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Cafés in Umm Suqeim & Al Sufouh

Beach cafés on Jumeira Street in Umm Suqeim 2, Kite Beach kiosks and villa cafés on Al Wasl Road, below the Burj Al Arab.

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Umm Suqeim is the stretch of coast between Jumeirah to the north and Al Sufouh to the south, split into Umm Suqeim 1, 2 and 3.1 Umm Al Sheif Road marks the border with Jumeirah, Al Manara Road divides Umm Suqeim 1 from 2, and Al Thanya Road divides 2 from 3.1 Its southern end is the Burj Al Arab, the 321 m sail-shaped hotel that opened on 1 December 1999 on an artificial island about 280 m off the beach.23

The cafés here are beach-and-villa cafés rather than office coffee bars. Jumeira Street, close to the sand, holds the densest run, especially between numbers 726 and 792 in Umm Suqeim 2, where Nawaf Specialty Coffee, Blanco Specialty Coffee, Koncrete and Espresso Point are a few doors apart. Al Wasl Road, a few blocks inland, has a quieter line of villa cafés from 966 to 1100A.

Local tip: Get to the Umm Suqeim 2 corner of Jumeira Street and 41A Street by 07:00, when Single Fin Cafe and The Surf Café open, and walk the beach before the heat builds.

At a glance

55Cafés listed
8With opening hours
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01:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: heaf, from 06:00 (Daily 06:00–00:00).
  • Closes latest: Feels, until 01:00 (Daily 07:00–01:00).
  • Most listed streets: Jumeira Street (5), شارع جميرة (2), Al Wasl Rd (2).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (11%), open late (11%), wi-fi (7%).

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Coffee chains in Umm Suqeim & Al Sufouh

Burj Al Arab, the wave hotel and Madinat Jumeirah

The three landmarks sit together at the south end. The Jumeirah Beach Hotel, wave-shaped and about 93 m tall, opened in December 1997 on reclaimed land beside the Burj Al Arab, with Wild Wadi Water Park next door.3 Tom Wright of WKA designed the Burj Al Arab, and a private curved bridge links it to the shore.2

Just inland, Madinat Jumeirah is the emirate's largest resort, over 40 hectares, with 5.4 km of waterways on which abras (small wooden boats) carry guests between its hotels.4 Mina A'Salam was the first of its boutique hotels to be finished, and Al Qasr, with 294 rooms, was built to look like a summer residence.4 Past it, Al Sufouh begins near Madinat Jumeirah and runs south toward Dubai Internet City and Dubai Media City.5

Jumeira Street in Umm Suqeim 2

The beach end of Umm Suqeim 2 is the busiest café strip in the area. Koncrete is at 787 Jumeirah Street and Espresso Point at 792; Blanco Specialty Coffee is at 729 and Nawaf Specialty Coffee at 726. Single Fin Cafe, open daily 07:00–18:30 with outdoor seats, and The Surf Café & The Sushi Bar, on 41A Street off Jumeirah Beach Road, sit on the same corner.

The Surf Café opens at 07:00 every day and closes at 22:00, or 22:30 on Friday and Saturday. Tania's Teahouse, also on Jumeira Street, keeps daytime hours, 08:00–18:00. La Grove Café, on Al Thanya Street at the Umm Suqeim 2 and 3 border, opens at 07:00 and closes at midnight from Sunday to Thursday, with outdoor seats and Wi-Fi.

Kite Beach and the north end

Toward the Jumeirah border, the cafés follow Kite Beach. Park House is on 2d Street at Kite Beach and Borbone Pizzeria and Caffe on 35A Street, with Majlis close by. Good Life, with vegan options, is at 95 2D Street; Attibassi Coffee is further up Jumeira Street, and Absolute ZERO Jumeirah is at number 628.

Further south in Umm Suqeim 3, Arabian Tea House Restaurant & Cafe is next to Konafa Coffee, on the first floor of The Mall on Jumeira Street. The Arabian Tea House name goes back to 1997, when Ali Al Rais opened the first one in a pearl trader's house in Al Fahidi.6 For an early coffee, heaf opens daily at 06:00 and closes at midnight, and the Costa Coffee at 680 Jumeira Street never closes; Feels, nearby, runs 07:00–01:00.

Villa cafés on Al Wasl Road

Al Wasl Road runs parallel to Jumeira Street, and its Umm Suqeim end has a line of cafés in villas and small compounds. amongst few café, in the Bahwan Complex at 966 Al Wasl Road, adjoins the amongst few streetwear store, and What's On listed it as open daily 09:00–21:00 in May 2025.7 Number Five. is at 996, WKND a little further along and Awaken Cafe at 1090.

Cafe Two Point Oh, in villa 1100A, has outdoor seating and Wi-Fi and opens daily 08:00–22:00; What's On described a full menu developed by fine-dining chefs.7 Hoya Cafe & Restaurant, at 1902 Al Wasl Road, also has a terrace. The beach terraces work best from November to March: Dubai's January highs average about 24 °C, against nearly 40 °C in August.8

Sources

  1. Umm Suqeim, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Burj Al Arab, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. Madinat Jumeirah, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  5. Al Sufouh, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  6. Ali Al Rais travelled the world for decades, then turned his eye to celebrating Dubai's old quarter, Gulf News (updated July 9, 2022), 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. Dubai, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Umm Suqeim & Al Sufouh cafés: questions

Where are the specialty coffee cafés in Umm Suqeim, Dubai?

Most are on Jumeira Street in Umm Suqeim 2, close to the beach: Nawaf Specialty Coffee is at 726 and Blanco Specialty Coffee at 729, with Koncrete at 787 and Espresso Point at 792 on the same stretch. Single Fin Cafe and The Surf Café & The Sushi Bar are on the corner with 41A Street, and both open at 07:00.

Which Umm Suqeim cafés in Dubai open earliest?

heaf opens daily at 06:00 and stays open until midnight. Single Fin Cafe and The Surf Café & The Sushi Bar, on Jumeira Street in Umm Suqeim 2, open at 07:00, as does La Grove Café on Al Thanya Street from Sunday to Thursday. Feels opens at 07:00 and runs until 01:00, and the Costa Coffee at 680 Jumeira Street is open around the clock.

How far offshore is the Burj Al Arab from Umm Suqeim beach in Dubai?

The Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island about 280 m off Jumeirah Beach, joined to the shore by a private curved bridge. The 321 m hotel, designed by Tom Wright of WKA, opened on 1 December 1999. The wave-shaped Jumeirah Beach Hotel, which opened in December 1997, stands beside it.

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