 100 (Zomato average for two) | Cheapest sit down coffee in the mall | No |
Three of the nine sit on the fountain side of the mall. Arabica runs two branches in the mall. The Fountain branch on the first floor, between the Apple Store and Bauhaus, puts you right by the waterfront. Order a Spanish latte and you can watch the fountain shows from your table in the evening.
Starbucks Reserve sits on the first floor of Fashion Avenue. The official Starbucks store page describes it as “just moments away from the Burj Khalifa and Dubai Fountain”, so this is the branch to pick when the view matters.
Armani/Caffè sits on the ground floor of Fashion Avenue, opposite the Giorgio Armani boutique. It is an open plan designer café, and the whole avenue faces the fountain side of the mall.
Coffee in Dubai Mall is not cheap, but the gap between the cheapest and the priciest is huge.
The cheapest verified spend is at the food court end. Café Barbera averages about AED 100 for two, and a regular Starbucks in the mall averages about AED 55 for two, according to Zomato. % Arabica sits in the middle at about AED 45 for two on the same measure.
Bacha Coffee is the splurge. Zomato puts it at about AED 240 for two. Coffee is served by the pot, with roughly 2.5 cups per pot, plus Chantilly cream on the side, so you are paying for the ceremony as much as the cup.
For Hoof, Drop Coffee, Home Bakery and L’ETO I could not verify fixed prices from an official menu, so the table says “check menu board”. All prices in the UAE include 5% VAT, so what you see on the menu is what you pay.
Not every mall café suits a laptop, but these three do.
Hoof Café is the strongest work pick. It is calm, has free Wi-Fi, and coffee guides list it as work friendly. The Fashion Avenue location opens at 8am on weekdays, so you can start before the shops do.
Drop Coffee is the sleeper pick. It sits on the Shoe Level near the men’s shoes, away from the main walkways. Reviews call it out as not crowded, which is rare in this mall.
% Arabica offers free Wi-Fi and long opening hours. The ground floor branch opens at 8am, and the minimalist design means fewer distractions than the designer cafés.
The mall itself has free Wi-Fi throughout, so any of these three will keep you connected.
The Kyoto specialty brand runs two branches in the mall: one on the ground floor between Markette and Level Shoe District Kids, and the Fountain branch on the first floor between the Apple Store and Bauhaus. The Spanish latte is the order regulars swear by. It opens at 8am daily, which makes it one of the earliest coffee options in the mall.
The Marrakech brand, founded in 1910, runs its UAE flagship on Level 1 of Fashion Avenue with more than 200 single origin, flavoured and decaffeinated coffees from 35 countries. Coffee is brewed to order and served in a vintage gold pot with vanilla beans and Chantilly cream. Expect a queue in the evenings, and the highest bill on this list.
The premium Starbucks sits on the first floor of Fashion Avenue and is open Monday to Thursday 8am to midnight and Friday to Sunday 8am to 1am, according to the official Starbucks store page. It serves rare small lot Reserve coffees alongside the standard menu. If you want the familiar brand with a step up in quality, this is it.
This homegrown café started in Sharjah in 2018 and its Dubai Mall branch sits on the second floor of Fashion Avenue. The equestrian theme is subtle and the beans come from 13 countries. It opens at 8am Monday to Thursday and runs to 1am on weekends, which makes it the best early morning work spot on this list.
A homegrown Emirati brand tucked into the Shoe Level near the men’s shoes. The beans are roasted daily and brewed with nine different techniques, from espresso to slow bar pour overs. It opens at 10am and the calm, uncrowded setting is the deciding detail here.
The cult homegrown bakery sits on the first floor of Fashion Avenue. Order the chewy melt cookie or the saffron affogato with your latte. Hours are Monday to Thursday 9am to midnight and Friday to Sunday 9am to 1am. It gets busy on weekends, so arrive before noon for a table.
Giorgio Armani’s café sits on the ground floor of Fashion Avenue, opposite the Armani boutique, in an open plan room with a central service island. Try the famous Armani gold latte. Hours are Monday to Thursday 10am to midnight and Friday to Sunday 10am to 1am, and dishes start from about AED 50 per person according to What’s On.
The London café brand sits on Level 2 of Fashion Avenue and is known for its cakes, especially the signature milk cake. It is open 9am to midnight Sunday to Thursday and 9am to 1am Friday and Saturday. This is the pick when you want coffee plus a proper sit down meal, and Visit Dubai’s L’ETO listing covers the brand’s Dubai venues.
The Italian coffee house, with 145 years of roasting history, sits on the lower ground floor near the food court and is listed on Emaar’s Dubai Mall directory. It is open 9am to midnight and averages about AED 100 for two on Zomato, which makes it the cheapest sit down coffee on this list. The Italian coffee menu keeps it simple: espresso, cappuccino and flat white done properly.
Dubai Mall’s restaurants and food outlets officially run 10am to midnight Monday to Thursday and 10am to 1am Friday to Sunday, according to the mall’s own hours page.
Coffee drinkers get a head start. Starbucks Reserve, % Arabica and Hoof all open at 8am, L’ETO opens at 9am and Café Barbera at 9am. If you want an early coffee before the shops open at 10am, head to Fashion Avenue.
For the best experience, go on a weekday morning for the quietest tables, or in the evening for the fountain shows. The fountain side cafés fill up fast after 7pm, so arrive 30 minutes before the show you want to watch.
The nearest station is Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall on the Red Line. From the platform, follow the signs for the covered Metro Link Bridge, which walks you straight into the mall in air conditioned comfort. From there, Fashion Avenue is signposted inside the mall.
Taxis drop you at the main entrances on Financial Centre Road. For parking, use Grand Parking for the main mall or Fashion Parking for the avenue side. If you are driving, our Dubai travel guide covers Nol cards, taxi fares and the metro in full.
| What you will read | What is accurate |
|---|---|
| EL&N has a Dubai Mall branch | EL&N is at Dubai Festival City, Dubai Hills Mall and DIFC. It has no Dubai Mall branch. |
| Nightjar Coffee is in Dubai Mall | Nightjar’s all day café, NOMAD, is at 25hours One Central. It is not in the mall. |
| Seattle’s Best Coffee, Guylian, Segafredo and TEN 11 are top Dubai Mall picks | These appear on 2023 era lists. I could not verify any of them as open in the mall in October 2026, so they are not on this list. |
| iCoffee, Chocomelt and Now Café are must visits | The same problem. The mall’s café lineup changes fast, and none could be verified as currently open. |
| % Arabica has one Dubai Mall branch | It has two: the ground floor branch and the Fountain branch on the first floor. |
| Mall restaurants close at 11pm | Dining outlets officially run to midnight Monday to Thursday and 1am Friday to Sunday. |
% Arabica’s Fountain branch on the first floor is the purest coffee with a view pick, sitting right by the waterfront. Starbucks Reserve on the first floor of Fashion Avenue is, per the official Starbucks page, just moments from the Burj Khalifa and Dubai Fountain. Armani/Caffè on the ground floor of Fashion Avenue gives you the designer café experience on the fountain side of the mall.
Café Barbera on the lower ground floor is the cheapest sit down option, averaging about AED 100 for two according to Zomato. The regular Starbucks branches in the mall average about AED 55 for two on the same measure. Both are far cheaper than Bacha Coffee, which averages about AED 240 for two. Prices in the UAE include 5% VAT, so the menu price is the final price.
Yes, at the right ones. Hoof Café on the second floor of Fashion Avenue is the best work pick, with free Wi-Fi, a calm setting and 8am weekday opening. Drop Coffee on the Shoe Level is quiet and uncrowded. % Arabica also offers free Wi-Fi with long hours. The mall has free Wi-Fi throughout, so you stay connected anywhere, but the designer cafés get loud in the evening.
Starbucks Reserve, % Arabica and Hoof all open at 8am, while L’ETO and Café Barbera open at 9am. Most mall dining officially starts at 10am, so these five are your only options for an early coffee. Head to Fashion Avenue at 8am and you will have your pick of tables before the shopping crowds arrive.
Two. The original branch is on the ground floor between Markette and Level Shoe District Kids, and the second is the Fountain branch on the first floor between the Apple Store and Bauhaus. Both open at 8am daily. Pick the Fountain branch for the view and the ground floor branch for a quicker in and out coffee.
Take the Red Line to Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall station, then follow the covered Metro Link Bridge straight into the mall. The bridge is air conditioned, which matters in October heat. Once inside, follow the signs to Fashion Avenue for most of the cafés on this list, or head down to the Lower Ground for Café Barbera.
Start with an 8am coffee at Hoof or % Arabica, then shop Fashion Avenue as the stores open at 10am. Break for lunch at one of the fountain side restaurants, then finish with an evening fountain show from the % Arabica Fountain branch terrace. For the wider mall, our shopping guide to Dubai covers the other malls worth your time, and our Dubai breakfast guide has more morning options across the city.
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Daniel is the travel writer behind Go Dubai Now, covering Dubai's attractions, parks, restaurants and practical travel topics. Every guide is researched against official sources — government portals, operator websites and current local listings — and updated regularly so timings, prices and rules stay accurate. His goal is simple: answer the exact questions travelers ask before they go, with no fluff and no outdated information.
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