Cafés in Katara & West Bay Lagoon

Getting to Katara

Katara has its own Doha Metro station on the Red Line, opened on 10 December 2019.¹ For The Pearl next door, riders change at Legtaifiya station to a Metrolink feeder or a local electric bus.³ Katara Beach runs for 1.5 km, with swimming, pedal boats and kayaks.¹ Inland, Katara Hills is an artificial hill with planting, a stream and walking trails, divided into the North and South Hills parks.¹

21 High St

21 High St is a 38,000 m² open-air shopping street inside the village, called Katara Plaza while it was being developed.¹ Café Pouchkine and 974 Delights both give 21 High Street as their address, as do Layalina by Wahaj and a branch of Juan Valdez Café. İstinye Kahvecisi has a branch in Building 31 of the village, and Tim Hortons is in Lagoona Mall on West Bay Lagoon Street.

Karak on the food strip and Katara Street

Chapati & Karak sits on Katara's main food strip. In July 2026 a ginger karak there cost about QR3–5 and chapati or snacks QR5–10, and it ran 24 hours from Saturday to Thursday; on Fridays it opened from midnight to 05:00 and again from noon to midnight.³ In 2014 Khuloud Mohamed Al Hail, executive director of the company behind it, said it was trying to open its next outlet in New York City, after London.²

Joe's cafe and KAVA KOFFEE are both on Katara Street, and Joe's has outdoor seating. Corretto Cafe, Over the counter, Sugar & Spice, Panettone Patisserie Boutique and Chac'Late (مقهى في كتاره) are in the area too, with branches of Lavazza, Costa Coffee and Starbucks.

When to go

The Traditional Dhow Festival, with maritime crafts, opera, talks and workshops, has been held in the village every year since 2010.¹ For sitting outdoors, aim for December to February, when Doha's average daily highs run from 22.6 °C to 24.8 °C; in July they reach 42.4 °C.⁴ Nearly all of Doha's roughly 77 mm of annual rain falls between October and March.⁴