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Cafés in Jumeirah, Satwa & City Walk

Villa cafés on Jumeira Street and Al Wasl Road, Boxpark and City Walk, and Satwa's 24-hour counters.

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Jumeirah is the low-rise coast southwest of the old city, split into Jumeirah 1, 2 and 3 and built mostly as detached villas and townhouses; about 47,300 people lived there in 2024.1 Around 1900 it was a village of some 45 palm-leaf huts, home to fishermen, pearl divers and traders, and from 1960 it became the main district for Western expatriate housing.1 Satwa lies inland, bordered by Jumeirah and Bur Dubai.5

Two parallel roads carry most of the coffee. Jumeira Street, near the beach, has the most café addresses here, ahead of Al Wasl Road a few blocks inland, and several cafés on and between them give a villa number as their address. Comptoir 102, a concept store and plant-based café on Jumeirah Beach Road, occupies a converted 1970s villa.8 What's On's May 2025 café crawl along Al Wasl Road alone ran to 18 stops.7

Local tip: Book a Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding tour to see inside Jumeirah Mosque, dress modestly (women need a headscarf), then head south down Jumeira Street to Mikel Coffee Company's villa at number 284.

At a glance

115Cafés listed
13With opening hours
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01:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: DED Cafe, from 07:00 (Daily 07:00–12:00).
  • Closes latest: Forever Rose, until 01:00 (Mon–Thu 08:00–00:00 · Fri–Sun 08:00–01:00).
  • Most listed streets: Jumeira Street (4), Al Wasl Rd (2).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (8%), open late (7%), wi-fi (6%).

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Coffee chains in Jumeirah, Satwa & City Walk

Jumeirah Mosque, Union House and 2nd December Street

Jumeirah Mosque, begun in 1975 and opened in 1979, is built of sandstone with two minarets and a dome, in a style drawn mainly from Fatimid and Mamluk architecture.2 Non-Muslims can go inside only on tours run by the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding, which ask for modest dress and a headscarf for women and do not run during prayer times; the visitors' entrance is on Jumeirah Street.2

Further north, the Etihad Museum at 1 Jumeira Road takes in Union House, where the UAE's founding declaration was signed on 2 December 1971. Its building, by Moriyama & Teshima, is shaped like a manuscript, with seven columns that recall the signing pens.3 Al Diyafa Street, the 2.5 km road from Union House to the World Trade Centre roundabout, was renamed 2nd December Street for the 40th National Day.4 W11 Cafe & Lounge faces the museum there, and Vanilla is on the same road.

Satwa: murals, tailors and round-the-clock coffee

Satwa was once dominated by the Bloushi tribe and Iranian families. Its roughly 40,000 residents now include Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Filipino and Arab communities, and Filipinos call it "mini-Manila".5 2nd December Street and Al Satwa Road are its busiest, lined with cafés, restaurants, tailors and electronics shops. In 2016 sixteen artists painted murals around the Satwa roundabout for the Dubai Street Museum, themed on UAE history and the 1971 union.5

The cafés here are small. Piccolo Mondo, off the main roads, is open 24 hours; Tea Mate Cafeteria runs a Satwa branch at 83 308th Road, and Dul Set Cafe trades from the mezzanine of the Manila Shopping Centre on Al Hudaiba Road.

City Walk, Boxpark and the Al Wasl Road strip

The developer Meraas built City Walk on Al Wasl Road, then Boxpark, its third concept in under two years after The Beach and City Walk: 44 shops and restaurants between Al Safa Park and the Emirates Post Office.6 Boxpark is reached from Sheikh Zayed Road by the Safa Park exit and is served by RTA buses.6

Forever Rose, at Boxpark, 467 Al Wasl Road, opens 08:00–00:00 from Monday to Thursday and until 01:00 from Friday to Sunday. Piazza17, a kiosk at City Walk 1 on the corner of Al Wasl Road and Al Safa Street, is open 24 hours. Alchemy, on Al Wasl Road, is known for ethically sourced single-farm coffee, and The Grey, just off the road at Al Safa, opens at 07:30 on weekdays.7

Specialty coffee and early cups on Jumeira Street

Specialty bars sit along both roads: Air Speciality Coffee at 545 Jumeira Street, My specialty coffee at 428 Al Wasl Road and Bloudan Roastery at 56 D90, with The Espresso Lab and Roasters Café nearby. Mikel Coffee Company is in a villa at 284 Jumeira Street, Mokha 1450 Coffee Boutique at 365 Al Wasl Road, and Seven Seeds has two addresses, one a villa at 15 51st Street. Rx Coffee Apothecary is known for V60 pour-overs and a six-hour cold drip, served among apothecary drawers and amber glass jars.8

For hours, BW Cafe on Jumeira Street is open 24 hours, DED Cafe at 40 Jumeira Street serves only from 07:00 to 12:00, and The Lime Tree Cafe in Jumeirah 1 opens daily 07:30–18:00. Made Cafe & Eatery stays open until 01:00 every day.

Sources

  1. Jumeirah, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Jumeirah Mosque, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Etihad Museum, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. Al Diyafa Street will now be called '2nd of December', Gulf News, accessed October 2026
  5. Satwa: A bustling low-rise suburb in Dubai, Khaleej Times (September 11, 2018), accessed October 2026
  6. Meraas launches BoxPark in Dubai, Gulf News, accessed October 2026
  7. Cafe crawl: 18 stunning cafes you can visit on Al Wasl Road, What's On Dubai (May 27, 2025), accessed October 2026
  8. Jumeirah's Best Cafés for Coffee, Community, and Design, Sotheby's International Realty UAE (July 3, 2025), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Jumeirah, Satwa & City Walk cafés: questions

When was Jumeirah Mosque in Dubai built, and can visitors go inside?

Jumeirah Mosque was begun in 1975 and opened in 1979, in sandstone with two minarets and a dome. Non-Muslim visitors can go inside only on a tour run by the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding. Dress modestly, women need a headscarf, and tours do not run during prayer times. The visitors' entrance is on Jumeirah Street.

Why is 2nd December Street in Satwa, Dubai, named after a date?

The road, formerly Al Diyafa Street, was renamed for the UAE's 40th National Day. It runs about 2.5 km from Union House, now part of the Etihad Museum at 1 Jumeira Road, to the World Trade Centre roundabout. The UAE's founding declaration was signed at Union House on 2 December 1971.

Which cafés in Jumeirah, Satwa and City Walk, Dubai, are open 24 hours?

Piazza17, a kiosk at City Walk 1 on the corner of Al Wasl Road and Al Safa Street, is open 24 hours, as are BW Cafe on Jumeira Street and Piccolo Mondo in Satwa. For a late but not all-night coffee, Made Cafe & Eatery opens daily until 01:00, and Forever Rose at Boxpark stays open until 01:00 from Friday to Sunday.

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